Replacing and Centering a Light

When we moved in, the main light in the Dining Room and the niche for the buffet were each centered on different parts of the room.  And it drove me crazy.  You can kind of see in this photo how the table is centered on the buffet, but the light is not centered over the table. 



Turns out there is a bedroom immediately over this room, so we had no real access to the space in the ceiling.  But, when we replaced this light



with this light in the entry,



I knew that when Ryan centered the Dining Room light, I wanted him to swap it out with the old Entry Way light.

This weekend, he went to work.

We moved the furniture, threw down some old sheets, took down the original Dining Room light and started measuring.  After we decided where the new light would go, Ryan cut a new hole



When that was done, he used this from Home Depot.



It slips into the new hole and tightens (like a tension rod for a shower curtain) until it “bites” into the joists for support.  The electrical box is then attached to it, pulling the wires from the old hole through the new.



We’d taken the light apart, too, for easier hanging.  That sucker was heavy!



But not nearly as heavy as the replacement light in the Entry.  Wow!

And we also used a medallion from Lowe’s so that we could hide the old hole.  Much easier and cheaper than repairing the ceiling, and I really like the look.



And here she is all put back together. And centered at last!





My mom came by and was NOT blown away by the change, but I love it!

Linked to  Savvy Southern Style