Lighting is one of the most important design elements of your home. But chances are, there’s at least one or two rooms in your house plagued with dark shadows where it’s difficult to see what you’re doing. Well, if you’re looking for ways to brighten things up, take your home from dark and gloomy to inviting and cozy in just a few hours time with a recessed light conversion kit.
Should I Replace All of My Can Lights?
Can lights aren’t all bad and we aren’t suggesting you use a recessed light conversion kit to replace every single one you have. In fact, can lights offer some important benefits. Due to their recessed profile, they’re a great choice for rooms with low ceilings and for supplemental task lighting, and their simple design blends with nearly any style. But as wonderful as can lights are, there are still reasons to use a recessed light conversion kit to swap out at least some of them for new fixtures. Let’s take a look at a few of the biggest problems created by can lights and how a recessed light conversion can help alleviate them. 
How a Recessed Light Conversion Can Help Better Illuminate Your Spaces
Avoid the “Cave Effect”
Recessed lights are single directional, casting most of their light directly below. This can cause what designers call a “cave effect” with dark shadows that make your home feel oppressive and gloomy. If your entire room is lit by can lights, a recessed light conversion kit can be used for one or more of them to provide more whole-room illumination. One of the most common ways to increase ambient light sources is to convert recessed lights into pendants. This can add an especially nice touch to a foyer or entryway. Another popular fixture we see people using with our recessed light conversion kit is a semi-flush mount. Even a chandelier can provide a much needed boost to your general lighting.
Fix the Glare
By design, can lights are meant to go unnoticed. However, it’s hard not to notice another one of the biggest drawbacks of recessed lighting — the harsh glare they can create. Glare is caused by can lights that are too bright and concentrated, but our recessed light conversion kit can help. Glare may also cause eye strain, blurred vision, and even headaches. These are all actually quite common problems, so many homeowners resign themselves to simply putting up with it. After all, without the help of a professional lighting designer, you might wonder how you can possibly fix it. Well, our recessed light conversion kit is a very quick and easy way to update any can light into a completely new light fixture! 
Additional Benefits of Installing a Recessed Light Conversion Kit
Aside from helping you solve poor lighting problems in your home, there are two other notable benefits to using our recessed light conversion kit that we’d like to highlight.
Add Some Character to Your Home
Even if you like the minimalist design of can lights, too many of them can make a home feel a bit lackluster. With a recessed light conversion, however, you can create a whole new look for any room in your home. For example, our R4 model 4 inch recessed light conversion kit is perfect for transforming an old pot light into a stylish hanging light, a trend-setting modern track lighting, or even a sparkling chandelier. With our recessed light conversion kit, the only limit is your imagination.
Save Energy by Trying a New Bulb
One last benefit of doing a recessed light conversion is that it gives you more options when it comes to the type of light bulb you use. Not only can you make the move to more energy efficient LED bulbs, you can even try bulbs with different color temperatures. Measured in kelvin, the temperature of a bulb correlates with the warmth or coolness of the light it emits. For example, if you use our recessed light conversion kit to install a task light you might opt for the crisp cool daylight of a 5000K bulb. Or perhaps you’re replacing a dining room fixture. A warm and inviting 2700K bulb would certainly lend a cozy feel. And for a recessed light conversion in a foyer or bathroom, the balanced and welcoming light of a 3000K bulb is the perfect choice.
Need help deciding on the right bulb for your next recessed light conversion? Be sure to check out our blog article on how to convert lumens to watts and make sure you’re choosing the right amount of light.
The Amazing Impact of a Recessed Light Conversion
How we light our homes has a big impact on how they look and feel—from making cold winters feel less drab and dreary to creating just the right mood or ambience. That’s why updating inadequate lighting with a recessed light conversion kit can be such a game changer. Whether it’s lifting our spirits on a cloudy day, reducing eye discomfort, or simply allowing us to see what we’re doing, good lighting design matters. From guest baths to bedrooms and everywhere in between, a recessed light conversion is an excellent way to add just the right type of glow to banish dark corners, brighten rooms, and help your home feel perfectly illuminated any time of the year. Need inspiration and ideas for your next DIY lighting makeover? View photos in our Before & After gallery to see for yourself how others have used our recessed light conversion kit to transform existing can lights into completely new fixtures. You can also visit our website to access helpful tips from one of our many different lighting design guides. Did you recently finish a recessed light conversion in your home? We’d love to see the finished look! Send us your before and after photos and be sure to enter our Project of the Month Contest for a chance to win $50 cash!
