Kirkham 8 1/2" Wide Dark Sky Outdoor Wall Light

I had to purchase 6 of these 8.5 inch fixtures. The 8.5 inch are the perfect size; I'm glad I didn't go the 12 inch ones.
5 were used on the upper story balcony/walkway, and on all of those I used the 60 watt chrome tipped 15A appliance bulbs. Those bulbs really add to the appeal and you don't get blinded looking at the light fixture.
The old light fixtures didn't give off much light even though the wattage was the same. I never used them-they were a joke.
Now, these Minka Kirkhams accent the area below and illuminates the area very nicely.
Highly recommended!

Pros: Area Of Illumination, Easy To Change Bulb, Attractive Design

We don't like seeing the bottom of the A15 bulb, and are still searching for an energy efficient flood type bulb that will fit, and be recessed.

Pros: Easy To Change Bulb, Area Of Illumination, Attractive Design

Cons: Finding right bulb

The lamp shade looks good, but it is just short enough that the bulb sticks out from the bottom. At night time, that's quite a bit of glare right into the eyes!

We are actually using shorter than normal bubs but the problem still is there. It would have been so easy for the manufacturer to make it just half-inch deeper.

I love the look on my house and it's just enough light without being too bright and obnoxious!
The size worked very well for the spaces that I needed light. So far they've been great!

Pros: Weather Resistant, Easy To Change Bulb, Attractive Design, Easy to install, Area Of Illumination

Best Uses: Patio, Garage sconces, Walkway

I purchased 7 of these for our vacation home in the mountains. After 14 years, they still work great. The finish had weathered off, so I just re-painted them and they look like new. Just ordered 3 more for an addition to our house!

Pros: Easy To Change Bulb, Weather Resistant, Attractive Design, Area Of Illumination

Best Uses: Patios, Garage sconces, Porch

[...]excellent product. It was all I could ask for. This review is so good you would think I work for the company but I don't I own my own business so therefore I work for the US Government!

Pros: Area Of Illumination, Attractive Design, Weather Resistant, Easy To Change Bulb, Hard to find downlight

Best Uses: Front Yard, Gardens, Back Yard, Porch, Pool/Pond Area, Walkway

We love this light fixture! We used it to light a walkway at the back corner of our house and it is perfect! It is a wonderful looking fixture day or night. We chose to use a clear bulb because the height and location we chose for the fixture allows the bulb to be seen. Using a clear, fairly short, fan light bulb was an attractive solution to the "visible light bulb" situation. We would purchase this fixture again in a heart beat, and only wish we had done it sooner. What were we waiting for?

Pros: Attractive Design, Weather Resistant, Area Of Illumination, Easy To Change Bulb

Best Uses: Back Yard, Front Yard, Gardens, Porch, Pool/Pond Area, Walkway

This lamp by our three entry doors on our new house looks great. We love the dark sky aspect and think the lamp has a very simple yet rich look.

I initially purchased one 8 1/2" model and one 11" model. I installed the smaller one above a people door and the larger one above a garage door.
I had 3 other garage doors and two other people door that needed matching fixtures so I bought one of each of these to make sure that the quality and appearance were what I needed. The light exceeded my expectations so I bought the remainder of what I needed.

Pros: Weather Resistant, Attractive Design, Area Of Illumination, Easy To Change Bulb

Best Uses: Front Yard, Walkway, Porch, Above garage door

Disappointing the color fades to a light grey

Pros: Area Of Illumination, Attractive Design, Nice Downlighting, Easy To Change Bulb

Cons: They Change Color Quickly, They Have Turned Whitish

Not to big, not too small for exterior of house. Nice downward cast of light at night.

Great little light fixture for our back door. We did not want something to shine into our neighbor's yard, so we chose this. It has personality and does the job, but doesn't light up the sky or both our neighbors.

Used in powder room. Simple light.

This rustic look is perfect for our porch and patio.

Pros: Area Of Illumination, Attractive Design, Weather Resistant

Looks great on our back porch/patio and the light emitted is perfect for our yard.

Pros: Attractive Design, Easy To Change Bulb, Area Of Illumination

Dark Sky is important to me -- these lights are effective in preventing upward illumination while providing plenty of light to see.

Pros: Area Of Illumination, Weather Resistant, We're completely happy, Easy To Change Bulb, Attractive Design

Cons: Rusts too soon to tell

Best Uses: Porch, Front Yard, Pool/Pond Area, Back Yard

used for BBQ Island/Bar excellant match and good lighting meets all my needs when used with dimmer.
Installed six

Pros: Attractive Design, Area Of Illumination, Easy To Change Bulb, Weather Resistant

Love the light. Used this light on our cabin porch to light screened in porch area. I was surprised at the amount of light the 60 watt A15 bulb produced. Perfect!

Pros: Weather Resistant, Area Of Illumination, Nice lighting, Attractive Design, Easy To Change Bulb

Great look, nice lighting effect with a 15W bulb. We'll see how it holds up to the weather long-term.

Big-box retailers have very limited selection. There's so much more available. Glad I found these.

Looks like a hand-hammered piece. Very stylish against my burnt adobe house.

Had another similar lantern from [...]...didn't work. Returned it to get this one and it looks stunning and works great.

Pros: Easy To Change Bulb, Weather Resistant, Attractive Design, Area Of Illumination

Best Uses: Front Yard, Porch

I used this product for the exterior lighting for the billaird room.

Pros: Attractive Design, Area Of Illumination, Weather Resistant, Easy To Change Bulb

Best Uses: Porch, Back Yard

We are very pleased with this product. Good quality, looks great on the front of the house. Purchased on sale, so happy with that as well. My husband and I highly recommend.
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Great looks and an ample light source. I use these units on my back patio & side yard, in addition to porch lights for my detached office/study. A perfect fit for my Arts & Craft theme.

Pros: Weather Resistant, Area Of Illumination, Easy To Change Bulb, Attractive Design

Best Uses: Walkway, Gardens, Pool/Pond Area, Back Yard, Porch

This light is located in our patio area outside of a sliding door - it looks very classy and is just the right amount of light.

Pros: Easy To Change Bulb, Area Of Illumination, Looks great - perfect fit, Attractive Design, Weather Resistant

We reworked our front porch and drive way area to give more of the rustic, cabin look. These lights were the crowning touch.

Pros: Area Of Illumination, Easy To Change Bulb, Weather Resistant, Attractive Design

Best Uses: Front Yard, Porch, Walkway

It coordinates with what we have.

Pros: Easy To Change Bulb, Area Of Illumination, Weather Resistant, Attractive Design

Works great lighting a specific area that needs extra illumination for safety.

Pros: Weather Resistant, Easy To Change Bulb, Area Of Illumination, Attractive Design

Best Uses: Back Yard, Walkway

I was happy ?? when it arrived and saw that it was made well, and it was as nice as it looked in the picture on line. My son installed it and had no difficulty with that except he had to get some longer screws because I recently had new siding put on my house and the screws were too short. It looks great on my house.

These lights look great on the front of the garage. Give off plenty of light but it keeps it pointed down and not in your eyes as you drive up.

easy to install and looks teriffic

A pair on either side of front door lights my front steps and walkway without being blindingly bright

Pros: Area Of Illumination, Weather Resistant, Easy To Change Bulb, Attractive Design

Best Uses: Security, Porch

This a great looking light fixture that we've had several compliments on.

Pros: Weather Resistant, Area Of Illumination, Attractive Design, Easy To Change Bulb

Best Uses: Back Yard, Porch, Security

love the look and ampunt of light directed downward

Pros: Area Of Illumination, Easy To Change Bulb, Attractive Design

Best Uses: Back Yard, Front Yard, Walkway, Porch

Nice, neutral style that blends well.

Pros: Weather Resistant, Easy To Change Bulb, Attractive Design

Cons: Poor Area Of Illumination, Low Wattage

on walkway

Pros: Attractive Design, Weather Resistant, Easy To Change Bulb, Area Of Illumination

Best Uses: Walkway, Porch, Pool/Pond Area, Front Yard, Gardens

This seems to be a very good product and I would recommend it to anyone.

Pros: Easy to install, Easy To Change Bulb, Area Of Illumination, Attractive Design

Cons: None that I see

Best Uses: Walkway, Back Yard

We purchased 2 lamps. One for the front door and the other by the garage side door. They look great, provide great lighting. Very happy with this purchase.

Pros: Attractive Design, Weather Resistant, Easy To Change Bulb, Area Of Illumination

We are trying to find a post eye to install so it will turn on by itself at night, but we are having a hard time finding one that is small enough. Minka doesn't sell one on their website and neither does Lamps Plus.

Pros: Attractive Design, Easy To Change Bulb, Weather Resistant, Area Of Illumination

Cons: No option for post eye

Very happy with the look of the fixture, which replaced a bare light bulb. It appears to be craftsman-style hammered iron but is light weight aluminum (good for mounting but could bend if abused). It did not quite mount flush (I will get my contractor brother to check out but it's in a dry spot so not too worried). The only caveat: it would look best beside a door where you can admire the top of shade rather than over the door where we had to locate it and as such the view is mostly the underside. I used a tiny (A15 size) LED bulb so that the view is not just of the light bulb.

Nice look once installed. Very light. As a replacement project, needed to use longer bolts than what was provided. Prompt delivery.

Construction material is light & can be damaged easily if struck by kids toys..