J. and I have issues with this fixture. For one, it is probably a bathroom fixture masquerading as a dining room light, but it is not convincing anyone. And since the dining room was probably the former living room, the light is installed at a height that might be good for a sofa. As a result, the fixture imparts a nasty glare visible to everyone sitting at the dining room table. That's just crappy ambiance.
With our upcoming painting vacation, we've decided to address this issue, since we'll be tearing apart this area anyway. We can:
a.) Rotate the fixture 180 degrees. The light will point upward instead of downward. This might take care of the annoying glare problem. However, it means we will be effectively lighting the ceiling of the room. This is also the least challenging solution, technically speaking.
b.) Move the the fixture three feet higher on the wall. The thought here is that the light might diffuse better and light the table more evenly. Or it might just mean that the lightglare is more likely to bother tall people. This could be a challenge to our electrical installation and wood paneling repair skills, but it would be worth it.
c.) Replace the ugly brownish vases with slightly less ugly with white vases. Then we could buy lower wattage bulbs for less glare and the white vases would diffuse the light better, keeping the room bright. And if nothing else, at least they won't look dirty even after they've been dusted. This is also the most expensive of options, but it is doable.
d.) Do nothing. Paint around the fixture and leave as is. But really, what's the point of that?
Except for d.), all combinations of these are options. We could do a.) and c.), or a.) and b.), or b.) c.), or heck, all three.
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