Converting bathroom ceiling light/fan to just a light fixture.
4 years ago
10 foot ceiling. powder room 5’ x 5’
with small window, Have a standard fan/ light combo in ceiling but would like to convert it to a light fixture only that will brighten the room. Any suggestions on this conversion.
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Comments (3)It's not necessarily a big deal. There's a good chance you can use the existing wiring, but probably not the existing box in the ceiling. Go to your local big-box store and ask about ceiling fan-rated electrical boxes. There are several styles available, depending on whether you need to mount the fan in open space between two joists, or up against the side of a joist, or directly under a joist. After disconnecting the wiring from the old fixture, you'll have to disentangle it from the old box and pull it into the new box as you install it. Hopefully the house is new enough that the wiring is romex; if it's full of original 1950's wiring with insulation that has become brittle, it could become a bigger project....See MoreBathroom Light/Exhaust Fan Help
Comments (14)The earlier poster is incorrect. You should never have the white from a switch connected to the light. One of the "bundles" will be your hot in; one will be a hot out (to the exhaust fan); the other will be the switch leg for the vanity light. Determine which is which. Connect the hot black, the hot out black, and the white of the switch leg together (add black tape to this white to signify it is hot). Connect the two remaining whites together along with a 6in piece of white wire. What you have left will be a switched black and a white. Connect these to the corresponding wires of the fixture. I have excluded the bare grounds here; they should all be connected together. And of course all of this should be done with the power off at the breaker....See Moremaster bathroom lighting - scone or 2-light fixture?
Comments (19)Shrina, the color is fine.(Although Polar White is a cool white w/more of a blue undertone. Since you have the brown tiles, I might have gone w/a warmer white. But you can work around it) once you get the mirror framed out, it will start to take shape. (maybe do a warm wood frame?) Add some cool hardware to your vanity. (maybe something w/decorative knobs) You don't want to paint the vanity? What you need is life on that large, blank wall! you could also do a shelf or two above the toilet to add a few accessories. here are some examples and all of them would perk up your space. do some inexpensive wood shelves. have some wood cut at Home depot, sand and stain them. get the brackets there too. (you can spray paint them silver, gold, white, whatever) then bring in some warm elements like the baskets, rolled towels, etc IF you paint your vanity white (or another color) it will revive the entire look ideas for the back wall,,,, this one you can cut a piece of peel and stick wallpaper, frame it, paint the frame, and voila! While on this one below, they did the entire wall. (you could do the peel and stick, regular wallpaper, or a mural). maybe some glass shelves over the toilet w/a picture or something. paint it a bold color (the one wall) and do some photography art or do a few picture shelves bold color, focal accessory (here they used a map, but any large picture or two would work) but look at the other items in the room. the rolled towels, a basket, nice rug, etc maybe a few pictures you can do something like this w/faux succulents. so a few shiplap boards, paint a darker color above it, add art or shelving and if you want to go full out, paint your vanity, add some wainscot around the bottom (you can DIY this) and whatever else you like get yourself a better vanity tray RL,4000K is hardly hospital-like. it's natural light. 2700 is really dim and really yellow. I think the lighting is fine. The glaring cool white walls are making it brighter. any reason why you picked white for the walls w/all of your brown/creamy tones?...See MoreHow do I cover the corners on this bathroom fan/light?
Comments (3)A goof ring might work aesthetically if it's the same size of the new light. I'd be curious how you physically hung the new light from the old recessed housing? Are the wiring connections exposed?...See MoreRelated Professionals
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PRO4 years agoI Agree with Chispa, placing a semi-flush at the center of the powder room will give you a great amount of light.
These are some good options.the warda semi-flush comes in four finishes and three sizes
https://www.douniahome.com/collections/semi-flush-mount-ceiling-lights
this is also a nice geometric option it comes in four finishes and three sizes
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