Step 8: Install the Sconces

installing sconces in the headboard
Photo: Kristine Larsen
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Mark where you want the fixtures to be. Fit a drill/driver with a paddle bit, and bore holes through which to fish wires. Secure the sconces' back plates to the door using the screws provided, and hook up the lights. Now hang your new headboard.

Learn how to hang your headboard using a French cleat.

Sconces: Studio Single French Library Sconce in bronze finish by Visual Comfort
About $126 each; Neena's Lighting
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