That is exactly what we did. The lamp itself had to be modified so that the cord went out the back of the lamp instead of the bottom. Then the outlet wires were brought up and we added a switch next to the bed to turn them on and off. There was some drywall repair but all in all it was a pretty minor operation.

Generally, wall mounts come with a co-ordinating metal cover to hide the cord-- that's why it's uniform and straight instead of kinked, curled and crooked.

I honestly don't mind the covered cord since they let me move the lamp later if I choose.

Regardless, wall mounted lights are a great alternative to bedside lamps. frees up room on the nightstand, which always seems to be at a premium...

Thanks Kellyeng! That doesn't sound too hard. Hmmm? Now I have to think about it.

oruboris, I thought that was a cover, it looked too straight to be just a cord. Thanks for the advice.

If you get one like this swing arm, it has a 30 inch cord cover. If your wall receptacle is at 16" o.c. above the floor, like mine are, that lets you go up somewhere around 4 feet . I don't know how high you want your lamps, but that's a lot of cord coverage.

I told our G.C. we wanted several hard-wired swing arms and he discouraged me. Said he finds people tend to have trouble with the arms being durable. So, I said I'd just get one--where I really don't want a cord or cord cover. And that I'd go for a more expensive one, better construction, etc. than I'd planned. The others I said I'd just do the plug-in ones, so that if they failed, for any reason, it would be easier to replace them--no electrician required. Makes sense to me and I'm happy with our decision on it.

BTW, I decided against using them bedside, because I couldn't figure out where to put them so I wouldn't always be bumping into the shades when I'm cleaning, changing the bed, etc. I'll just keep our lamps till I figure that out. But I did ask for receptacles in there right place. I think I'll ask for additional wiring to be left there so any hardwired sconces could just have wire pulled up and we can leave the receptacles as is.

Here is a link that might be useful: Example with 30

Most of the wall lamps come with male end plugs to be inserted into receptacles. If you convert it to a hard-wired version it is not U.L. approved anymore.

While it would most likely not cause any problems given it was installed properly, you never know what position insurance companies will take if it was to start a fire. And I doubt you would find any legitimate electrician (bonded & insured) that would knowingly install products that are not U.L. approved.

Furthermore, it is definitely against code to run the light cord behind sheetrock.

The correct way to do this such that the cord will not show is to buy a hardwired-sconce & run ROMEX from the receptacle box up to the box where the sconce will be mounted.

Try posting this on the electrical forum, too.

Initially I was going to hard wire my bedside lamps in the bedrooms, but then after thinking about it a bit, I changed my mind and am going with the plug-ins. Hardwiring is so permanent and if I decide to move the furniture or change the size of the bed, I could be in trouble. I don't think the plug-in ones look bad. The cord covers are very neat and nice looking.

Thanks all! I think we probably will go with the plug ins in case we want to switch around furniture one day. And thanks Mike for the technical help!

Wishing everyone a very Happy Holiday!