Because a chandelier is often positioned as lighting above a dining table it typically sits above the center of the table.
Light fixture for off center table.
The light would be centered over the dining table if i didn t have a china cabinet against the wall.
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.
People aren t always careful about placing electrical boxes especially when installing fixtures with wide bases.
We have a very large dining table it s 9 feet long and the light socket is way off center in the room so we had a few interesting dilemmas to solve before we could get started.
Depending how far off the new fixture location is from center you could cover the old junction box with a large enough plaster medallion or rosette.
As for your light centering solution i am going to give the same concept a try.
However i moved the table away from the cabinet and now the light is off center.
When i say off center i mean that it s way off center.
Off center lighting solutions.
It was about 10 off to be exact and just enough to really get under your skin every time you walked by.
As long as the medallion is screwed in and not glued to the ceiling it acts as overscaled junction box cover.
If off center in relation to the table the room will have an uneasy.
Off centre dining table lighting dilemma.