Update Your Ceiling Lights Without Any Electrical Work!

New homes often have these types of lights and while there is nothing wrong with them, they kind of scream boring and common to me. They seem like such an inconsequential piece of a home but by changing them up, it can make a space feel softer and lighter instantly.

While you can remove these types of lights completely, it will cost you a lot of money to buy new lighting and have an electrician do the work. Neither of those was something that I wanted to deal with, so the next best thing was paint!

To get the light fixtures ready for painting I removed the glass globes and carefully set them aside. Most globes are held on by a very flat piece of metal that can easily be unscrewed.

Next, to make sure I didn’t have any problems with the paint sticking to the fixtures, I brushed on a coat of Fusion Ultra Grip. The Ultra Grip acts like glue between the surface you want to paint and the actual paint. It doesn’t take long to brush it on and can save you so much time in the long run.

Once the Ultra Grip is on, you do need to leave it for 12-24 hours to make sure it has done its job so a little planning ahead is required. I should also mention that it dries clear so there are no worries about it affecting any paint colour you choose.

After allowing the Ultra Grip to dry, I began painting with Fusion Mineral Paint in Raw Silk. Raw Silk is a slightly creamy white colour that was a few shades off of the ceiling colour but still blended in nicely.

To apply the paint, a small, thin brush makes all the difference. You don’t want something that will leave a lot of brush strokes or that will holds a lot of paint so you have to worry about drips.

This is what the fixtures looked like after one coat of paint.

I ended up putting two coats of paint on each light fixture and that was all I needed. You also want to make sure to paint the small, flat pieces that hold the lights together while you are working on the rest.

Once everything was dry, I reassembled the lights and was completely thrilled with how much I liked them. It is such a small thing and costs so little but has had such a big impact on the space. The lights feel more cohesive and softer now.

See what I did with one of the lights that had a broken globe here...

Check out more easy ways to use paint around your home here...