If you want to change a room's look without buying new furniture or carpet, or if you want to accent a part of a room, you can change the lighting. Recessed ceiling lights come in two styles: eyeball lights can be turned to accent a piece of art, or "down" lights can light an area with light pointed downward only. Both offer a clean look and won't clutter your ceiling like track lighting, and they can be installed with a bit of effort in a single afternoon.
Instructions
1. Run the wiring for the light in your attic or walls and ceiling. If you are replacing an existing light, you may disconnect the wiring from that light and move it to the recessed light after you have mounted the recessed light.
2. Mark the location for the light with your pencil. Hold the housing of the light up to the location and trace a ring around the outside of the housing. Drill a hole in the wallboard, then use a jigsaw or keyhole saw to cut the hole for the body of the light.
3. Push the recessed light up into the hole until the frame brackets are inside the opening. The frame brackets should be flush with the bottom of the wood framing--the ceiling joists--in the ceiling. Use your hammer to pound the metal teeth on the light's supporting arms into the wood of the joists.
4. Fasten the trim ring to the face of the light with the small metal clips that are included with the light kit.
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