At some point, they were ubiquitous on the ceilings of boring office buildings, hotel chains, and the most eye-catching rental apartments. If you haven't noticed them before, you will notice them now. If you know them, chances are that you are not a fan. Of course, we are talking about recessed dome lights-more widely known as cloth lights.

Although there are good reasons for their practical design, the existence of the top decoration-this will be the nipple part of the fixture-is when you look at the light and say "Yes, this is definitely a breast, but not necessarily what I think The reason why I want something needs to be hung on my ceiling."

Fortunately, switching them is not difficult. In a recent article in Architectural Digest, Hannah Roberts described how to replace your cloth lamp with something else. This is something to know.

Therefore, you have found a replacement lamp that is more in line with your style, and you are ready to make the transition. First, turn off the power to the circuit breaker. Roberts said, and then rotate the top until you can remove it with the glass dome. If the lamp does not have a ceiling, please turn the lamp cover carefully until it comes off.

Next, find the screw that connects the ring part of the fixture to the ceiling, and use a drill or screwdriver to remove it. Roberts said that from there, the lamps will be hung on the wires that are now exposed.

This is Roberts taking you to complete the wiring part:

You should see three wires coming from your fixture: "hot" (black), "neutral" (white), and "ground" (copper). Please pay attention to the way the wires are connected to each other, because you need to match them during installation. Disconnect each of them from the ceiling counterpart, making sure to hold your fixture to avoid it falling on you during the process. Once all three wires are separated, the remaining cloth lights should be easily removed from the ceiling.

If you are renting a house, be sure to keep the cloth lights in case you need to reinstall them before moving out.

Now, it's time to install new lights in your life. First screw in the new ceiling bracket (more detailed instructions here). Then, it is connected to the wiring again.

Here are the steps Roberts explained:

If each wire on the new fixture has about half an inch of bare metal at the end, continue to connect them to the ceiling wires: first the hot wire, then the neutral wire, then the ground wire. If not, use electric pliers to carefully peel off the insulation layer from the end half an inch before connecting.

After the wiring is completed, complete the installation of the new luminaire according to the instructions. Then turn on the bulb, turn on the power again, and bathe in the light of the new non-lighted fixture.

Yes, these are too tacky. I replaced mine with these and they are much better: