Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person installing light into ceiling hole - Banksphotos/Getty Images From wiring issues to selecting the wrong fixture, there is a ...

Although newer homes have wall switches for most overhead lighting, fixtures in older houses may be controlled by pull chains from the light. Trying to find that pull chain in the dark can be ...

May 14, 2010 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If light bulbs don't screw into your old light fixture as smoothly as they used to the solution is a stick of lip ...

The day had finally come — well, actually the night — when I got to see my home in a new light. An LED light. I had been waiting impatiently for the eight light fixtures I ordered two months ago to ...

Sometimes the simplest of things can turn out to be just the opposite. Like turning on the light over my kitchen table, for instance. Last week, it didn’t come on. The easy answer should be the bulb ...

Living in a small rental apartment can limit what's possible in terms of interior design. Throughout the many years that I've perused trade shows and furniture showrooms, I often find myself returning ...

Replacing a light fixture looks like the definition of “minor work,” which is why so many homeowners assume permits are irrelevant. The real mistake is treating every lighting swap as the same simple ...