If your bathroom light is a tacky fluorescent, replace it with a decorative vanity light. Materials: Flat- and Phillips-head screwdrivers
Circuit tester
Needle-nose pliers to bend and shape wires
Wire nuts
Dry-wall-mounted junction box
Toggle bolts or wood screws to secure new light fixture
Safety goggles - Turn off the power to the circuit at the breaker box.
- Remove the cover and bulb from the existing fixture, then detach the base of the fixture (figure A). Use a circuit tester to make sure the power is off, disconnect the wires from the fixture, and remove it from the wall. If the original light was mounted without a junction box, you'll need to install one to comply with building codes.
- Attach a mounting bracket for the new fixture to the junction box (figure B).
- Connect the wires for the new fixture. Attach black to black and white to white, and secure the connections with wire nuts.
- Press the wires back into the box (figure C), and attach the new fixture to the mounting plate.
- Insert the bulbs and attach any shades or covers. Then turn the power back on at the breaker box.
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