Customer Reviews

Moen 18011-34 Monticello Three-Light Downward Wall Sconce, Oil Rubbed with White Globe

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This is a very attractive fixture, even if you are not buying it to compliment the Moen faucet it's marketed with. There are 2-, 3- and 4-light versions, which was very helpful in lighting our rather large master bath; we bought both this item and a 4-light version. We wanted fixtures that matched the oil-rubbed-bronze fixtures in our bath, and had white globes rather than those "tea-stained" globes that come with most dark-metal fixtures.

The fixture gets five stars, the globes zero, hence the 2-star review. One of the fixtures came from Amazon double-boxed with quite ample cushioning packaging, and nevertheless one of the globes was broken in the box. During installation I dropped one of the metal retaining rings (2" diameter, weighs maybe an ounce) about four inches onto one of the globes and it broke also. The globes have the apparent thickness and structural integrity of an eggshell. The manufacturer will sell you replacements for $10 each but shipping was $20 for the four I ordered, so I have an extra and unexpected $60 invested in my bath lighting.

Shipping and installation damage are understandable, I thought, but I am writing this review because yesterday we came home to shards of glass all over the sink and floor. After being installed for a month, another of the globes had shattered while merely hanging seven feet high on the wall in an empty, climate-controlled house, and thus I have only one spare left out of the 4 replacements I ordered. A trip to Home Depot revealed that while the supplied globes have roughly the same opening diameter as a standard "ceiling fan" globe, they do not have the little lip that replacement globes have and are installed differently with a screw-on retaining ring, so I don't know that I will be successful changing out all the globes for something else that doesn't spontaneously shatter. I would only recommend purchase of this item if you like the look of an attractive fixture sporting bare light bulbs.

I bought this vanity light expecting it to match the Moen oil-rubbed bronze fixtures we have in our bathroom. I was really disappointed to find that it was much redder than the fixtures and not a very good match at all. In and of itself it's a very pretty light, but as a match to the Moen ORB...not so much.

I bought this lighting fixture to replace the old "stock" fixture in my guest room bathroom. It is stylish, sleak and the finish is beautiful. This is just a great price for a Moen fixture. A great way to update a bathroom.