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lostmandan
Joined: 09 Jul 2008
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Location: Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:59 pm Post subject: Good Source for Inexpensive Wall Sconces |
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Hi,
I am looking for wall sconces for my home theatre. Can anyone recommend to me places/online stores that they've had a good experience with?
I am in Ontario, Canada so something in Canada would be pererrable to avoid duties. I know there is an amazing site called Lamps Plus, but they are US.
Any comments welcome!
Thanks,
Dan
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Nashou66
Joined: 12 Jan 2007
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Location: West Seneca NY
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jamaicabraden
Joined: 29 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:07 am Post subject: |
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You may check Hinkley Home Lighting website for wall clones.
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WanMan
Joined: 19 Mar 2006
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Personally, I do not understand why sconces are so f-ing expensive. The manufacturing cost cannot be more than that of a common $5 household lamp, yet it is more common to find the bulk of everyone's offerings to be >$150 than <$50 Its almost easier to just make you own sconces using a $5 base lamp from any Home Depot light and find/make something to put over it.
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JustGreg
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
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Location: Kenosha, WI
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I bought some cast plaster (?) ones from Mendards (a local home center). You paint them any way you want. I used a watercolor 'stain' to color mine and then painted gold paint accents on them. Sadly they only have one style available but I think they look good for the price (sub $20).
They don't paint the light from top to bottom on the wall; only up, so they don't offer much in the way of a 'bowtie' wash on the wall... but for the price I couldn't be happier.
Wan is right in a way....you can make them yourself and their style would only be limited by your imagination and fabrication skills. If you had the $$$ for high end fixtures you wouldn't be posting this question... so just take a shot at making your own. What do you have to lose? 
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akajester
Joined: 09 Jul 2008
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Location: Wisconsin
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Tedd
Joined: 18 May 2006
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Location: Ontario
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No Mernards here! 
RONA does sell ceramic sconces. Occassionally they are on sale around the $15 CDN mark.
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WanMan
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On another note ... I was considering an opaque 'button' style lamp (1" diameter) to recess into the column case and then mount something decorative over it. Must find smallish button style lamps that can take line voltage, or rewire the circuit at the sub panel to low-voltage.
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Sparky015
Joined: 12 May 2009
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Location: Cleveland / Akron, OH
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I got mine from www.wallsconceuniverse.com. They have a very wide selection from cheap to expensive, and every style inbetween. I think mine were $75 a piece. Not sure about the Canadian piece, but I can vouch for their service and product.
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