Looking for a unique ceiling medallion that is affordable & simple to create? Look no further, I will show you how to use wall art to ceiling art with this compass metal ceiling medallion DIY.

It all started with a walk down the clearance aisle at Hobby Lobby. As I scanned the aisle my eye fell on a piece of wall art, an iron compass. My mind started reeling with ideas of what I could do with this find. I decided to turn it into a ceiling medallion for the Captain Nemo study. Here’s how you can recreate this compass metal ceiling medallion.

We went from this unassuming piece of wall art…

to this fabulous and unique metal ceiling medallion!

Isn’t it amazing! What’s even more fun – this project became a family affair. My folks were visiting and doing projects just comes naturally. 😉

Materials:

Table of Contents

Iron piece
Hooks
Dremmel with sander attachment or a file
Drill bit the size of fan downrod
Paint

I found the compass wall art at my local craft store.

Step One:

Uninstall your ceiling fan or light fixture. Since we had a fan – we then measured the fan’s downrod. This determined the drill bit size we needed,

Step Two:

Carefully drill out the center of your iron piece. Take your time and make sure your batteries are fully charged… ahem.

Ah, yes that is our watch cat… Sugars. She kept a watchful eye on the project while we waited for the drill battery to charge. HA HA!

Step Three:

Clean up the burrs with a hand file or a Dremel attachment. (My poor tomato plant in the background… the heat was just too much for it. 🙁 )

Step Four:

Paint – of course, this is optional. I wanted the “medallion” to match the metallic color of the “riveted” wall treatment. I painted the little hooks the same metallic color in hopes that they would “just go away” once installed.