I have a chandelier in my dining room which is always in the way at parties when we move the dining room table against the wall. Here’s a way to remedy that, putting the fixture on a track that slides the light out of the way. Not the most attractive look on the ceiling, but still an interesting solution.
The Lampslide
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a chain that you can shorten using a partially open link is ay simpler.
I don’t get why you’d even mount a light at head height, a tiny bit higher and that wouldn’t be in the way and you’d be less likely to walk into the thing.
Because even if the chandelier were raised above head level, it would still be between the projector and the screen, casting a shadow.
What’s with moving it by hand?
It should be linked with the home theatre so it automatically withdraws the light when the projection screen comes down!
While the idea is kind of clever, the black elastic cord contrasting with the white ceiling shocks the conscience.
With solutions like that, who needs problems?
-S
Didn’t they have cantilevered ceiling fixtures in the 70s that could easily swing up out of the way? Oh right. They did.
Still, neat implementation of a concept.