Sea Gull Lighting 6008-02 Classico Outdoor Semi-Flush Mount Convertible Pendant Outside Fixture, One - Light, Polished Brass

I have been using Sea Gull, and other brand, polished brass w/ beveled glass lights on my home for the last 25 years and have 13 of them installed. I really like the looks and they complement our house styling. However, I replace these lights every several years because they tend to corrode within 2-3 years (all brands). This may be something that could be avoided if I would do some periodic maintenance such as clean and wax them from time to time. I have not done this because to do it correctly, the light would have to be removed to be able to get to all surfaces. But now I am installing three new lights and as an experiment will be disassembling the lights and spraying the metal parts with a Rustoleum clear coat. I will also try to “clean up” and polish one of the old lights. But if the brass plating is thin, this may not work.

I wanted a brass finish "up light" along either side of my porch front door. Brass is kind of out of style but we like it and it matches our front door trim/hardware, so I was happy to find this light. Also, my former lights hung down and were (bright) right in your face. Not pleasant. So this light was perfect.I saw some old reviews about the mounting screws being too long but, being like reviews from 2016, I figured the manufacturer would have fixed this issue. Alas, not so! We got the lights all mounted and, lo and behold, the mounting screws were too long. You've got to be kidding me!!! Had to cut them down from 1.25" long to 3/4"-13/16" (approximately) in length. We used a pair of electrician's pliers to do this. If you can't do this yourself, it will involve a trip to your local hardware store for a pair of #8-32 x 3/4" long screws. Otherwise, they look great and work well with 75-watt "Great Value" LED bulbs from Wal-Mart. This manufacturer REALLY needs to fix this screw length issue. Not acceptable!

I had noticed that when you went to either Home Depot or Lowes all they offered was black fixtures, not one Brass option. I had recently painted the house and needed to change out the current Brass fixtures I had, with new ones. These were the one's I chose. Add 100 watt daylight LED bulbs and they put out a lot of light, which was the other reason I purchased these. We'll see how they stand the test of time.

I bought two fixtures, have them in place and am happy. I had to return one because it was poorly assembled. A replacement was promptly sent. It took me a bit to figure out the universal mounting bracket -- more my problem than the bracket's. The fixtures look classy, cast a strong light and you can't beat the price. I don't know how they will stand up to the weather but overall quality seems OK.

Beautiful quality light fixture. It was soooo nice I used it inside to replace an outdated hall light fixture.

These lights are easy to install and nice quality. Very pretty!! I'm so glad I purchased them.

Bought 3 of these and installed them a few months ago. Work very well and are good value for the money. I am using with LEDs not incedesents so heat is not an issue.

I bought two of these lights to install on either side of our front door. They are a close one-for-one replacement for the lights we previous had that lasted 12-15 years, which is exactly what I was looking for. The lights are well made and were easy to install.

We flush mount installed as a living room light for our summer cottageVery attractive with a nautical decor.