The mirrors are gorgeous. Heavy and well made. The color is a lovely champagne bronze - not the tacky yellow/gold you often see.
As most reviews mentioned, these are very, very heavy, and it understandably makes you wonder whether its safe to hang using the hardware provided. The answer is yes.
The picture hanging hooks provided can hold up to 50lb each (100lb between the 2 of them), and the mirror weighs approx. 30lb. We hung ours on drywall - they did not align with studs. No problem.
Sure, you can get your own anchors if you want, but I really dont see the need to, and I personally prefer a single nail than having to drill a hole for an anchor (I hate drilling into drywall).
Its possible that there have been one or two mishaps, but mirrors have hundreds if not thousands of consistently near-perfect reviews for a reason, and I hardly think the company would risk the reputation of their products by providing you with hardware that is unfit for the job.
My one complaint is that the hardware on the back of the mirror was mounted at slightly different heights for the two mirrors we got (2/8 inch), making it unnecessarily difficult to get the two mirrors hung neatly side by side, but we managed and I wont deduct a full star for it.
The hanging hardware is fine
The mirrors are gorgeous. Heavy and well made. The color is a lovely champagne bronze - not the tacky yellow/gold you often see. As most reviews mentioned, these are very, very heavy, and it understandably makes you wonder whether its safe to hang using the hardware provided. The answer is yes. The picture hanging hooks provided can hold up to 50lb each (100lb between the 2 of them), and the mirror weighs approx. 30lb. We hung ours on drywall - they did not align with studs. No problem. Sure, you can get your own anchors if you want, but I really dont see the need to, and I personally prefer a single nail than having to drill a hole for an anchor (I hate drilling into drywall). Its possible that there have been one or two mishaps, but mirrors have hundreds if not thousands of consistently near-perfect reviews for a reason, and I hardly think the company would risk the reputation of their products by providing you with hardware that is unfit for the job. My one complaint is that the hardware on the back of the mirror was mounted at slightly different heights for the two mirrors we got (2/8 inch), making it unnecessarily difficult to get the two mirrors hung neatly side by side, but we managed and I wont deduct a full star for it.