light fixture – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Fri, 15 Jul 2016 23:06:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 light fixture – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 How to Center a Light Fixture Using a Ceiling Medallion https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/how-to-center-a-light-fixture-using-a-ceiling-medallion/ Fri, 15 Jul 2016 22:56:54 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=14648   When we purchased our 1930’s home, the light fixture above the table in the dining room, was a bit off center. It was about 10″ off to be exact and just enough to really get under your skin every time you walked by. We had been planning to replace the light fixture and center it above the table soon after moving in, but having just wrapped up a kitchen renovation chalk full of plaster patching and sanding, the thought of moving the light fixture and patching/sanding another hole so soon after–well it was enough to make us be okay living with the old, boring  off center light fixture a little longer. The old light fixture is pictured below. It’s difficult to see–wish I had taken better before shots–but the fixture was off center to the right, and needed to be moved back to pair properly with the dining table. We were okay procrastinating the fixture switch, that is until we discovered the magic of the ceiling medallion: a beautiful, low-cost solution for moving a light fixture without the dreaded plaster patching! And I have to say, I LOVE the way the traditional ceiling medallion pairs with a more modern […]

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