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HomeGoods clearance bowl as DIY flush mount ceiling light

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The other day I found this big white metal bowl at HomeGoods for $15 and immediately thought about creating a DIY flush mount ceiling light.

$15 HomeGoods clearance bowl converted to ceiling fixture

One of my kitties disagreed because he was convinced it’s a cat bed, haha, but I had different plans!

$15 HomeGoods clearance bowl converted to cat bed

I hate, HATE most ceiling fixtures, especially the standard builder ones.

Ugly standard builders ceiling fixture
This is my hated UGLY light fixture!

The only fixtures I ever like are “”mucho dineros” and if you ever sell your home, they usually stay behind. Not good!
I found these light fixtures on Houzz and if you could breed them and they had babies, the outcome might look somewhat like my NEW flush mount ceiling fixture.

conected metal circle ceiling fixtures

DIY flush mount ceiling light from HomeGoods clearance bowl

While this isn’t a revolutionary idea, I still think it’s pretty cool.

Materials needed

  • metal clearance bow with holes
  • Tissue paper
  • mod podge
  • brush

DIY flush mount ceiling light instructions

I could have spray painted the circles in a different color but I liked the white metal and picked some light grey tissue paper for contrast that I already had and mod-podged the paper to the inside of the bowl to give it that transparent look.

By that I mean that I brushed the inside of the bowl with some mod podge. Then added the paper over that layer of mod podge and padded it down.

I let it slightly try because I didn’t want to rip the delicate tissue paper.

And then I went over with some more mod podge with the brush.

mod podge tissue paper inside DIY flush mount ceiling fixture

It took me several attempts to figure out how to hang the somewhat heavier thing. But it’s up and hanging and it’s “purrty”. If you are wondering, I used two small wood blocks that I screwed into the ceiling and then I screwed the shade in place from both sides. Works like a charm. Should I draw up one of those childish pictures to show you what I mean???? Well let me know!

This is what my upstairs hallway looked like and was really happy with it!
What do you think?

hallway view of DIY flush mount ceiling fixture
previous look of the DIY flush mount ceiling fixture
DIY ceiling light made from HomeGoods clearance bowl by Cuckoo4Design

Now years later it looks a bit different but I still love it. The painting got a new frame and I refinished the dresser with a bleached wood treatment.

update how the light looks years later in our hallway
DIY flush mount ceiling light from clearance bowl

Update: Click HERE to see how I hang a DIY flush mount light fixture. I made a macrame flush mount fixture that gets hung up the same way as this one.

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Some of my other light fixture tutorials:

DIY ceiling fixture before and after

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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    Hi, I came over from Miss Mustard Seeds FFF and I love your new ceiling light!
    Awesome job on the dresser and lamps too!

  3. Sarah Ramirez for Keller Williams Realty says

    What do I think?? Well, since you asked….I think it is AWESOME, very clever, and if I ever get invited to your house for a party I might try and find a way to fit it into my purse. I love your blog. You are programmed into my “favorites” list…AND YOUR CAT ENCLOSURE HAUNTS MY HUSBAND’S HONEY-DO LIST! He WILL make me/the cat one or I will beg/nag for.ev.er!

  6. Ellora Drinnen says

    This is so pretty and clever and yes, I may need one of those pictures to show how you screwed the shade onto the blocks. I just love this!! I’ve been swooning over those same light fixtures on houzz and this is such a great (and affordable) idea! Thanks for sharing!

    • Julia Konya says

      Hi Ellora!
      Thank you so much! And I might have to post a silly drawing of the mounting contraption 🙂
      I have a whole stack of projects where I need to draw up an explanation for how I did it.
      Once and for all I have to learn now to take more pictures along the way. I’m just too eager to get it done. But I’m getting better at the picture taking thing.
      Thanks for stopping!

  13. amomwithnails says

    I saw your light fixture on Kate’s “Best of the Blogosphere and am in love! I agree…the light fixture’s I have are hideous, but the ones I heart are way more than I’ll ever spend! I can’t wait to go shopping for a new idea! Thanks for sharing this.
    And the cat enclosure: I would totally do that. We have a screened porch that acts as our “cat house”, but if I didn’t, I’d be outside building away right now.

  16. Shavonda @AHomeFullOfColor says

    How awesome is that! Just saw this over at Centsational Girl and I just love it. Great Job!

    • Julia Konya says

      Did you see my drawing? I know it’s not that nice, sorry! But I simply screwed 2 wooden blocks to the ceiling on the inside perimeter of the bowl. Then I placed the bowl over the blocks and screwed the bowl into place from the sides…meaning the screws go through the bowl into the blocks.

  22. Chris J says

    That looks so cool. I am going to have to try that in the “library” part of our living room by our front door. If I survive my 10 foot ceilings without falling off the ladder, I will post pics. Again, that is so cool.

    • Julia Konya says

      Hi and thanks, no I didn’t paint the painting. It’s from a German painter that was friends with my great-grandfather. I love it too and it makes me think of my grandmother.

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  31. Sarah Cupery says

    So when you need to change the bulb, you just unscrew the bowl from the blocks? How do you ensure that the holes in the blocks don’t get chewed up and loose over time? I seriously love this…I can’t stand the builder grade fixtures in my home, either!

    Sarah

    • Julia Konya says

      Hi Sarah! I hate the builder’s fixtures too. And most flush mount lights at home improvement stores aren’t that pretty either or too expensive. Yes, I do unscrew the light on the blocks but only had to do so once so far. I’m not concerned about the wood wearing out since it would even hold up if I’d just insert a nail or pin.
      Hope that helps.

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  36. Lora says

    This is an old post so I hope you get this comment! How did you take the original fixture down? I have the same one and I can’t figure out how to take it off to change the bulbs. I googled “I can’t take off my light fixture”and found your blog!