This is the time to get exactly what you want. If you move the sconces down, you may want to consider a style that doesn't have a bare bulb. These currently are way up out of your line of sight, so the glare from their bare bulbs is minimized.

IMO a nice LED bath bar across the top of the mirror would be 100% better those are not attractive fixtures and too small and bare bulbs in a bathroom are horrible I think I need to see the whole room but am having a hard time understanding whay any electrician woulhave installed those where they are, also wahy such a tiny vanity on such a big space

It’s a very tiny space. Glass partition near isn’t installed yet. We had to fit in a 100 plus year old house layout so it is tight. Ty. I’ll look at the led bar

Sconces on the sides of a mirror provide better lighting for grooming, but they should be eye level. I don't know what the contractor was thinking there. That is the oddest light installation in a bathroom that I've ever seen. :-) Agree with the other posters that those aren't the right type of fixtures either.

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I would have done a larger mirror in that space, but the sconces are still in an odd spot. Get it fixed sooner rather than later.

If you didn't specify exactly where you wanted the fixtures installed, don't expect the contractor to pay for moving them.

An LED fixture above the mirror, as suggested earlier, might simply feed off one of the existing outlets, so not a big deal. Otherwise, you've got drywall to repair and repainting of the entire wall to properly blend the paint.

I much prefer sconces at eye level on either side of the mirror. As others have mentioned get LED with bulb covered in a modern style. You have to have the dry wall repaired, but the current placement isn't really acceptable. I don't know why they would think it was right in any case.

Those have to be in the pile of most poorly designed fixtures you can find. A bare bulb dressed with a clear globe makes zero sense.

I have LED lights similar to this but turned vertical, made by WAC, and love them. I have them on a dimmer.
You can find here on Houzz but it won’t let me post it. I think they would work better for you. Mount so the middle is about eye level. They come in different lengths, light levels and colors.

Sorry for the giant picture, Houzz doesn’t work very well on an iPad.

Sconce purgatory. Teehee!

They do look a little weird (but you have some modern and unusual elements so it isn't terrible).

Do some photoshopping and figure out exactly where you want them, then get them moved. It's not that big a deal to do so. Expect to pay for it unless you had a plan with it clearly marked.

Placement of wall sconces are tricky. You want them to properly illuminate what they are suppose to illuminate, but not see the glaring source of light. It depends upon the style of the light fixture and what is to be illuminated and height of the people using the space. I solved the problem in my master bathroom with sconces that the light is on an adjustable arm.

@Mark Bischak, Architect do you have a pic of your sconces?

It looks like you have a couple different things happening here.

1. The sconces should not be placed wider than the vanity and should be at the mid to 2/3 height of the mirror.

2. The mirror is a bit stunted looking. In order for the sconces to be in the proper location you need a narrower and taller mirror.

3. You have a sconce that is supposed to have an edison bulb. The reason? The bulb shows and is supposed to be a part of the decorative look of these lights. You could do a round clear glass bulb in them but even that isnt going to give you the best lighting.

Is this a poweder room or a bathroom where the vanity will be used for hygene and grooming? If its the latter then you would be wise to rethink your lighting choice. Also if possible always include an overhead light on a separate switch in a bathroom/powderroom with wall sconces.

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Love all your choices but the lights. it looks like that is a medicine cabinet? If so, think about how far the fixtures extend from the wall as well as placement of lights. You don’t want the cabinet doors to hit the lights. I wonder if that’s what the contractor was trying to avoid with the round cover on your current f.ixtures? Or maybe the doors are hinged in the middle.

Didn’t think about that

It is the kids bathroom. There is a separate Lt switch. Thank you for the lightbulb suggestion. Will do my husband order the medicine cabinet I think it’s way too small for that space but alas it’s what he got

It will be fine if you flank it with light fixtures.

If that's a medicine cabinet with doors that open, and you move the sconces to the side, I've got $10 on the kids breaking the glass globes by flinging a door open within a week.

Ok so the Medicine cabinet doors have a stop mechanism on them so they won’t hit the light fixtures. I checked.
Choice a: nice the lights above the mirror
B: move to the side (upper side) of the mirror
What say you (it’s design compromise 101!)

Choice a: “move” the lights

Place them above the mirror. You will exceed the width of the vaniity if you place them on the sides.

Do you plan on keeping these fixtures or replacing them with more linear hidden bulb style? Those posted by ker9 would work nicely flanking the mirror with no exposed bulb. Do a mock-up by taping balloons in different places to see what works.

I would actually get a single fixture for above the mirror. I don't think wall sconces look great with the style of mirror/medicine cabinet you have, so I think a multi-bulb single fixture above the mirror would look best.

Those are way too high. Was there any convo about where these lights were to be hung?

Did he ask? Did you bring it up? is it written down anywhere?

The sconces look odd hung that high. If the contractor doesn't realize it, he should now. All he had to do was google it.

Have him change it and lower them to where sconces are supposed to be hung.

the whole point of those types of lights is placing them around eye level so the light is more flattering while looking into the mirror (to do make up or hair) Light placed above shone downward is more harsh.

So if he placed the lights at that level, you may as well have gotten a regular light bar that goes over the mirror, and just done them like this.

or gotten this light fixture. this is how high yours are hung above your mirror

These are mine. the bare bulbs aren't an issue (these are a bit warmer temp. I also have a ceiling pendant w/much brighter LED bulbs)

Kids bath, so I'd spray the clear glass globes to frost them, and spend my money and energy on more impactful things.https://www.homedepot.ca/product/rust-oleum-specialty-frosted-glass-finish-340-g-aerosol-spray-paint/1000156795

Alternatively, replace the fixtures with something on a cord and suspend them from a ceiling hook, so you can put them at any height.

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Partim those fixtures are not rated to use in a wet location, plus, I cannot imagine all the things that could go wrong in a bathroom with kids pulling on a corded glass light fixture!

This location would not need wet rated fixtures, or even damp rated. https://www.destinationlighting.com/fliptheswitch/do-i-need-damp-rated-lights-for-my-bathroom/#:~:text=Do%20I%20Need%20Damp%2DRated,up%20quickly%20around%20every%20fixture.

I'd hope that by the time children are tall enough to reach that far they wouldn't play with light fixtures, but of course a parent would know their own child and decide whether or not this would be safe.

I would think in a kid’s bathroom EVERYTHING needs to be wet rated, LOL!

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So cool. Ty!!

Great outcome! I assume you're happy? looks very nice.

Yes! Ty

May I ask what the cost was to move the fixtures? I am considering something similar

That looks a million times better. Nice job!