Nick is a writer with nearly a decade of experience in the home improvement industry. Now one of Forbes Home’s in-house writers, he previously wrote for Forbes Home as a freelance writer. He has ...

A compatible conversion kit can turn a plain recessed ceiling light into a stylish pendant, helping refresh kitchens and ...

Walk through any lighting section of a home center today, and you’ll see an expanded and stylish selection of fluorescent fixtures. There’s no comparison of what you’ll see displayed to the ...

Dear Jim: I like recessed lights, but I hear they are leaky and inefficient. Are there new types which are more efficient? How do I install one properly in an insulated ceiling? – Drew H. Dear Drew: ...

There’s really no problem in replacing an existing light fixture with a ceiling fan in terms of the electrical needs. But what you really have to be careful of is to make sure the electrical box that ...

REVIEW – LEDs continue to replace incandescent bulbs in more and more locations. My new house has no ceiling fixtures in the bedrooms (why not?), which was a drawback that I am in the process of ...

Open living spaces create a different ceiling-fan problem from compact bedrooms. The fixture has to relate to a wide furniture plan, a higher ceiling, and ...

Dear James: My husband bought a ceiling fan last summer, and it is still in the box. I am going to have to put it up myself at a light fixture. Are there any things to pay extra close attention to? - ...