It was about 10 off to be exact and just enough to really get under your skin every time you walked by.
Off center ceiling light box.
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The old junction box was located in the center of the laundry room but we wanted the light fixture to hang in the center of the doorway 36 from the ceiling.
As long as the medallion is screwed in and not glued to the ceiling it acts as overscaled junction box cover.
I m sure in 1927 or whenever they got light fixtures there was a piece of furniture sitting right here and they needed extra light.
We could add a ceiling medallion to make the base look bigger of a chandelier appear bigger and.
You have swagged the light but all is hidden under the medalion.
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How to repair off center lighting march 31 2014 april 2 2016 by emily mccauley in category diy there are always little annoyances and off kilter things you find once you ve started living in a house for a short time especially an older house.
We figured we could solve that one of four ways.
How to center a light fixture using a ceiling medallion when we purchased our 1930 s home the light fixture above the table in the dining room was a bit off center.
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You could also run a perimeter of rope light along the top of the suspended ceiling creating a soft glow and unifying this element to the original ceiling.
We held up a tape measure and played around with what looked good.
It looks a little ridiculous.
How did we decide on 36.
If the box is less than an inch off center you should be able to compensate by adjusting the position of the fixture on the crossbar which is the mounting adapter that screws to the box.
It would hide the wiring coming from the original junction box allowing new wiring to run to the center of the floating ceiling where the new pendant would be positioned.
The off center ceiling light i m sure when they designed the room there was a really good reason for the off center ceiling light by the windows.
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