How do I disguise a ceiling light fixture in dining room of a rental

can you send a photo

Why can't you remove it and save it for when you move to put back? light fixtures are relatively inexpensive and you can take the new one with you when you move.

Put some sort of shade over it? A picture would help.

owners have affixed it in a way that it wont come off. crazy, I know

So, you'd like this fixture to look more "dining-room" appropriate? How about making a drum shade chandelier that will fit over the existing ugly duckling?

I replaced mine in my last apartment, its only 2 screws and wires to change out, saved the old one in a cardboard box and gave it to manager when I moved out.

suspend an upsidedown pretty umbrella to disguise it (shorten handle)

Does it have a nipple in the center to unscrew and the inclosed globe comes down in order to change the light bulbs? If so here are a few picture ideas