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YHL, you had the ceiling open and the spackle out, already!
Gaaah! They could at least have moved it within the hole they had.
Re: YHL, you had the ceiling open and the spackle out, already!
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I had to go look and see what you were talking about.
Um, yeah...we would have definitely moved the electrical box as far over as the hole would allow to make it a bit more centered. My DH hates drywalling, so I probably could not convince him to cut a whole new home and fill the old one completely in though so maybe that's why they didn't either.
I wouldn't be comfortable with that placement at all - hanging there so close to running water. I really like the fixture, but that placement looks even worse than the fixture in their bedroom.
I thought the same thing when I saw it. Seriously, you're already doing drywall and repainting, why not move it to exactly where you want it. If it's that small a bathroom, moving the junction box would be a piece of cake, and it's one more snall piece of drywall. They're just going to have to redo it all when they finally decide to move it.
I like the light fixture. I like the color they painted the bathroom. I do not like them together. I also think that light looks dinky and simultaneously stands out like a sore thumb AND gets lost in the room. I know that sounds contradictory.
Plus the whole reason it was a square in the first place is so there was a vent fan in the bathroom. Which I personally would want in a tiny bathroom that I showered in every day.
I think the light is really pretty, but it looks awful there. Hanging over the toilet or something would have been pretty, and then a separate light/fan fixture over the tub. Plus, with it hanging down like that I bet the shower is dark. Pendant lights don't typically give off much light.
Oh, you're right! I know they have a window, but a vent fan is essential!
But look what I found while trying to suss out whether they'd removed the vent or the previous owners had...
super super super super creepy.
http://mylifeandkids.com/2012/02/house-sitting-for-young-house-love/
No kidding.
While a vent fan might not be code, it's definitely smart to have one to avoid mold and mildew issues in a bathroom. Also, while I like that light, it's not a bathroom light IMO, and they've cut out all light to their shower, which was limited before with the really high shower curtain.
The light in the shower was my first thought. It's going to be really dark in the shower now since the light hangs down so low.
Where is Fox? Isn't a hanging light so close to the tub against building code? I swear that she wanted to put a chandelier in her bath and the building inspector rejected it.
My thoughts exactly.
raised shower curtain + lowered light = zero light in the shower.
And the fact that they didn't see that square hole and instantly go buy a vent fan for the bathroom irks me.
It's got to be a steamy mess in there when they use the shower.