It is imperative to insulate them properly. Unscrew the socket cover from the socket inside the lamp installation. Handle the interior socket in your grasp and turn it counterclockwise, pulling it from the socket base to uncover the socket wiring.
Loosen up the copper and silver screws on the socket, utilizing a Phillips or level head screwdriver, and expel the lamp wire from underneath them. Introduce another anchor to the lamp, no less than 6 feet long or more. Connect the chain by opening the end connection and shutting the connection around the chain circle at the highest point of the pendant lamp. String another lamp cord through the chain and into the light socket. Utilize a lamp cord pre-made to your coveted length with the connector and to line switch as of now introduced.
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Go Ahead: Swag Your Chandelier. Eager to get happy at home right now? Get 10 tips for creating your happy place! This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Best idea: wait until you've figured out exactly which table you'll be using in the space and where it's going to go. HI - You can swag and I don't think it's tacky looking. But you might not really need to , because now there are floor lamp chandeliers look at the ones at RestorationHardware.
If you prefer to swag look for another way to deal with the chain. Covering the chain with the fabric seems to date the look and I find it distracting. Too 80's shabby chic. Rather just have a pretty chain. Like 1 Save. I think it's worth it to have the breaker box moved to where you want it. Swags tend to look like a temporary fix as Brenda said. It's something you'll always be glad you did. Thanks again to all of you. Still, my preference is not to swag bc the distance is only about a foot.
But since hubby will be doing the work, I guess he gets the last word. Once we make a final decision will let you all know I've got swag! The light over my dining table is swagged so it hangs in the middle of the table - about 15" over.
And I have a small accent light in the corner of my living area that's also swagged - about 24" from the corner so it hangs over an end table. The room has a vaulted ceiling, but the fixtures are hanging the same height off the floor. If you're going to swag, pay attention to what color chain and wire you use. I have white ceilings so I chose white chain and "clear" wire. Well, I guess that holds true whether the lights are hanging straight down or swagged Stewart Colley 4 years ago.
Janet Jenkins 2 years ago. Another great thread. I have a decision to make. Kailey Kelley 2 years ago. Like 5 Save. Stewart Colley 2 years ago. I finally got the fixture in place earlier this summer. Like 4 Save. Related Stories. Pull down to test the strength. Rewire your fixture to the electrical box you can follow my tutorial for installing a light fixture if you need to. Do you like my adorable sunny yellow chandelier? Would you believe that she used to be a dated brass chandy?
Do you have a Habitat ReStore near you? Check them out for inexpensive light fixtures. Hi there! Can you share where you got it? Hi I love your how-to video with swag lights. The question I have is this……can I safely wire 2 chandeliers to one electrical box? What do you think??
Thank you! Lucy, you can wire two light fixtures to the one box…BUT, you need to add up all the wattage used on that one circuit to answer the overload question.
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