Easily Change a Recessed Light to a Decorative Hanging Fixture

In my quest to make a few easy upgrades in the kitchen (I shared my new bamboo shades earlier in the week), I was really hoping for some sort of decorative fixture. It was near impossible aesthetically because of the close proximity to the hanging fixtures in the adjacent rooms, plus there are 6 recessed lights (hi-hats) in the space and the layout just wouldnt allow - I wasnt wanting to change the space that much for an electrician to come in and rip out the entire ceiling to simply add a pretty new light.

But then

(like usual) I had an ah-ha moment and thought to add some pizazz to the kitchen, a switch-out of the existing recessed light to a new hanging fixture over the sink would be the ideal spot.

To easily make the upgrade, I used a Recessed Light Adapter Kit (a.k.a. Recessed Fixture Converter) which quickly and inexpensively allows a recessed light to be converted to any style hanging fixture or pendant. Think about the possibilities for all those blah hi-hats that can now be WOW hallways, bathrooms, kitchens

To start off, the Mister and I removed the light bulb and the plastic can, so only the sheetrock and wires inside were exposed. Then we took the new white plate from the conversion kit and installed it as speci fied in the directions (the electrical wires were still exposed and dangling).

Then it was time to hang and electrify the fixture. If you plan on changing out your recessed light, follow the directions that come with the kit! I am not an electrician and Im sharing the pictures and steps that I took, but every condition is slightly different.

The hanging fixture< /strong> we chose was from Lowes and its a great accent to the fixtures in the nearby spaces. Cute, right? It was less than $50 so it was a winner in my book. Ive seen similar for a lot more $$$, so I was a happygal.

Within about 20 minutes, the fixture was hung and we stood back to admire.

Check out how the kitchen has transformed over the years.

All DIY baby!!

Its hard to believe how it looked less than 2 years ago. Im super happy with the recent revamp of the bamboo shades and the decorative light fixture. (Who knows what will be next)

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