The house that we're getting ready to move into has a working, brick veneered, freestanding fireplace in a room with a cathedral ceiling. There is a ceiling fan in the center of the room, and midway between the ceiling fan and the fireplace are three really ugly, 25-year-old white track lights that can be directed at the fireplace.
I'm going with a brushed pewter/mahogany color palette. No white.
My first thought was to replace the track lighting with some smaller, updated stainless steel or pewter colored lights on bendable track, but these don't seem to come in anything but halogen, and I wouldn't have a halogen light in my house for love nor money. I prefer a medium base fixture so I can put in my favorite natural daylight fluorescent bulbs that I found online.
So my next thought was that a pair of wall sconces on the front of the fireplace would be perfect (I can use my favorite fluorescent bulbs), but the fireplace is completely sheathed in brick and is free standing. The mantle is currently just a small shelf with no sides or room to place any table lamps. (This really has to be changed out as soon as we can afford it!)
Wouldn't it be dangerous to run electrical wire down between the brick veneer and the metal? There nothing on the outside of the fireplace to hide the wiring in. Or am I worrying about nothing? My husband says that since the brick only extends to the ceiling and not beyond, it would be easy to run the wire inside the brick veneer, but he doesn't know if this should be done, either. We had to replace the wooden chimney, and the whole thing appears to be metal lined all the way down, but that's all we know about it.
Please advise.
Regards,
Sharon
I'm going with a brushed pewter/mahogany color palette. No white.
My first thought was to replace the track lighting with some smaller, updated stainless steel or pewter colored lights on bendable track, but these don't seem to come in anything but halogen, and I wouldn't have a halogen light in my house for love nor money. I prefer a medium base fixture so I can put in my favorite natural daylight fluorescent bulbs that I found online.
So my next thought was that a pair of wall sconces on the front of the fireplace would be perfect (I can use my favorite fluorescent bulbs), but the fireplace is completely sheathed in brick and is free standing. The mantle is currently just a small shelf with no sides or room to place any table lamps. (This really has to be changed out as soon as we can afford it!)
Wouldn't it be dangerous to run electrical wire down between the brick veneer and the metal? There nothing on the outside of the fireplace to hide the wiring in. Or am I worrying about nothing? My husband says that since the brick only extends to the ceiling and not beyond, it would be easy to run the wire inside the brick veneer, but he doesn't know if this should be done, either. We had to replace the wooden chimney, and the whole thing appears to be metal lined all the way down, but that's all we know about it.
Please advise.
Regards,
Sharon