Quoizel Newbury Outdoor Wall Lantern, 20 Inch 2-Light Polished Brass Wall Sconce, French Country Exterior Wall Lantern Fixture, E12 Base, Clear Glass, Outside Lights for Patio, Porch, Garage or Yard

Five of these Medici Bronze Newbury lamps in various shapes and configurations have hung majestically outside our home. After eight full years of exposure to four seasons of sun, sleet, blizzards, hurricanes, and assaults of annual pine pollen, they look more beautiful than when we bought them. The bronze finish has aged stunningly, and the beveled glass is gorgeous. There is absolutely no evidence of deterioration whatsoever, and they hang solidly. The light they give is exceptional, and neighbors have often commented on how beautiful they look. My wife and I are so delighted that we just purchased two more for our new addition.Just as eyes are windows to the soul, exterior lamps are the windows to the soul of a home. They can look either dead or alive, day or night. The reason that elegant homes look that way is because of lighting, lighting, lighting; large, and beautifully hung. But, sadly most electricians are taught to hang house lamps far too high at the corners of doors, which is not at all pleasing to the eye, like little doggy ears. So, don't look up and down the street or the internet, or your own door, for that matter, for correctness. Beautiful lighting, properly sized, and gracefully hung, is why some neighborhoods with otherwise ordinary appearance, look very, very elegant. Remember that most lighting is done at a contractor's budget, as a utility to satisfy code requirements, and once the people move in it never gets corrected. Besides being incorrectly hung from a utilitarian point of view to simply illuminate the porch, the typical lamp is laughingly small... whatever the contractor could get at the box store for $35 Dollars by the case. Instead of being one fourth the height of a door, most aren't much larger than a shingle they're hung on. But first, remember the height is very important to the effect.In actuality, an entrance or garage door lamp should be mounted at the same aspect as the center of the upper third of the door. In another way of looking at this, the filament of a side-hung lamp adjacent to a standard height door should be at the same height as picture frames, as one would hang an interior wall sconce. With an 80 inch door, the center of the electrical box should be 61" high from the top of the threshold of a standard height exterior door. Lamp designers already have the proportion figured out, so they hang at the correct height in relation to the box, when properly executed. Taller doors, doors with transoms, or doors enclosed within decorative archways require proportionately higher mounting, but the rule is always the same. The center of mass of the lamp should be positioned in the center of the top third of the door. Likewise, lamps should be sized proportionate to the door; typically much larger than one finds on a contractor-built home. A lamp that is one-forth the height of your door will look beautiful, such as a 20 inch lamp with an 80 inch door, or a 23 inch lamp with a 92 inch or transomed door. Your home decorator will understand, but your electrician will not. Simply remind him that you make out his check and things will seem clearer to him.

I started looking for a new exterior light fixture when our early-to-market LED one began to act like a strobe light on the front of the house. Very sad. Our copper bay had been replaced recently and was commanding attention with its shiny self. So I thought some copper lights could pull the look together and the cohesiveness would tone down the bay while it had a chance to develop a patina. —Easier said than done. Copper lights where hard to come by. The few I found in speciality stores where obscenely expensive.What I liked about this light was:1. It had an elegant design that I thought would work well with my colonial house. Once it arrived, I could tell I had a winner and I ordered a second one almost immediately to go between the garage doors.2. It was priced more reasonably than local inventory.The things I didn’t like as much:1. I had hoped to get a light with a dawn-to-dusk sensor. I just couldn’t find one in copper, so I made that trade off.2. The installation of the first light required a few iterations until we ultimately located short enough screws to mount it flush with the house. The two lengths included with the light were too long for our situation. The first light took us ~30 minutes to get in. The second only took ~ 5 minutes.Bottom line: I would buy this light again. We have had it for a few months and it has been working well and looks beautiful. Like jewelry on the front of the house! However, if they come out with a newer model that includes a dusk-to-dawn sensor, then I would pick that one. It is a feature that I miss from my old lights.LED bulbs were purchased separately.

I love them. At first, I did not know if it was going to be what I wanted. I was not sure about the size and thought they might be too small or the color would be off and not really copper. When I got them, they were much larger than I thought and they were perfect to go on the columns for the pool house. The color is gorgeous. I can't rave enough about how good they look. Now, as far as brightness, the light is going to be as bright as the bulb that is used. We used a softer bulb so mot to blind everyone but wanted more than just a flame bulb so they can be used for light. These are perfect... I can't say enough.

My neighbor installed my lights and I am pleased how well it shines at night. I never had the white lights before but it made a big difference in the evening. Even my home has a bright glow about and I keep peeking at it as the night gets darker.

Love the look of these light fixtures. I had the exact same version that lasted over 21 years. These are the same quality as the previous and less money through Amazon. I would recommend to everyone

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We renovated our home and decided to change our 19 years Quoizel Newbury 2-Light Outdoor Wall Lantern in brown to Quoizel NY8317K Newbury 2-Light Outdoor Wall Lantern, Mystic Black.Buy with confidence! This product lasted 19 years and they were still in great shape. We did not have a porch and they were exposed to the elements. We gave the old pair to our contractor so he could use it at his house. I have all the confidence that the black replacements will last and last and last!

I bought 5 of these. The lights look better than I thought they would, and I’m pleased with the size and the Medici Bronze color. The color fits the new door hardware we ordered (not installed in the picture).The right side light socket is bent just past vertical in the first light we installed. This makes it have an overall look of being slightly crooked. Also, the socket itsleft was not glued together even and I had to adjust before installing.Otherwise, everything looks good so far on the first of five that I ordered. Pictures attached.