During my time as a home stager, one of the most common recommendations I made during the staging consultation process was to “update your light fixtures”. Outdated builder-grade light fixtures do nothing to enhance the appeal of a property.
Homeowners are sometimes reluctant to follow through on this recommendation because they don’t want to spend money hiring an electrician to install new fixtures, or deal with drywall patching and the other minor repairs that often go along with the process of replacing a fixture.
Fortunately, there are a variety of relatively pain-free options for dealing with this home staging challenge. Let’s talk about four of options for updating your outdated fixtures.
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If your lighting fixture is of the dated brass finish variety, but has “good bones” so to speak, then spray painting it may be your best option. All you have to do is head on over to Pinterest and do a quick search for light fixture painting tutorials, and you will have all of the information that you need to pull off this easy D.I.Y. project. For instance, check out HGTV’s step-by-step guide.
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Bottom line: if you are selling your home (or just want to freshen it up a bit), there's no need to be intimidated by the process of updating those fixtures any longer! Which option will you try in your home?
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Cindy Illig-Lum says
March 23, 2014 at 9:36 amHi Natalie,
I just wanted to say thanks for this piece on swapping out light fixtures. I caught it in my news feed which led me to surfing around your web site and learning more about you, Dr. Gallagher! Nice work, nice informative web site and great serving at Northcoast Ohio NAPO with you. I plan to take the time to get to know each of my colleagues a bit better because I had so much fun learning about you and Refined Rooms.
Natalie Gallagher says
March 23, 2014 at 10:28 amThanks for the feedback Cindy! Glad you found this post valuable.