I have a cathedral ceiling in a modualr home. Cheap ceiling fixtures I want to replace. Primarily, I dislike how the fixture is angled onto the cathedral ceiling. Are there fixtures that mount with the base onto the cathedral ceiling angle but then the part that hold the lightbulb can pivot so that the light itself points straight down? I'm not talking anything fancy chandelier or drop cans or anything, just a your basic center of a bedroom ceiling light. If sucha light exists, what is it called--what am I looking for when I shop?

I have cathedral ceilings and had lights that were not the dangly type when I moved into my present home. The only solution for you would be the one that I made. I bought chandeliers that hung on chains. The chains enable the light fixture to hang normally in the room. The other way the lights were mounted right up on the cathedral ceiling made me seasick. Since I bought the dangly chain lights I've gotten my equilibrium back in my home. I bought a bunch of these as they were on sale. I have them in every room of my home. I even had one left over and put up in my shed. They were all brass, two light and 3 light. I used the money I saved on the other fixtures to purchase a really nice brass 10 light chandelier for my livingroom. Got them at Lowe's. When they have a sale, they really have a sale. Had to go to several of their stores to get all the fixtures I needed but the savings was well worth the extra drives and miles it took me.

You can go with the lights that hang on a chain- as suggested above- it would be called a pendant or a chandelier. I'm sure there are other names for it. You can also get lights that hang on a rod and the rod will swivel on the base so that the rod is at an angle.

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Only problem. I don't think they make them for old construction :(

OK, I figure I can go with a chain that will naturally fall to point down with gravity or a pendant and use a sloped ceiling adaptor or a vaulted ceiling mount. I'm thinking more pendant so it won't sway if my kids hit it with a nerf ball or a stuffed animal in their bedrooms. Anybody know a good website to shop for lesser expensive country style nickel or chrome and white fixtures?

As I said previously try Lowe's. You won't be able to get anything "lesser expensive" if you want nickel or chrome. Anything metal costs. I did not use any special ceiling mounts either. I also have my ceiling fans installed on the slop of the ceiling with no special adapters and they look and work just fine. And your kids won't hurt any light on a chain with a nerf ball either so don't count them out of your search as remember, kids DO grow up and learn manners and play outdoors. I'd rather have the light "sway" instead of being rigidly installed anyway.

OK. I'm not the best in making a choice that is 'correct' in home décor, so I'll throw this question out there, too: If I have the typical, I'm guessing 10 ft vaulted ceilings in modular home and bedrooms are from 10x13 to 13x14 is there a certain length of chain or certain diameter of fixture globe that I should look at so it doesn't seem too puny in such a room or too high or does it affect how the light is cast into the room if I have a short chain or a longer chain? In other words, with such high ceilings is there a 'normal' height at which I ought to consider the fixture should hang down to? Again any actual experiences good or bad appreciated!

If you have a 10ft vaulted ceiling, I suggest hanging your pendant in a bedroom down two feet so that the light itself is at the normal 8ft. Ceiling level of an overhead light. If you are hanging a pendant or chandelier above a table the normal height is 30 to 36 inches above the top of the table. A trick for getting a light that is the right size for the room is to take the room dimensions example 13 x 10 feet and pretend it is inches... and add it together. 13 inches plus 10 inches is 23 inches. Lights generally are not 23 inches around. The next size down is 20 inches the next size up is usually 24 inches. That's the one I would use. If you are doing multiple lights such as over an island in a kitchen, then use the same formula and decrease the scale of each light by how many lights you are using. If your formula says you need a 24 inch light but you want two lights, divide by two and use two 12 inch pendants... If you want three than use 8 inch so that the scale remains the same. This is just a guide. Sometimes you want to make a statement with an overscale light fixture, sometimes you just want it to be part of the room, in that case use the formula above and you should be fine. Hope that helps! : )

Hey Mom,

This post was submitted in 2008. I think the poster got it figured out by now. :)

So. It's helpful for the next.

Ouch, that's a bit abrupt! Many often search out past Q & A forums because the dates may be in the past, but the question doesn't go out-of-date. Someone can still benefit from another's experience.