Turning Recessed Light Pendant Light

Great for apartments and temporary lighting solutions.

Turning recessed light pendant light.

Preassemble the mounting bracket which will support the new pendant light. Gather all the supplies and remove the light bulb from the recessed light fixture. If you have recessed can lighting you can use this hardware kit to turn it into a beautiful pendant light. It also comes with mounting plates that you install onto the can lights.

This outdoor lantern has been converted to a ceiling light in this bathroom. Converting a few recessed lights into pendant lights can vary the look of the room and bring a light source closer to where it is needed. Great over counters bedroom dining room and hallways. Unscrew the lightbulbs from the recessed fixture.

The design is horrendous and dangerous. Adjusts to fit any recessed can size between 4 in. Remove existing recessed fixture by twisting out light bulb turning and removing casing and releasing clips that hold recessed light shell to socket. Westinghouse has the full instructions on their website but i thought it would be helpful to show you pictures of the steps along with what we did to convert our recessed can lights into beautiful pendant lights.

Turn off the electricity to the light fixture circuit at the main electrical panel. Screw the prewired socket adapter into the recessed fixture. Unless the can for the recessed light is fixed to the framing of your house or at the very least to your ceiling the pendant light will pull the can out of the ceiling eventually. White decorative medallion can be painted to match any decor.

The most important step is to switch the circuit breaker off. Disconnect and remove the trim from the recessed fixture. Unique patent pending design allows you to transform existing recessed lighting into a pendant or other light fixture. Open the recessed light conversion kit.

If only these worked anywhere nearly as easily. Screw that into the socket. It provides dimension and illumination to the space. Adjusts to fit any recessed can size between 4 inch and 6 inch for use with any.

Convert a recessed light into a pendant fixture. For use with pendants or other light fixtures of 50 lbs. Attach the crossbar provided with the kit. If not when you install the pendant then eventually as gravity works on it and temperature and humidity fluctuate.