How to replace a recessed can light with a chandelier or ceiling fan!Â
Did you know you can hang any light fixture from a recessed light fixture, as long as it's 35 pounds or under?Â
There are a few easy ways to update or change out your recessed lights. I've shared a couple of them here…if you have old, yellowed cans with halogen bulbs, it's super easy to replace your old recessed lights with beautiful LED versions.
You can also add character and detail where a recessed light is installed by using a simple kit that screws into the to change it to a hanging pendant light. For this method you need to have the a canned light that has a screw in light bulb.
I did this in our little blue and white floral wallpapered hallway:Â
And in our foyer vestibule when I added (you guessed it)…wallpaper there as well:Â
Both of those options are SUPER simple and take no electrical knowledge at all!
I do have some electrical experience, so I thought this next one would be especially easy. Although it turns out you don't need to know much other than how to wire a light fixture to do this one.Â
So I thought…easy! 😣
You know how sometimes what you think will be super difficult turn out to be a breeze, and projects you think will be easy turn out to be much harder than you thought?Â
This was one of those harder than I thought ones.
Shortly after finishing my closet makeover over the past couple of weeks, I thought about some updates I'd like to make to the little hallway outside the closet as well.
It's a small space, but as you can see above, I love treating spots like that as tiny rooms I can decorate. 🙂Â
We have a recessed light in this area that I knew would look great with a hanging light:Â
