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The puck lights I bought are dimmable and are sooo bright (fancy!). All you need to do is use the remote to turn the light on and off. This entire process to about 30 minutes and I think the end result looks amazing! It truly looks like it was hard-wired into the wall. My light required me to use anchors in the wall, which wasn’t a problem since they were small. NOTHING changes about the way you mount your light except for the fact it doesn’t need to be plugged in or hardwired! Assemble the light based on the instructions the manufacturer was given to you. I had to screw the lamp onto the base after placing the puck inside.Ĥ.

If you have a shade that’s not round, you can use a 3M strip to attach the puck to where the bulb socket is. Place the puck light inside of your shade. Make sure there are batteries in your puck lights (most don’t come with batteries)ģ. IF you need to, disassemble your shade so the puck lights are able to fit inside.Ģ. I do think this is a fair trade-off for having killer lights in your home with NO electricity required!ġ. The DOWNSIDE of this tutorial (there are always downsides to hacking the system LOL!) is that once the batteries die, I will need to unscrew the lamp to replace the batteries in the puck and reassemble the lamp. I’m sure you can find larger lamps that don’t require this, however, I loved these lights and knew I had to have them! So, I ended up choosing a sconce that I had to take apart to be able to fit the pucks in. I repeat- do NOT use a battery-operated bulb for this! LED bulbs will only last 3 hours on battery versus puck lights which can last a good 2-3 months. The key to this DIY is using battery-operated PUCK lights instead of bulbs or battery-operated bulbs. These lights will go inside your light fixture) MAKE SURE TO PURCHASE PUCK LIGHTS WITH A REMOTE! If you don’t purchase with the remote, this won’t work! 4-6 light pucks! ( I used two in each I actually took one out because of weight.A screwdriver (this is only if you need to disassemble your shade like I had to, to get the pucks to fit inside!).The hardware that comes with your sconce (you will assemble and hang the light with the exact directions that come with your specific light) Most sconces come with an anchor and screws!.The sconce or light of your choosing (I recommend choosing something opaque where you won’t be able to see the puck light).

Cheap plug in wall lamp install#

About a year and a half to be exact.Today, I am showing you how you can install the wall light of your DREAMS without needing an outlet nearby OR the ability to hardwire! You heard me, a wall light without electricity! *shocks* I finally settled on this faux hardwired wall sconce hack and I’m embarrassed to admit how long it took me to come up with this idea. I love a good warm bright white light and I’m a bit of a light bulb snob. I was also less than thrilled with only being able to find the cool white LED options. It’s a great idea in theory and I might just try it in another project, but the dim pucks weren’t enough to light up this room. Puck lights are those round hockey puck shaped lights that you can stick underneath cabinets or in small spaces for some quick direct lighting. The other was a DIY wall sconce hack that involved using puck lights. One was floor lamp (totally unsafe and unstable on carpet). This room would become so dark in the evening that my kids couldn’t see to play in it, which kinda defeats the purpose of a playroom right? I tested out a few ideas that didn’t work out well at all for this space. The other was our playroom, and a bit trickier to figure out.

One was our study turned guest room, which I solved by adding some bedside table lamps. We have two rooms in our home that have no hardwired lighting. Important design aspect back in the early 2000s when building houses. Have you ever had a room that lacked hardwired lighting? NoĬeiling light, no wall lights? Nada? We did.

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