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We picked a brand new chandelier in Greta’s room to proceed her room makeover, and I made a decision so as to add a little bit extra drama within the type of a ceiling medallion. I went to Lowes.com to take a look at their choice, and so they had an unbelievable vary from ornate Victorian glamour to smooth fashionable drama. I picked one which I assumed can be the most effective of each worlds, and we simply put in it final week. Spoiler: It turned out SO good, and it was really easy. It provides a conventional really feel in opposition to the trendy chandelier we selected, and it makes the room really feel much more particular. Greta is thrilled with the way it turned out (in that subdued teenager type of approach). *wink*
Ceiling Medallion | Greta’s Room Sources
The historical past of ceiling medallions is fascinating (try this House Remedy article), as they have been initially not simply a decorative ornament. Some say that when lighting fixtures used to have candles with flames, it might create a hoop of soot on the ceiling, and the medallions would assist disguise the soot and could possibly be repainted simply. Who knew?! They have been historically plastered proper onto the ceiling, however now it is simple to seek out them made out of fiberglass, wooden, or composite. Lowe’s has a fantastic choice of composite that are so gentle they do not want a variety of stabilization to put in.
Find out how to Select a Ceiling Medallion
A useful tip is to “match” the medallion to the dimensions of the room — if the room is bigger and the ceiling is taller than 9 ft, then select one wider in diameter than the sunshine fixture. If the room is smaller and shorter than 9 ft, select one smaller than the sunshine fixture. I’ve seen some calculations that say you’ll be able to multiply your room size and width collectively and divide by seven to get the approximate ceiling medallion diameter (e.g. 10-by-14 foot room would equal a 20″ diameter medallion). I eyeballed Greta’s room and received one which was 24 inches in diameter.
Ceiling Medallion
You additionally need to be sure that your gentle fixture hangs down from the medallion to present it some respiration room — keep away from flush mount lights when putting in a ceiling medallion. Since we eliminated the earlier gentle fixture, we have been ready to make use of an entire circle medallion as an alternative of the 2 halves choices over {the electrical} wiring.
How We Put in the Medallion
This mission was a easy 5-step course of:
- Apply Quick Dry Paintable Caulk adhesive in a circle across the again of the medallion, and fasten it to the ceiling with the wiring popping out of the opening.
Quick Dry Paintable Caulk | Caulk Gun
Ladder | Stud Finder
2. Use a stud finder to seek out the ceiling joists.
Nail Gun
3. Utilizing a framing nailer, drive three or 4 nails into the ceiling joists in even intervals across the medallion to safe it.
Patching Compound
4. Patch the nail holes with some patching compound (you should utilize a putty knife, however since there’s extra curvature, a finger did the trick right here).
5. Caulk across the outer rim, and easy it out.
The medallion was really fairly near the colour of the ceiling, so we might not even paint it, however that might be step six!
My Favourite Ceiling Medallions
There are such a lot of good ceiling medallions on the market for any type. I shopped round at Lowe’s to gather a few of my favorites — I’ll have to seek out one other spot for one among these!
Supply: Mad About The Home
