Off center DR pendant light - What to do?
As you can see from the pics below, the pendant light over the dining table is off centre for both the length (off by ~ 20") and the width (off by ~ 3-4"). Although it is centered with the 4 corner pot lights. In this modern open concept condo, this disconnect really stands out.
It is an expensive matter to have to light & driver moved, and ceiling patched. Someone had suggested I swag the light over ( since there is excess cord length stuffed in the canopy. But I am concerned that that will not look contemporary. Is there a way to make it look sympatico?
Also fyi, the ceilings are just under 8' - so not high.
Suggestions? Thoughts?
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Carolyn
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Seabornman
4 years agoTwo approaches shown. Quite a few styles available. I didn't think of it till you asked but you could get a surface mount rectangular fixture and place it exactly over the table.
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4 years agoNOT TRUE! you can do a beautifully neat swag here with a little bit of cord cover or even an exposed conduit look. you can actually use the light as it is and "drag" a little bit of lamp wire to the actual outlet, and put a white plate over the physical location.....
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ilikefriday
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoI think the problem with the current setup is that it does not look intentional because the chandelier is off center but the flower is centered. If you simply moved the flower to off center, the light would look like you want it to be in that spot as a spotlight on the flower. I have this exact same thing going on with my dining table and chandelier. In my case I have the chandelier at one end of the table and a tall vase at the other end.
My eye leans towards asymmetry. I find it more appealing in general.
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PROCarolina Kitchen & Bath
4 years agoHave you ever thought of two smaller pendant lights over the table? Add another box, install matching pendants and no one will ever know that the light was off-center.
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