)Lay your tape measure on the counter and stretch the light fixture out next to the ruler (be sure to set the glass shade on to gauge the full height. : )My sister and I have recently started a business together, which is difficult as she lives in California and I live in Wyoming…but we’re committed to making it work– so congrats on having a business with your sister! I’m glad you shared how to correctly install it.Always appreciate some good step by step instructions. Older homes often use 20 amp circuits, which may be wired with 14 gauge wires. I like the smell of coffee and sawdust in the morning. Thanks for your gentle reminder.Love your website but just to let you know I am reading from Australia and it is illegal to do your own wiring here as our voltage is much higher here (240v) and must always be done by a licenced electrician or you risk being fried!I don’t think people realize what a difference light makes on a room. Anywho, the post that features your mailbox project is going to appear on HL today. What little work I do by myself I leave exposed for easy checking, by my teacher and our electrician, and I label each wire as I run it from beginning to end writing on it as I was taught by my electrician.Naturally at this stage nothing has been hooked up yet so no worries about turning off the power. Rather than upgrading all of the wiring on that circuit to 12 gauge, you can just downgrade the circuit to 15 amps to meet code standards.If you have a grounding wire in your electrical box, connect it along with the lamp’s grounding wire to the grounding bolt as shown in image two.A Beautiful Mess is a lifestyle blog founded by sisters Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman. -MandiElectricity is definitely something to be respected and treated with the utmost care and safety, but not to be feared, in my opinion. Thanks for sharingThank god I’m not the only woman who’s calling her dad for every little job in my house… Like you, I decided lately that it’s about time to learn this stuff myself. People are being kinda dramatic.Many home repair work involves danger— working with saws, compressed air, chemicals, etc. )Thanks for the help. Photos edited with Stella of the As always, I love your posts.LOVE this tutorial, Mandi! (this is where a second pair of eyes help.) It’s a good skill to keep in your mental tool box (aka brain), so read on to find out how simple it is to hardwire a light without calling an electrician.Wire nuts are for finishing the connection of wires from the light to the wires coming out of the electrical box in the ceiling. BobbiThank you for the tutorial. But glad to see you sharing this information for those who need it though. It’s called a “sure-in” and it is WONDERFUL! -MandiYou may want to review the difference between the words chord and cord.I love the fixtures you’ve picked out! It’s also quite common for home owners to change out their hard-wired light fixtures without calling a professional electrician. Discard or save the excess chain and wiring for another project.Thread the wiring (that is still attached to the light fixture) through the threaded rod and back into the canopy.Attach the chain back onto the canopy with the removable link (or simply open and close another link onto the canopy. I always forget to thread the face place on it, so I have to undo all my work and make sure I’ve thread the plate on first. (translation: I’m still totally scared, but look out Home Depot, I’m coming and I’m going shopping! I tell him he gets to do ceiling work since he’s taller.This is a really well-thought-out and kindly put post. I would love to update the fixtures in my apartment, but I’d be stumped as to how. That is lovely!


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