Name: The Austin Cottage Wall Light | Australian Made Lighting
Brand: Barn Light
SKU: AU-WC-WHA
Price: 312.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

Product description

The full story

Design notes · materials · how it lives outdoors

Managing Director’s Note: We often joke about calling ourselves the “Original Austin Wall Light Company” — these things move out of Carrum Downs faster than we can spin the shades.

The Austin Cottage Wall Light: vintage industrial, minimally intrusive

The Austin is a small wall light with a fluted neck, a hand-spun aluminium shade, and a 1/2″ brass-plated steel arm — built for the doorway, the bedside, the hallway, and every other place where you want soft ambient light and not a chandelier. It’s our second-most-ordered product after The Original Gooseneck, and it earns that spot for one reason: it works in almost every Australian home style we sell into.

Hamptons styled — and the “Coastal Hamptons” we won’t argue about

The Austin is our most-ordered Hamptons-style wall light. Most customers reach for Hamptons White — what we powdercoat as Flat White (75%) or Dulux Lexicon Quarter (25%). Designers will quietly tut-tut about combining “Hamptons” and “Coastal” as if they’re separate planets, but our customers happily order both finishes in the same week. The Austin colour-matches to either — the silhouette stays classic, the finish does the styling.

Industrial-Farmhouse and Queenslander homes too

Cluster three Austins along a verandah and you’ve got a Queenslander porch. Drop them along a hallway in Matte Black and you’ve got an industrial farmhouse. Same shade, different colour, completely different room.

Materials & craft

The Austin is hand-spun in our Carrum Downs workshop — shaped on a lathe, not pressed in a die. We work in aluminium for three reasons:

It’s light. A spun-aluminium shade weighs a fraction of a steel equivalent — easier to mount, ship, and far less load on a small sconce plate or a brass-plated arm.
It doesn’t corrode. Steel rusts. Aluminium doesn’t — even in coastal salt or humid climates. The powdercoat seals it; the underlying metal stays sound for the long haul.
It takes more skill to spin. Aluminium is softer than steel and less forgiving on the lathe. The Austin’s tapered neckline and beaded shade lip are craft outcomes, not stamping outcomes.

Inside or outside — same fitting

Every Austin ships IP44-rated outdoor as standard. So whether you’re lighting the entryway, the bedside reading lamp, the bathroom vanity, or a covered alfresco — it’s the same fitting, hand-spun in Carrum Downs, ready for the Aussie sun and salt.

Australian Made — hand-spun aluminium shade, brass-plated steel arm, 160 mm spun aluminium sconce plate. Carrum Downs, VIC.
Two shade sizes — WHA25 (25 cm, the original) and WHA30 (30 cm, larger and bolder).
50+ powdercoat finishes — Colorbond, Dulux, custom-matched.
IP44 — outdoor, bathroom & alfresco rated, no upgrade required.
Lampholder — E27 / Edison Screw, 60W max, dimmable with an LED dimmer.

At-A-Glance Specifications

Feature	Details
Origin	Handcrafted in Australia — Carrum Downs, VIC
Shade Style	Austin Cottage Warehouse — WHA25 (25 cm) or Farmhouse WHA30 (30 cm)
Mounting	Cottage wall sconce — 1/2″ brass-plated steel arm, 160 mm spun aluminium plate
Standard Rating	IP44 — outdoor, bathroom & alfresco rated
Lampholder	E27 / Edison Screw — 60W max — dimmable (LED dimmer)
Input Voltage	AC ~ 230V / 50Hz
Construction	Hand-spun aluminium shade, brass-plated steel arm, die-cast fittings
Aesthetic	Hamptons · Coastal · Industrial-Farmhouse · Queenslander
Australian Made	✓ Yes

Dimensions

Product Code	Shade Size (Diameter)	Overall Width	Overall Height	Overall Weight
AU-WC-WHA25	25cm	25cm	28cm	0.42Kg

Please Note:

For Chain, Stem, and Flush Mounted Pendants, the available options () are supplied in the selected Finish.
For Cord Pendants, the available options () are supplied in Black Ace Finish unless requested otherwise (surcharge applies).
Dimensions below are shown using mounting hardware type (Cord/Chain/Stem/Flush) shown pre-selected on the product page. All Dimensions are rounded up to the nearest Centimetre.

Our Shipping & Despatch Timeline

For products “in-stock”, we generally ship within the two-three (2-3) business days. The general rule for online orders is “two weeks lead-time”.
Certain finishes are quicker/easier to produce, thus the higher the complexity of your order (multiple colours/products), the longer the lead-time.

Product Configuration	Expected Lead-Time (Business Days)
Smaller Quantities / Same Colours	5-7 Business Days
Larger Quantities (10+) / Metallics / All-Over Colours	7-10 Business Days
Custom Colours / Duotones / Specialist Mounting / Customer	10-14 Business Days

Free shipping (Minimum $600) where offered is provided by Australia Post. Transit Times from Carrum Downs, VIC does not include manufacturing time (table shown above).

State – Despatching from VIC, 3201	Estimated Delivery (Business Days)
VIC	2-3 Days
NSW / ACT	2-3 Days
QLD	2-5 Days
TAS	2-4 Days
SA	2-3 Days
WA	4-5 Days
NT	4-6 Days
New Zealand	8-12 Days (Major Metro)

Our Warranties

As an Industrial Lighting Manufacturer, we’re certain our products will exceed warranties published. We have some understandable exclusions however expect the best from our lighting products and you should too.

Three (3) years from the date of purchase; where the,

Lighting utilised in a residential setting (House / Home / Unit).
Lighting installed in the correct Location Rating as certified.
Lighting powder-coated in Dulux Electro Powder Coat or “Coastal Colours” as defined

Two (2) years from the date of purchase; where,

Where Lighting is used in a commercial settings (Restaurant / Public Space / High-Traffic).
Any component of the Good is powder-coated in anything but Dulux Electro powder coat or WS975-Galvanised^{Designed to age}.
Where any item of the product is situated within 200m from a coastal environment (excluding Coastal Rated Powdercoats).

We offer a 5-Year Warranty for customers opting into our “Photo Review” program. For information on how to apply for this program, please contact us.

Swapping Products & Components

Our ability as a manufacturer is to supply you with options, far exceeding your local lighting store. Have you purchased a wall light, and would have loved it to be a pendant instead, or decided it was too big on first impressions and needed to downsize? We can offer you this service, and a touch more. We offer no charge to down-size the shade, however charge the cost of the difference (ie $20) plus freight incurred by us as a courtesy. Hardware, components and similar products are charged as a proverbial (and nominal) cost. Need to know more? Contact us!

Returns & Credits

Barn Light provides a generous 90-day refund or 180 day exchange for change of mind purchase. Over 90-days and within 180-Days, we offer a credit for the same value.

Read our Return Policy

Specifications

Product Information
Product Code (Base)	AU-WC-WHA25
Brand	Barn Light Australia
Country of Origin	Australian Made
Manufactured From	Die-Cast Aluminium, Steel (Copper Plated)

Technical / Electrical
Mounting Type	Wall Mounted
IP Rating	IP44 – Outdoor Rated
Max Wattage	60W Max
Input Voltage	AC ~ 230V^(+/-10%) / 50Hz
Lampholder	E27 / ES / Edison Screw
Dimmable?	Yes – Use LED Dimmer
Bulb Supplied?	No – Optional
Total Bulbs	1x