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sayboone What else is going on or near the wall?

Wow Great Place They do look too close to the ceiling. I imagine a mirror/sink goes between these? Is this a powder room?
I generally put sconces at about 66" from the floor to the center of the fixture, but that is a suggestion only, always best decided on site. Since these are uplighters, I would go at least that high. What height are the junction boxes set at now? You might be able to lower them a good 4" without exposing the old spot where the junction box was, given the position of the bolts holding the sconce to the wall....cross your fingers!

judyg Before you do anything too costly, try hanging the sconces upside down. They are quite contemporary and it just may work.

hyehouse Yes, it's a powder room and the plan is to put a mirror in between the sconces and a large vanity that spans almost the whole wall will be slid in that space. The top end of sconce is 8 inches away from crown molding. I called the electrician to see if he can move them down a few inches and hope the holes will still be covered. I really appreciate your guys' comments!

Wow Great Place Not sure these can be turned upside down, you would lose the effect of the "torch" look. If moving the boxes to the "right" spot means having to re-wallpaper, you may want to consider changing sconces instead....still have a sconce with a long back plate, so it allows some flexibilty on placement, with the hope of covering the holes....great wallpaper, by the way!!

Wow Great Place Oh, and if the electrician can't make this work, then your wallpaper installer may be able to just replace those two strips, would not usually have to repaper the entire wall. Hope you have some left over??

hyehouse I do have quite a bit leftover! Thanks so much for the advice!