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4.5
Lights turned out better than expected. They look great in the kitchen!This really made my new kitchen BEAUTIFUL!I bought 2 of these June 2019.They are STUNNING! I get so many compliments,they put out great light! Unfortunately the transformers went out.Quick call to Artika customer service.I explained to Luis.Boom..just like that! They will replace them.I have more projects. I will use their lights.Thank you!Cool looking light. Not too difficult to install - I highly suggest installing as specified as this is a little heavy for just a junction box hanging from your ceiling. Why 4 stars? I was hoping for brighter, whiter lighting. It's elegant, but more Champaign colored than I'd prefer. In our stark white bathroom it leaves yellowy stripes of light on the wall (see attached). With both lights in our bathroom on (two additional 5K ceiling LED can lights + this light) there's less of that stripe effect. Wife likes it and that's all that matters in the end. Funny story - got it installed and looked in the white sink and thought it was dirty from the install. Scrubbed and scrubbed - wouldn't clean up. It was the light reflecting in the sink from the Champaign stripes. Doh! Dummy... :-PLights are great give off ample light and look great!We are satisfied with them.These are gorgeous lights! they work with Dimmers, which is what I had. There was a missing screw that goes where you hold the inner bubbled crystal in place, had to go to Home Depot to find a similar screw. They do look a little tilted in some views, but that's only if you stare at them.Other than that, they are very beautiful and they do get plenty compliments! I just wish the LED's in them were more of a BRIGHT white, not a soft yellow color.The light was hard to set up for novices. The custom length of the cable was needed, but the difficulty level was a struggle. The hardest part is getting the inner piece to hang straight with the outside glass, a real chore. Our first light we got up, and it didn't work with the old switch. We got a new switch, still didn't work. We had to get a new fixture and start over, a lot of work. The second light was much easier, because we knew what to do, and looks great. It adds a nice look and is much brighter than we thought. As long as the led lights last a long time I will be happy. Wonderful addition, love it, even though we struggled to install.Gorgeous well made light fixture. It was tricky to set the length but my hubby figured a genius way to do it. Hang the fixture over the backs of two chairs so it hangs evenly. Carefully adjust the light heights because they self lock. The lights look like champagne bubbles and are beautiful. My entire kitchen reno is inspired by this light. Love it!Easy to install. Build quality feels good. However, I ordered 3 of these and the colour emitted by 1 is slightly but noticeably different than the other two. Not great. And even worse, the light pattern they emit is not a consistent colour, but rather a patchwork of yellow and white. When the lights are on and you look at the countertop nearby, you can easily see the distracting and unsightly pattern. Super annoying because these light fixtures look so nice.Beautiful light, easy enough to install. When you’re trying to get all of the lights the same length, be careful not to pull the cord too far up through the holes as it’s hard to get the cord back down.The box is big and somewhat heavy and there are no hand holes in the box so it’s helpful to have a second person help carry if you can.I love the warm white color of the lights. It’s not yellow like an incandescent, and it’s not blue like a daylight color. It’s nicely in between.Also, when you turn the light off, the light fades out over a couple seconds and the bubbles in the glass look like stars. It’s really pretty.Really love this light. It makes the dining room have a bit of jazz and it casts a really great light in the room. Dims very low and has a nice warm tone. Full bright it still has a 2700k hue and lights up the room well enough to see. I was worried that the room would be dim as this hangs lower than the original light and doesn’t really have up cast light.Assembly was “fine” the three pegs that hold the outer glass on are a pain to install as they have no screw head or hex head for a tool. Assembly requires at least three hands so prepare to have a friend or souse hold the thing still and help align the holes. Wear gloves because it’s very easy to leave fingerprints all over the glass and hardware.All in all I am super happy with the way it looks and it’s made the dining room look awesome. Now to find matching style wall lights for the sconsesI like it very much in my kitchen.I broke two of the glass cylinders during installation (my fault but very fragile), i contacted the manufacturer and they were extremly helpful and kind. I was suprised.only complaint would be that the bulbs are not replaceable. You will have to get creative in case a LED stops working.After one year, still working.
