Light it up!
For some time now I’ve been searching for small pendant lights to place in the high hats that we have above the sink.
Only problem was that all of the recessed lighting converter kits at my local home improvements kits left more to be desired. None of them were a style that I wanted in my home. Of course I could have just bought the plain recessed lighting converter kit and then purchased an additional small pendant to achieve the look I wanted.
We decided to go with this option and found a lot of budget friendly options online only at Home Depot:
Here are links for all of the above lights if you want to purchase them:
Nautical Mini Pendant Light $18.98
Brushed Nickle Pendant – $25.78
Bronze Pendant with fabric shade-$39.97
Bronze Mini Pendant- $17.49
Golden Bronze Mini Pendant- $42.40
Oil Rubbed Bronze Mini Pendant-$29.97
We ordered a pair a while back and they have just been sitting in our kitchen waiting to be installed. It’s one of our projects for this weekend so stay tuned for a reveal on Monday! The best part? Jon found a way to do without purchasing a recessed lighting converter kit and the new piece will need is only $5!!!! Woo-hoo!
Do you have recessed lighting in your kitchen as well? I love them for the amount of light that they provide, but style wise they don’t really offer much.
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I love the way pendant lights look. That second brushed nickel one is really nice and your window is perfect for a nice hanging lamp.
Home Depot has more styles than I thought they would! I love the look!
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Karena
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I was just on Pinterest last night looking for inspiration for over the sink lighting! We have a pretty nice pot light up there now….but I’d love to have a pendant. Thanks for sharing this!
Cool. Do share your $5 find.
Stay tuned. I will reveal all on Monday after we tackle the project. Want to make sure it works before patting myself on the back. 🙂
10 years ago, I asked an electrician if he could convert the existing pot lights over my island to hanging pendants. He said it couldn’t be done, which seemed crazy to me at the time. I should have “invented” some conversion kits back then, and made some money. They seem to be everywhere now. Can’t wait to see how it turns out.
I can’t believe these are so cheap!! I love the last one on the right for your kitchen, however, I’m torn about the chain versus the straight cording.
Oooh – I can’t wait to see how the project turns out. We are moving to a new rental that has recessed lighting in the kitchen and i’d love to give it a go. For my personal taste, I would go with the nautical mini pendant light. I can’t wait to see what you choose.
We have some totally terrible 80s track lighting over our sink. I’m saving up for a major gut renovation of that room (trust me, it NEEDS it) but I’m seriously considering doing a mini-redo sometime next year. I wonder if I would be able to DIY a transition from track lighting to pendants over the sink??
Can’t wait to see what you chose- and your cabinet hardware is gorgeous!
Oh too funny – we’re doing the opposite at our house. We have a spot wired for a pendant over our sink but we’re converting it to a can. But we don’t have much room for a pendant there and we already have two pendants in the room! 🙂