On Mon 26 May 2008 08:55:12a, Nate Nagel told us...

Hi all,

got some Ikea "Ilmenit" wall sconce style light fixtures off Craigslist,
NIB for cheap. I thought they would look nice in the living room but
the design department disagreed. So I then was going to put them in the
upstairs of the garage as they'd look good there too. Went to install
them and I am completely puzzled as to how they mount, and I can't find
these fixtures on Ikea's web site, so I guess they've been discontinued.
Is it possible that Ikea just expects me to screw them into the
drywall with anchors? That is the only thing I can see that makes any
sense at all. Did I just waste $20?

nate


The crossbar that others have mentioned is most likely the proper way to
mount these fixtures. However, short of finding or making such a bar,
direct mounting isn't out of the question.

Some years ago I ordered two solic alabaster shell-shaped sconces. When
they arrived there was no visible means of affixing them to the junction
box. There was a central hole in the back about 1" in diameter for the
wiring to go through into the junction box. There were two 3/16" holes
about 8" apart on the back for mounting into the wall. These were clearly
meant to be mounted directly to the wall, as any sort of mounting bar or
plate would have caused the fixtures to stand away from the wall. I used
spring-wing toggle bolts with 1/8" screws to securely mount the fixtures
to the wall after the electric connection was made.

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Wayne Boatwright
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