Surprise under Medallion / Installing light fixture

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I am fliping a house. We removed a medallion for the intalation of Ikea lamp with a rectangular base and tree pendants. But used to be a recess light the hole almost 7 inches oval and is bigger than the lamp bracket. I thought install a rectangular pvc lowes medallion but am not sure if this. Ideas?

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Jason Richards

Lender · Greenwood Village, CO · Member since 2016 · 40 posts · 20 votes

It depends on the size, style, and color of your light base. If you can match it, a rectangular pendant may look fine. Otherwise, drywall patch/repair is probably your best option.

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Jason Richards
Lender · Greenwood Village, CO · Member since 2016 · 40 posts · 20 votes
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It depends on the size, style, and color of your light base. If you can match it, a rectangular pendant may look fine. Otherwise, drywall patch/repair is probably your best option.
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Ryan Normand
Contractor · AZ · Member since 2022 · 215 posts · 185 votes
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Lol. Handyman special right there. You can use a PVC medallion. It will technically work, but IMO medallions usually look cheesy because you know they were installed for the sole purpose of covering up a mistake. It it were me I would just do a quick drywall patch. This should've been patched the last time it was installed but they were probably just too lazy.
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Carlton B.
Rental Property Investor · Milwaukee, WI · Member since 2013 · 281 posts · 133 votes
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Every house there is always something at the end. What I do is I ask everybody on the team electrician, plumber, drywaller what they think somebody will have an idea. You could go to Amazon and just scroll thru light fixtures until something grabs you attention.
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