Progress Lighting P3490-09 Transitional Two Light Flush Mount from Appeal Collection in Pwt, Nckl, B/S, Slvr. Finish, Brushed Nickel

I bought one of these to replace a hideous 1970s fixture that featured candelabra bulbs behind a curtain of dangling fake crystals, which cast a thousand small shadows all over the walls of a small room, making it look smaller, darker, and vaguely sketchy.Installation is pretty easy. This uses a green screw for the grounding wire, so if you're gentle with it you can connect that one first to help support the mounting plate's weight while you match the white and black wires to the corresponding ones in the ceiling. This product does follow the modern trend of using nothing but caption-less pictures for instructions, but it's not as bad as some of the furniture I've built. And if you get stuck I can imagine there are probably dozens of Youtube tutorials on how to install a ceiling light.The glass diffuser mounts easily and securely to the plate, and it gives a bright but soft light. The room no longer looks sketchy or dark - success!

I purchased 2 of these flush mount lights and couldn't be more pleased! I was flipping a house and wanted something stylish yet not too expensive. The square design is a nice change from most flush mounts that are round. Some flush mount lights feel cheap and use plastic instead of glass. These are made with a pretty nice frosted glass that give them a classy look. The lights were very easy to install, did it myself. They are plenty bright and provided adequate light to the basement where I installed them. I installed them early in the flipping process so I had about 7 months to use them personally. I never had a problem and the current homeowners also have had no problems! Definitely would recommend these!

First, the good parts: For a bargain fixture, this one is quite attractive. I like the square shape and the marbled frosted glass much better than the round ceiling fixtures you normally see. It is low profile, which is great for my low ceilings. It takes two bulbs of 60W each, so it can be quite bright and could be made even brighter by using high-lumen LED bulbs. People here have complained about the difficulty of installation, especially the need to push against the insulation in order to get the fixture flush against the ceiling. I was able to get a good installation without removing any of the insulation, but I discovered a couple of tips that helped. The first tip is to do a trial assembly by pushing the long screws through the baseplate, pushing hard so as to compact the insulation and screwing on the little spherical nuts. These decorative-looking nuts are hidden from view when assembly is complete, and assembly would have been much easier if they had provided hex dome nuts instead - go figure. You'll notice that there is a lot of screw left over after the nuts are at the end of their threads; you'll need to force them until the nuts are tight against the base plate, which will cause the screws themselves to turn and partially retreat, apparently on purpose. Feel free to use pliers and don't worry about damaging the nuts, since they won't be seen. Once you have the trial assembly complete, with the mounting bracket squashing the insulation, remove the round nuts and proceed with the real installation. The second tip is to make sure you have a sturdy step ladder, so that you have enough stability to press the base plate hard against the ceiling with one hand while screwing in the nuts with the other. Better yet, find a helper; one of you presses the base plate against the ceiling with both hands while the other screws in the nuts. Either one of these tips alone should make it fairly easy to install this fixture; do both and it should be a snap. (Full disclosure, I didn't figure out that the screws were too long until it was too late, so I only partially completed the first tip, myself.)

Very attractive fixture - modern, simple, sleek design. Bought one first to try the look - was concerned it might look too industrial, but that was not the case. Purchased 6 more and husband installed them in our hallway, laundry room and pantry. Love that it is more compact -not hanging down into the room like most fixtures - it made the ceiling appear higher. Was not easy to find a fixture that didn't have the screw in the center of the glass! The swirls in the alabaster glass are very pleasing. We put two LED bulbs in each and the illumination far surpasses that of our old fixtures. One note for easier installation: take out 1/2 the insulation before installing!

The provided insulation is too thick making mounting a bit difficult. I had to remove the insulation or I couldn't get a flush mount to the ceiling. Standard white, black, green wires for electrical hook up. Looks nice when mounted. Makes a lot of light, using it in a walk in closet. Not sure I would buy it again due to the insulation problem, it was really thick insulation.

Very pretty! I found installation to be a bit difficult (I am an idiot when it comes to house stuff), but the advice from other reviews really helped: either remove some of the insulation or get longer screws. I ended up taking out some of the insulation and made a big mess so if my family and I contract asbestos poisoning I'll update this review lol.

I didn't want a light that I couldn't put a led bulb in. Fixture looks great, put it in closet and bathrooms. White light in closet which lights up perfectly.

A very attractive, low profile ceiling light! I love its simplicity. The design is subtle, clean and modern and it looks exactly as pictured. My husband installed it in the bathroom and didn’t have any difficulties with the installation, (but he is pretty handy)! I would highly recommend this light, especially for smaller areas like bathrooms, laundry rooms, or hallways! Very pleased with this purchase!

As many of the other reviews stated, this was extremely difficult to install. I only ordered it because it would give next-day delivery and my kitchen light broke 3 days before I was to have family over for dinner. I would not recommend.