We purchased a Mid Century Modern style light that came out of a church in Georgia. It just needed a good cleaning and a coat of paint before it was ready to hang.
First, we took down the dated light fixture. It looked like the ceiling had been painted at some point, without removing the light, so there was a discoloration. Of course, the new light fixture was smaller than the one we took down, so we could either paint the ceiling (not on the project list!) or find a medallion to cover it, which is the option we took. They had several options at Home Depot.
We also ran into the issue of the screws not being in the correct position for the new fixture. Again, nothing is easy when you are working with a 50+ year old house. The hubby did some research and found an extender bracket at Home Depot which solved the problem. You can see the difference between the picture above, compared to the one below.
Once the hardest part was done, we simply had to install the new fixture and attach the shade!
I love how it looks, especially outside our Mid-Century styled living room.
Nice pictures!
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