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Showing posts with label dining room. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dining room. Show all posts
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
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
Dining Room ReDo
The Dining Room.
One of the first rooms you see when you walk in the house. Wasn't completely horrible, thus, it was one of the best looking rooms in the whole place. Here she is BEFORE. Note 1: this picture was taken when we were spending all of our spare time here so the kids were setting up games and such in the room. What you can't see are the brown stains on the curtains and the threadbare carpet around the floor vent. We think some previous owners may have had a dog that liked scratching at the vents when the air came on? Note 2: Notice the beginning of my Brown Period, circa 2008.
One of the first rooms you see when you walk in the house. Wasn't completely horrible, thus, it was one of the best looking rooms in the whole place. Here she is BEFORE. Note 1: this picture was taken when we were spending all of our spare time here so the kids were setting up games and such in the room. What you can't see are the brown stains on the curtains and the threadbare carpet around the floor vent. We think some previous owners may have had a dog that liked scratching at the vents when the air came on? Note 2: Notice the beginning of my Brown Period, circa 2008.
First, we replaced carpet and then painted the room. We were, of course, looking at browns, and my fabulous S-I-L at Modus Operandi Designs selected this one for us.
Next we got furniture from NFM.+of+misc+to+file+later+225.jpg)
Then we got Plantation Shutters and I made curtains.
Then we accessorized! Are we done? NO! The next thing is to replace this light with the one that was in the Entry and center it on the niche where the buffet sits. The light is currently centered on the room and just doesn't work for me. And, you know, we were able to swag the light in the Hearth Room over the Kitchen table, but do you think that would work here?
Also, we tried painting the inside of the niche a different color and it just didn't work. So I went over the same brown with a couple coats of polyurethane. I like the contrast, but still feel like this room needs something? 
Lastly, check out these lovelies we got from Cameron's, and the TASSLE!
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