Hanging Tips for the Pottery Barn Edison Light Fixture

Location

• Select a location for hanging Pottery Barn's Edison light fixture that has at least a couple inches available around the base to hang the light cables. The middle of a room or a corner is just as suitable. The benefit of hanging the Edison Chandelier in the middle of a room is that it allows the light to spread across the area. Situating the light fixture over a table in a dining room creates a decorative focal point while providing dinnertime brilliance.

Cables

• The long cables that hold and suspend the light bulbs from the ceiling give you the opportunity to customize the chandelier hanging. Pottery Barn displays the light with the cables suspended at various points around the light fixture base so the lightbulbs hang at different heights. Another option is to choose points that are the same distance from the base in a perfect circle around it. This method places the lights at the same hanging height.

Hooks

• The Pottery Barn Edison light fixture comes with cord brackets that match the chandelier. However, consider altering this light by switching the brackets with hooks. Keep in mind that the cord brackets hold the cables tightly in place, so select a hook with similar properties or tie string securely around the hanging point of the cable and make a small loop. Place the loop over the ceiling hook. Strive for industrial style hooks to align with the light fixture's core characteristic.

Considerations and Safety

• A wall stud is an ideal anchor for ceiling screws. Wall stud finders, which are available at home improvement stores, help you locate structural wood planks behind drywall without invasive work. Use drywall anchors and screws when wall studs are not present.

  Turn off the power in the area you are installing the light before removing the original fixture, and keep the power off until the project is complete. Switch the breaker back on and test the light by turning on the related switch.