Pendant light chandeliers are common in modern d cor. Placed over a dining table, these pendant chandeliers provide excellent lighting. However, these chandeliers can sometimes provide too much light. Hanging a pendant chandelier with a diffuser is the easiest way to address this problem. Learning add a diffuser to one of these pendant chandeliers with a drum shade will help you to soften the light that comes from the fixture. Once you add the diffuser you can hang the chandelier.
Instructions
1. Spread a piece of cotton fabric on the floor. Place the drum shade of the pendant chandelier on top of the fabric. Lightly trace around the shade. Cut out the fabric so it is approximately ¼ inch larger than the shape of the drum shade.
2. Remove the fabric band from the bottom of the drum shade. Work carefully so you do not rip or tear the fabric band; you will need to reattach it later.
3. Glue the round piece of cotton fabric to the bottom of the pendant shade. The cotton fabric will act as the light diffuser. Use Tacky Glue to attach the cotton fabric to the shade. Allow the glue to dry completely. Once the glue is dry, re-attach the fabric band around the bottom of the drum shade with the tacky glue. Let the glue dry completely.
4. Remove the old light fixture from the ceiling. Turn off the power to the light fixture. Unscrew the base of the fixture with a screwdriver. Unhook the wiring by removing the wire nuts from the wired pairs.
5. Hang the new pendant chandelier with the newly installed light diffuser. Attach the mounting bracket to the electrical box with a screwdriver.
6. Connect the wiring between the chandelier and the electrical box. Match the black wires together and twist the ends together. Repeat with both the white and ground wires. Twist wire nuts over the top of the exposed wires.
7. Tuck the wires into the electrical box. Screw the pendant chandelier to the mounting bracket with a screwdriver. Turn on the power.
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