Kitchen light box makeover

How to remove and replace a large fluorescent light box from your kitchen and update it with light and bright lighting options.

We got a lot accomplished today at the house! One of the biggest things we wanted to get done was removing the light box in the kitchen before they start working on the popcorn Monday. This was actually a pretty simple project (easy for me to say as you will see my job pretty much consisted of taking pictures and giving some unsolicited advise! haha). Here she is. Complete with popcorn and all. Take a good look... yes the light fixture was sitting completely diagonal inside the box. First…

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The main light in our kitchen was a large fluorescent fixture. Neither of us liked the look of it, but I did like how much light it threw out. After we installed the new pendant light, and saw ho…

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Well, if your house was built in the 80's, you may be the proud owner of a big ol' ugly light box. Our house was actually built in 1971, so I'm wondering if this was put in as a remodel. Gasp! Ours was a recessed beauty with old, grimy plastic insets. Of course I loved that cold, fluorescent lighting...NOT! Here's a before: If you look closely, you might actually see some old wall paper (or ceiling paper) that looks like it jumped right out of the kitchen on The Brady Bunch. Now, I am a huge…

How to remove and replace a large fluorescent light box from your kitchen and update it with light and bright lighting options.

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We've finished the ceiling and lights in the kitchen! It was a lot of work but I think it makes a huge difference! Before and afters: Before: After: I also updated the light fixture above the sink to match the new fixture we installed. All it took was a few shots of Rust-Oleum's Oil Rubbed Bronze. I used the paint and primer version, and it covered beautifully. Before: After: (I haven't put the curtain back - and you can see a little preview of the cabinet transformations I've started…