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Should I flip these lights?

5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago

Just got home and my lovely handyman has installed the lights over the mirror but I think they might be too low. I dont really want to move the junction box and I definitely dont want to cut into the wallpaper. Leave as is or should I flip them so the globes are pointing upward?




Comments (24)

  • 5 years ago

    Good idea about pointing them upwards!

  • 5 years ago

    It will look like this:


  • 5 years ago

    @Suki Mom hmmm, i kind of like it the way it is even though its wrong, does it look really off? Trying to find some photos of anyone who might have it flipped upward. 😂

  • 5 years ago

    @houssaon thank you so much!! Ugh i cant decide, does it look really off?

  • 5 years ago

    Think I might get a different fixture if you can. Does look a bit low, but looks off “flipped.”

  • 5 years ago

    @Molly D. Zone4B I do love that fixture, its the Mitzi Paige one, I like the detail on it. Havent found anything similar 😢






  • 5 years ago

    @Carly Any suggestions for something different? Mirror width is 22”. this is the Mitzi Paige one from Hudson Valley, I liked the detail on it.

  • 5 years ago

    A few thoughts. How high are the globes and are you tall people? I think that would be a bigger issue to me. Along that line, can the mirror be moved down a few inches so the globes are mostly on the wall paper. Or are you married to the mirror more than the fixture? Would a shorter mirror be easier to replace?

  • 5 years ago

    I like the shape of your mirror with the wallpaper. the light is just not working in this application to me

  • 5 years ago

    Maybe something like this...? This particular one is from Rejuvenation, but I’m sure you could find something similar more reasonably priced.

  • 5 years ago

    Or, this one. Shades of Light $190

  • 5 years ago

    I'd move the mirror down and leave the light in its current orientation. I like light that shines down to the subject, not illuminating a ceiling.


  • 5 years ago

    @Carly Ive actually looked at the rejuvenation one! its too wide unfortunately, it needs to be under 22”.

  • 5 years ago

    @RNmomof2 zone 5 the bottom of the globes are a little over 6 ft off the ground. Ceilings are 8 ft. Husband is tallest one in the family at 5’9, Im short. I can shift the mirror down about 2.5”.

  • 5 years ago

    Moving the mirror down will make the mirror look off.

    I would look for a long tube light. Did you buy this in a local store where you can exchange it?

    Or just leave it. It is okay.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    I usually don't mind mixing metals, but in such a small room I wonder if a mirro other then brass was ever a consideration?







  • 5 years ago

    It's hard to know what would work better without knowing the height of the current fixture. I think it looks bad to have the globes hang down and reflect in the mirror, and think you can do better than how it looks facing upward.



    This one is 7.5" high; is that much less than the current one?



  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    That would frustrate me. For sure it is too close to the mirror. Up is the easy quickest fix but it gives you the opportunity to go with chrome to match the sink...and with the GRAY chrome works best. And yes that means finding a new mirror too. It's a beauty but does not go with the clean lines of the other fixtures. I think I would try something horizontal just for the effect.

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    @arcy_gw I definitely dont want to go chrome, thats would be way too matchy matchy for my tastes. im going to see if i can find a horizontal tube light, its hard to find something under 22” and in the right finish and not delayed by a year. Haha.

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    @Olychick the height is a little over 6 ft tall, with 8 ft ceilings. do you mean the width of the fixture? where is that first one from?

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    @BeverlyFLADeziner I looked at Chrome but because the room is so small, it was overwhelmingly chrome and looked basic. It does need warmth. Unfortunately that mirror is too wide, my sink is only 24” wide so i need something 22” in width or smaller.

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    @houssaon Its from Hudson Valley so its not returnable. But it was very reasonably priced so I can get another one if needed. Its just hard to find something thats under 22” in width and in the right color finish and looks cute.

  • 5 years ago

    "@Olychick the height is a little over 6 ft tall, with 8 ft ceilings. do you mean the width of the fixture? where is that first one from?"

    I meant the height of the fixture, from the bottom of the globe to the top of the brass connecting bar. It was difficult to tell if the suggestions we were making with similar hanging bulbs were any smaller than your original (like the second one I posted says it's 7.5" high).

    The first one I posted is from here:

    https://www.pearedcreation.com/products/vanity-light-trumpet-shade-brass-bathroom-light-brass-vanity-light-raw-brass-art-deco-retro-style-art-deco-lighting