Cambridge 15" Swing Arm Wall Lamp - Plug In/Wall Mount, 2-Pack

was ideal for our accent wall This

Awful instructions took over an hour and was replacing an existing broken one. This lamp looks very delightful but the products switch is garbage and will not last. Lire importantly when the switch breaks it is impossible to change. The best things about this lamp is its price and it does look fantastic

Lamps are delightful. Instructions could be better since screws are the metal screws with a flat tip are different lengths and it isn’t clear which length to use. I finally used the shorter ones so the decorative caps when cover them. A template would be delightful as well. I have not installed the cord covers yet but will do so with some help.

The lamps replaced ones that were over 15 years old and we couldn’t be any happier with these and our dealings with customer service.

The wall mounting plate for this lamp includes two machine screws that protrude from the back and are not flush with the mounting plate. I believe installing this mounting plate securely would require 6 holes - 4 for the actual mounting screws and 2 to make some space for the protruding screw heads in the wall. Add an extra hole if you wanted to use the GND wire screw, which would also protrude beyond the back edge of the mounting plate. The 2 machine screws are used to secure the lamp base to the wall mount, but in addition to my reservations about installing the wall mounting plate itself, I was not confident that the nuts provided to attach the lamp base using the screws would tighten securely. I am surprised to see how many reviews say this lamp easy to install. Perhaps these reviewers were willing to make the extra holes in the wall to accommodate the screw heads, or figured out some kind of workaround that is not obvious to me. I suppose installation might be easy (only 2 or 3 extra holes), but would prefer to only drill holes needed for the mounting screws. Searching other reviews for "install" revealed at least a few others who seem to have had similar negative views on the wall mounting plate design. I have uploaded a photo and a video to help illustrate why I consider the design of the wall mounting plate to be so poor. I'm giving a 2-star rating since, although the lamp has poorly designed mounting, and I did not proceed with installation, we did plug the lamp in, put in a 3-way 50-100-150W LED bulb, and verified that the switch works well (we have ordered and returned 2 other swing arm lamps with problematic switches). The lamp shade also seemed fine, and the swing harm hinges were among the least stiff that we've found.