[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

Its also possible that the NEW fixture is heavier or mounted different that is adding a load to the piece of drywall...OR....I know this is outragious, but maybe it was there the entire time, but the way the previous light lit your room, "hid" this the entire time, or this new light maginfies a pre-existing condition.

Originally Posted by TinyEvel

Another thing that might have happened, only if the previous fixture was hanging, and the new one is mounted close to or on the ceiling, the light is now going across the surface, magnifying surface defects, while the old one threw light more towards the ceiling hiding elevation changes.

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Okay, we're almost there. All we have left is:

3. Putting in the dining room chandelier.

But you both have a point. Since the lighting has changed in the room, what was possibly never noticed before sticks out like a sore thumb now.