New pendant, ? Repaint ceiling

16 years ago

I currently have one, off-center pendant over my existing island. The new island will be larger and in a slightly different position. I can't see any way to appropriately place a new pendant using the same spot, whether I decide on one, two, or three pendants, regardless of the size of the canopy. I have been looking at lights for weeks (?months) now and can't find any that will solve this problem.

My GC advises that we can relocate the new lights and repair the existing hole, but it would require repainting the entire ceiling to avoid a noticeable repainted spot. This presents a HUGE logistical problem because my kitchen is one corner of a ''great room'' and the reno requires moving all the kitchen stuff to the other half of the great room (envision floor-to-ceiling boxes and furniture), leaving no access to the ceiling for repainting.

Options (all seem painful):

--reuse the same spot and live with a really off-center light.

--have a moving company put all this stuff, including family heirloom furniture, in storage for the duration. I have nowhere else to put it.

--move the lights and repaint the ceiling first before anything is moved out of the kitchen and before new island is positioned. I think this would guarantee another off-center light(s), and delay the project, which is not an option.

--repaint the ceiling last, after everything else is done, with new cabinets in place, and after everything has been moved back into the kitchen. I don't think I want anyone painting above my new cabinets and granite, and this plan would delay completion of the project, which is not an option.

--live with an obvious repainted spot at the site of the old light, until the interior of the house is due for repainting (?8-10 years).

Has everyone else had to repaint their whole ceiling when moving lights? I'm leaning toward the last option. I am so very tired of dealing with this type of problem.

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amberley
16 years ago
Is it a drywall ceiling? If so, any decent drywall finisher worth their salt should be able to blend that hole seamlessly, as long as you are using paint from the same mixed batch.
warmfridge
Original Author
16 years ago
Yes, drywall. I realize the hole can be repaired seamlessly, as stated by my GC...that is not the issue. I do not have any paint from the original batch, nor do I know what brand/color the original batch was, nor is there any guarantee that new paint of the same brand/color will blend with old paint that's been on the ceiling for 3+ years..
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reno-junkie
16 years ago
Personally the off centre light would bother me enough that I would repaint the ceiling ... depends on how much it will bother YOU? Can you move enerything to one side of the "great room", re=paint, then move everything to the other side?

I just went through this with an off centre dining room light while renovating my kitchen and we re-painted the whole ceiling. Then looked at the bedrooms which weren't as white and ended up having to repaint them also =)

Also wondering if one of those pendant light tracks could take care of the problem?
nancyaustin
16 years ago
Take a sample of the existing ceiling paint off the ceiling and in to a paint store, asking them to do a custom match of the paint. Then you can just paint the patched area. I've had amazing luck with doing just that. We were able to match the ceiling paint that had been applied years ago by a prior owner, in one instance. Just a few weeks ago, we had a sample of our garage paint made in a custom color (after having 3 years of dirt & dust accumulation, the original paint no longer matched) and the color came out perfectly. Try this so you'll only have to buy a quart or a gallon of paint and just paint the small patched area.
bmorepanic
16 years ago
What Nancyaustin said -or- can you live with a small bit of surface wire until you're ready to re-paint?
bluestarrgallery
16 years ago
I had a similar situation in my kitchen. I extended the peninsula length and then the light fixture was off center. I put in a flush type halogen fixture with four mini spotlights that I could angle towards the end of the peninsula and still get light there and everyone loved the fixture and said wow that is the neatest idea and thought I did it on purpose and I was happy with the light because after I thought about it I didn't like the idea of pendants hanging down blocking the view from the family room which didn't have any windows.

I searched and searched and finally found the fixture in stock at Home Depot for a very reasonable price.
warmfridge
Original Author
16 years ago
OK, will put the new lights where they belong, try to get a custom paint to cover the repair to the current hole, and if that doesn't work then repaint the ceiling down the road sometime. I can't do track lighting or spotlights, they would stick out like the proverbial sore thumb...all my other fixtures are antique brass with cut glass or crystal shades.