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What are drap­ery sconces? What can you do with drap­ery sconces? What are drap­ery sconces made of and how do they work? These are just a few ques­tions you might want answered if you’ve ever heard of drap­ery sconces.

Drap­ery sconces are one of the most ver­sa­tile types of sconces as they can dou­ble as light­ing fix­tures as well as func­tion to hold up cur­tains. This task is accom­plished includ­ing bracket holes on the sconces which are used to hold the fab­ric or cur­tain rods/poles.

These drap­ery sconces also occur in the form of solid wood­work and dou­ble as part of the inte­rior d�cor. As light­ing fix­tures, drap­ery sconces are made with sin­gle, dou­ble or triple faux can­dlesticks. These drap­ery sconces are usu­ally brass-finished and are pro­duced with richly tex­tured sur­faces and molded tas­sels that make the sconce design appear longer and slenderer.

Another design in the drap­ery sconces cat­e­gory is an upturned pen­dant. The pen­dant rims are laced with either brass or cop­per with strips of metal flow­ing out of the mouth of the pen­dant for a spe­cial effect given to the fab­ric that is unique. The sin­gle light bulb is hid­den from view by the glass of the pendant.

Drap­ery sconces, which are also referred to as cur­tain sconces, can be made from wood, resin or Sty­ro­foam. The bracket holes on drap­ery sconces incor­po­rate dif­fer­ent motifs such as leaves and roses, lilies and other flo­ral designs, as well as the clas­si­cal scroll designs. The drap­ery sconces avail­able in var­i­ous inte­rior dec­o­ra­tions stores come in white wash, cherry and lac­quered nat­ural fin­ishes and are afford­able as prices range from less than $20 to $42 per sconce.

In case you are inter­est­ing in pur­chas­ing more intri­cate and sophis­ti­cated drap­ery sconces designs, find­ing them should not be a prob­lem, as peo­ple designing them are quite imag­i­na­tive and cre­ative. If you do some search­ing in stores like the Pas­sage Drap­ery, you will find styles like the Cor­sica, the Venet­ian and the Brin­disi, drap­ery sconces of which are all cast in resin, will surely pro­vide you with the right ones, suit­able for your pref­er­ences and your homes style.

The drap­ery sconces in the above men­tioned col­lec­tions take their sophis­ti­ca­tion from the motifs of acan­thus leaf or the flow­ing leaf as well as from the rich fin­ishes of gilded gold, aged white, wood or antique sil­ver and the beaded sur­faces of sil­ver, white or gold. Thus when your dec­o­rat­ing involves deal­ing with cur­tains and draperies, you should not worry as there are many pos­si­bil­i­ties to accom­plish the job you planned.

Resin Col­lec­tion Lotus Drap­ery Sconce $18.49 Venet­ian inspired, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with a mahogany fin­ish. This Lotus sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Lotus Drap­ery Sconce $16.49 This ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is per­fect for use as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket, or to cre­ate a swag or scarf top treatment.

Wood Col­lec­tion Drap­ery Sconce $17.99 Art-deco inspired, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with a vin­tage white fin­ish. This Cal­lista sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Beaded Drap­ery Sconce $14.99 Accented with ele­gant bead­ing details, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with an antique gold fin­ish. This sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Cal­lista Drap­ery Sconce $20.49 Art-deco inspired, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with an aged pewter fin­ish. This Cal­lista sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Rose Drap­ery Sconce $18.99 Garden-inspired, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with an antique ivory fin­ish. This sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Rose Drap­ery Sconce $15.99 Show­cas­ing a lovely rose design, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with an antique gold fin­ish. This sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Drap­ery Sconce $13.49 Show­cas­ing arts and crafts inlay detail­ing, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with a light cherry fin­ish. This sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Beaded Drap­ery Sconce $16.49 Accented with ele­gant bead­ing details, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with a dis­tressed red fin­ish. This sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.

Wood Col­lec­tion Drap­ery Sconce $18.49 Show­cas­ing arts and crafts inlay detail­ing, this ver­sa­tile drap­ery sconce is con­structed of wood with an oak fin­ish. This sconce is per­fect for use with fab­ric to cre­ate a scarf or swag treat­ment, or as a dec­o­ra­tive bracket for a drap­ery pole.