We are using two of these lights...one on either side of a king-sized bed and they do a great job as reading lights. The 35 watt halogen bulb is more than adequate for this purpose, and the dimmer/switch lets us get just the right illumination.
Installation was very straight forward and the lights weigh little enough that the sheetrock anchors give a very good installation, with no need to adjust the locations to secure them to an underlying stud. Look at the dimensions though as we did, and be aware that these lights are not physically large.
You need to have a plan for "hiding" the electric cords. The black large diameter 3-wire cords are not very attractive against a white or light colored wall. We bought a couple of lengths of white cordmate tubing and ran the cords through them to the floor. Some white vinyl electrical tape was used hide the bit of cord at the interface between the light and the cordmate tubing. Only this black cord and the need to do something about it prevented a 5-star rating."..." Read more
- hazmarty in Solomons, MD