Faux beam around existing chandelier?
My dining room has a cathedral ceiling and I was thinking of adding a faux beam in the middle where it's flat. The issue is, there is an existing chandelier there. How do I go about this? Do I 'thread' the cord through a hole in the faux beam? Do I need some sort of electrical box extender and attach the chandelier on the beam (given I've braced it enough around the extension)? Or can it even be done?
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Sammie J
3 years agoCan you add a pic? When I think of a cathedral ceiling, I picture steeply sloping sides meeting at a ridge in the middle .... mirroring the pitch of the roof (see image below) . Not sure what you mean by "add a faux beam in the middle where it's flat"??? Do you mean adding a beam down the center of the room? How flat is that area in your room?
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3 years agoYou might want to consider more than just adding the ridge beam. A new selection of a chandelier seems in order also at a much-lowered height. 30" above the table is normal for a dining room, but when vaulted ceilings are involved, hanging the bottom of the chandelier at about 7-8 feet above the finished floor will illuminate the room in a more pleasing fashion.
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jalarse
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