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Fun replacement for an overhead light in a bedroom? (beehaw.org)

submitted 4 months ago by Rekhyt@beehaw.org to c/diy@beehaw.org

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I have an overhead light in my bedroom that I absolutely despise. It's way too bright and it's right behind my phone/book/whatever when I'm lying in bed. We have other lights around the room, and so I'd like to replace it with someone else. I don't really want a ceiling fan there, but that's the only thing I can think of. Does anyone have suggestions of something fun to put in the center of a bedroom ceiling?

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[–] memfree@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Mount a flatscreen to the ceiling?

A Theramin?

Ceiling medallion? They aren't much of anything but they do look nicer than an empty outlet.

A GOBO projector would probably be a hassle to reach/change.

Something like this? Not sure how you'd get it up there and maybe it'd just be annoying: https://www.haines.com.au/cathode-ray-tube-paddle-wheel.html (see: Crookes tube)

Any motion sensor driven item.

[–] Rekhyt@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

Honestly ceiling medallion isn't a bad idea. It's a nice accent. We don't have a TV in our bedroom (because we don't want to use the space like that) otherwise the projector isn't a bad idea either.