I bought this light fixture in October and finally got around to assembling and installing it this past weekend. The color description on-line would not be my word choice. This fixture has an "antiqued" bronze LOOK, mostly black brush strokes (visible up close) over a dull brass color. Looks more of a dark brownish color from a distance. Sturdy construction, glass globes were well packaged. I had originally bought this for my formal dining room, but decided to use in my eat-in kitchen area, because of the more rustic look, which went well with my adjoining family room. As a previous reviewer stated, the assembly was a little frustrating at times, and smaller fingers would have helped. My only complaint is that the nipple included with the mounting bracket was not long enough to mount the chandelier. Good thing I had a longer one on-hand.
This is a nice, basic chandelier fixture. The instructions are not thorough so hire a handyman unless you've got experience installing. Ours is hanging a little lopsided and we're not sure why. Please note that the glass bowls are whiter than the picture. Almost stark white. And we're having trouble finding light bulbs that don't stick out the top of the fixture.
This chandelier arrived quickly and looks exactly like it does online. It is good quality for the price and I would recommend this. I use it with 6 Watt LED bulbs which provides more than enough light for a large dining room.
I bought this light for my dining room. It is a very pretty light fixture and is exactly what I wanted for the room.Do not buy if you do not like assembling products. This light is completely UNassembled and the directions are typical . . . lacking. There are no white and black wires, just black and you have to look for the wiring with writing to know which one is the "white" wire. It took us probably 2 1/2 hours to complete this job, and trust me, we (my husband) has been changing light fixtures for many years. This was our 6th light in just 6 months.Now, I do need to buy short light bulbs, I am hoping fan ones will do the trick as the regular bulbs are too tall and stick out over the top of the vases.Would I buy this light again, yes. It is very very pretty but just involved more work that aniticipated.
This is the first item i ever bought from overstock.com and am very pleased with it. I wanted a lamp that would give a lot of light, and with 5 bulbs, this one does very well. I use the compact fluorescent bulbs, and after the bulbs "get going", it's a LOT of light, which i need in my dining room. I like the wrought iron look and the whole design. No complaints. Would buy it again.
Needed a nice chandelier for our dining room, but we have only 8 foot ceilings. It was hard to locate one that had a presence, but that would fit to scale. Most manufacturers are building these things to fit in homes with sky high ceilings. I was quite pleased by the size and scale of this item and it is going to work perfectly. The only drawback for me was the color. Other reviews mentioned that it was more black and silver than it looked in the picture and I did not like the finish at all. It was a simple fix with a can of dark brown spray paint. Now it is perfect for our home. Can't wait to see it up after renovations. One warning though...the light shades are quite narrow in depth so you'll need to find special light bulbs so they don't show over the tops of the light. I found some at Walmart and they aren't any more expensive than any other bulbs and still have the 40 watt size recommended for the lighting fixture.
As you might expect for the price, it wasn't the highest quality chandelier. We bought our first home and have been renovating for a couple months (heavy reno before move-in, light reno after move-in), so I probably would have returned it if we weren't so tired and ready to be finished. If this were our "forever home" instead of our first home, I wouldn't have installed this chandelier. Appearance: I'm going to echo some previous commenters. -"The color description online would not be my word choice. This fixture has an 'antiqued' bronze LOOK, mostly black brush strokes (visible up close) over a dull brass color. Looks more of a dark brownish color from a distance." Overall I do like the color. -Someone else also mentioned that the globes are brighter white than they appear in the photo, which is true. Ours weren't drastically brighter, though, so they still work with the antique design. -The photo also leads you to believe there is slight marbling to the glass, but they are frosted solid white (I will note that the description doesn't mention marbling, but I was still holding out hope that it would look more like the photo since the marbling would make it look classier). Quality: -It is sturdy, but not too heavy -Two of our globes sit crooked (the actual connection of the globe base is soldered crooked on the metal "arm" underneath); one is at a slight angle, but the other was incredibly noticeable so we decided to bend it more into the proper place (we weren't able to bend it totally straight for fear of breaking it) Parts: -Positive: All of the glass globes arrived intact -Negative (and this one was a doozy): The cross-bar to actually attach the chandelier to the junction box in the ceiling was not included as it was supposed to be. We didn't realize this until the handyman came to install it, unfortunately, because the instructions say "Please note: The parts in this table are completely unassembled, for illustrative purpose. In the actual product that you receive, some parts are assembled and attached together." Because of this, the chart was pretty much useless because I couldn't tell what was supposed to come separately and what was already pre-assembled (and I have no experience hanging chandeliers, so I was unaware of the parts needed). Thankfully we have a killer handyman who was very creative and had an extra crossbar in his truck that he was able to retrofit to the junction box and canopy. Overall: It's fine for classing up a starter home, but I wouldn't recommend it for a long-term home where you really want to take pride in all of the details. For something as permanent as a chandelier, pay the extra money to get a mid-line or top-line item. With that said, I do love the design, but would have gladly paid more to get the same chandelier at a higher quality. In the end, I feel like the best analogy is comparing this chandelier to a Carl's Jr commercial: The burger you see on TV always looks way more appetizing than what you pull out of the bag, but in the end, if you're just looking for something to get the job done and that tastes decent, it'll do.
LOVE it... I also have the 12 light chandelier in my entryway and it is just beautiful. I also use regular bulbs with this (actually the fluorescent ones) and the light is just wonderful. I get so many compliments on this it. Definitely will recommend.
This chandelier is very nice! I love it. Totally pleased and happy with it and looks fantastic in my dining/living room. I installed it myself (with the help of my mother) and it was a major pain. If I had to do it over again, I would've probably paid someone to do it. In fact, at some point, I may take it down and have someone else put it back up. I didn't do a perfect job for sure, but it may be only me who sees the imperfections. Also, I have a ceiling medallion and the long threading pipe that you screw the chandelier into from the ceiling bracket was too short. I had to get another one from Lowe's along with a coupler to make it long enough. (I ended up making it too long [hopefully no one else notices] which takes me back to my point of having a professional install this.) And finally, even after I tightened the screws in the arms, they still move about so take my advice and don't try to place the arms until you get the light all the way up. It took me a few minutes to place them properly and if i touched them, some might still move so just be aware. Despite the self-inflicted frustration trying to hang this thing, I LOVE it and am super pleased. It's really very beautiful.
The price for this chandelier cannot be beat, and it looks even better in person! The iron is lightly distressed and has subtle details that make it look much more high end. It matches the wrought iron base of my dining room table perfectly! The only complaint is that regular sized light bulbs stick out of the top a bit, but I can easily find smaller bulbs to remedy this. I am thrilled that I finally found the perfect chandelier for my dining room after searching for months!
I was looking for an elegant yet simple chandelier for my dining room at this was it! Need help from electrician but it was up in an hour.
I bought this light for my living room that is pretty large (23x15) with 9ft ceilings. The lights illiminated the room perfectly and looks great. Would definitely recommend to other people.
Beautiful light fixture looks great with our decor. The color is a black with silver brush stroke blend. No issues with the construction of the fixture easy to install.
I love the look of this five light chandelier with the black aged metal. We're hanging it in a cathedral ceiling entryway and I can't wait to see it up. It's fabulous. Received within a week of purchase and all pieces are present and intact.
This is a beautiful fixture and was easy to install. My husband is semi-handy and was able to install himself with no problems at all. It looks great in the formal dining room and we love the look. Highly recommend this item!
This looks beautiful. It took 45 minutes to put it together, but is well worth it. I am very glad I purchased this. I highly recommend this light fixture.
We love this chandelier, it was perfect for our dining room just recently painted grey with white trim and the chandelier has a touch of grey and black and a rustic look . Beautiful
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