About a month or so ago, I found something I’d been hunting for since we moved in. Our dining room has can lights, which are fine, but not exactly emitting the moody, groovy vibe I was hoping for.
I found them dusty and grimy in a vintage store, and one was wired with a plug instead of hardwired. Luckily, that’s not a problem over here. We decided to take the easy path since we can’t access the ceiling from above and bought 2 converter kits at Home Depot. The one we bought isn’t online, but is similar to this one.
So while the CC was wiring up the cans, I got to polishing. Luckily, the chrome was in pretty good shape, so no soda was required this time.
Of course, they HAVE to be on a dimmer. A complete MUST.
There is one small problem. I think they are too high. Currently they hang at 36″ above the table. I think this particular fixture calls for 28-30″. Thoughts?
Nothing is happening right away, since I really just wanted to get them up before Thanksgiving, but if I have to change the length and rewire them, I’m thinking that I won’t replace the chain..maybe black cloth cord? I’ll listen to your suggestions and mull it over before making any decisions, but for now, I’m super happy to have a little dramatic upgrade from builder’s cans.