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plastic ceiling medallion?

16 years ago

I recently had to remove what I thought had been a plaster ceiling medallion from our living room (entire ceiling had to come down due to water damage). It turned out to be a very thin piece of plastic, not perfectly round, the edges were the design of the medallion. All the previous owners did was glue it up there and paint over it several times and the edges look feathered into the surrounding ceiling. It really looked like an inset plaster ceiling medallion. I can't put it back up bec. it cracked when it was removed. I've searched the internet but all the plastic ceiling medallions out there are 1-2" thick. I loved this ultrathin (probably 1/16th " thick) one as it really fooled everyone (and I'm sure was very inexpensive. Does anyone know any source for something like this? Much appreciated.

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rosie_2006
16 years ago
Just bought one at Lowes last week. In the lamp/ceiling light section. They had several different widths and styles. Slapped that baby up on the ceiling and you can't tell the difference between real and fake. I didn't even have to paint it! I think the cost was about $5.00. Home Depot probably has the same thing.
Carol_from_ny
16 years ago
Before you chuck it you might want to see if you can repair it with some Bondo..... from the car isle of your local box store.
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LorettaF
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I've bought mine at Lowe's, too. We currently have 3 installed in our old house so far. I've painted mine when I painted the ceiling because they are white and my ceilings are off-white.

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