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This is an absolutely lovely little light for the area above my sink. It's 18" long, about 2.5" deep, and about 1" in height. There are 6 LED lightbulbs in it that create six distinct areas of light that alternate with shadow in the fixture itself, creating a bit of "visual texture" in the look. The satin nickel finish matches the sink fixtures and looks great too.
I wasn't terribly familiar with matching specific light qualities to types when I purchased this fixture, so went to a lighting store in my area and talked with one of the salesmen. LED lights are more expensive than the traditional incandescent fixtures that many of us are used to in the home, but they don't create as much heat and the bulbs never have to be replaced. (The fixture will have to be replaced eventually, but they last an absurdly long time.) I think they're prettier than the fluorescent lights typically associated with office overhead lights, but if you're not sure of the kind of light LEDs give out, I'd suggest going to a local big box hardware store or lighting store to get a better sense of it. From my own experience, it was much cheaper to purchase on amazon and arrived faster because it was out of stock at the local store. Shipping was fast and well done; it was packed tightly with lots of padding.
This fixture puts out a fair bit of light plenty for working in the sink, though I turn on the recessed lighting when I'm doing more than feeding the cat or washing dishes.
The fixture installs onto the bottom of a cabinet or overhang. It's very light-weight and is a little smaller (height and depth) than the old fixture I had in place, so I did a little patching on my wall to conceal a few places the painters had missed back when they built the house (and apparently installed the old light fixture prior to painting). I was having other work done and had the electrician install this while he was here. He had a number of choice words for the old fixture (which was challenging to remove), but didn't seem to have trouble with this one. The wires come out of the back of the fixture (the part that would go up against the wall) about in the middle of the fixture, so if you're replacing an old fixture you may want to try matching those up. We had to shift the hole that was in my wall a bit toward center to work correctly, but the hole ended up getting completely covered by the fixture itself.
The light has been hanging for several months now in my house. I leave it on all the time as a nightlight for the cat; it uses hardly any electricity, creates very, very little heat (I can barely feel heat when I touch it fabulous for Florida where the AC is always fighting to keep the place cool!), and looks much nicer than the old, white, plastic kitchen light I used to have. I'm very happy with this great little light!
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