Products like crown molding, chair rails and ceiling medallions can give your dining room, den or living room an elegant upgrade without investing in a whole room makeover. Crown molding and chair rails are relatively easy to find, paint and install. However, by the time that you finish the preparations and get started, your weekend may almost be over.

Traditional, plaster ceiling medallions used to require the expertise of master craftsmen. As a result, these Victorian-era home accents were usually a luxury reserved for the wealthy. Lucky for us, today's do-it-yourselfer can install lightweight, two-piece ceiling medallions to achieve the same elegant look without calling a contractor and investing a lot of time and money.

Relatively new to the market, a two-piece medallion installs quickly and easily around a lighting fixture or ceiling fan's canopy eliminating the hassle of disconnecting and reconnecting electrical wires. These glamorous accents enhance your lighting fixture or ceiling fan, making it the focal point of your room.

Looking for an easy home improvement, Mary Kohalmi of Reading, Pa. recently found herself searching her local home center for options. "I wanted to decorate my dining room with a quick and inexpensive accent. I thought I'd try the two-piece Westinghouse medallion since I wouldn't have to remove the chandelier. I was shocked that I was able to install it by myself in less than 30 minutes."

Made of lightweight polyurethane, Westinghouse Lighting Corporation's decorative two-piece ceiling medallions install seamlessly with polyurethane adhesive and dry wall screws. Each medallion has a 5 1/4" center opening, is able to be painted, and will not warp, split or splinter. Available in four styles with 16" or 19" diameters, these medallions retail from $39.99 to $64.99.

Forget about the contractor or wasting your precious time on another weekend project, two-piece medallions transform your room in less than a half hour. Save time, money and lots of headaches, this is one easy home improvement that you can actually do yourself.

For more information about Westinghouse Lighting Corporation's two-piece medallions, visit www.westinghouselighting.com/products_05.html, send an email to info@westinghouselighting.com, or call (888) 417-6222.

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