After you remove the fluorescent box you may need to repair the ceiling if your new fixture doesn t cover holes or discoloration.
Replace recessed fluorescent light fixture in kitchen.
The second option to replace the old fluorescent light fixture in kitchen soffit is to be framing the soffit opening and cover it with drywall.
That makes your kitchen ceiling looks like the kitchen in newly built homes.
Nothing to modern we have a very traditional home.
Update your kitchen lighting and alter the look of the room.
Replace a huge ugly florescent light fixture in kitchen w o using can.
We are adding small can lights around the kitchen to help with overall lighting as well.
Because you ll be disconnecting some electrical wires while replacing the fluorescent light fixture in your kitchen it s imperative that you switch off the circuit breaker connected to the kitchen as advised by ehow.
Remove the old lighting and install recessed lights inside the raised soffit ceiling.
Ceilings are about 8 feet so nothing that hangs too low.
I had florescent lights that were recessed with the ugly grates.
I took them out painted the cavity and put in 2 hanging mason jar.
Depending on the size of the soffit in relation to your kitchen you may want to add additional task lights around the soffit above the counter tops.
I also painted the trim and ceiling but that s a whole another post.
And after 16 years of living with an ugly fluorescent light box i now have an open ceiling with a pretty little light to replace it hanging in my kitchen.
Update the lighting in your home and replace your old fluorescent light box with a modern lighting fixture.
It will replace this brass light fixture i gave a 0 makeover a while back.
Try to turn on the light after flipping the circuit breaker to confirm that the power has been disconnected.
Adding crown moulding inside the soffit is a great way to give it a finished look.