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Ceiling Fan Light Covers

Cheap Decorating IdeasJune 11, 2015

ceiling fan light upgrade

I have two ceiling fans in my house. One is in my main living room and one is in my bedroom. Both of which had those frosted glass light covers, which make the fans look so outdated. I’ve been thinking about replacing them for some time, but I couldn’t find anything that would fit that was much better aesthetically. This is one of the shades I removed from my upstairs ceiling fan. So ugly.

 

old ceiling fan light cover

 

 

I knew there was zero chance my husband would replace two ceiling fans just because I didn’t like the shades, so when I saw this cage light cover on Amazon I thought it just might work. I ordered them to try on each of the fans.

cage light cover

 

 

 

You can see from the top view of the cage light cover that the screws and washers make it adjustable.

ceiling fan lamp cover

 

 

 

I slid it over the outside of the light bulb socket and tightened the screws. You can see in this photo, there is a lip around the outside of the light socket that made it impossible to push the cage cover all the way up. But there was enough of the socket part hanging down to get the cage pendant on securely.

ceiling fan covers

 

Here is a view from underneath.

close up

 

 

This next shot is of the downstairs fan. This fan also had a lip around it but it was more recessed than my other fan and the cage covers were easier to get on.

ceiling fan shades

 

 

And here it is with all the ceiling fan light covers replaced.

upgrade ceiling fan cover

 

They are holding up fine with constant use. I like the contrast of the black covers and the white fans. The photo above is from my master bedroom, which I recently repainted all white. I am excited to be starting a much needed makeover in this room! I am hoping to have it done by the end of the summer but at the pace I’m going, it may be longer. Good design takes time!

 

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Comments

  1. Emily, Our house now a home says

    June 12, 2015 at 11:40 am

    This is such a good idea! I am never a huge fan of ceiling fans, but they are so necessary. This makes them cute!

    Reply
  2. Carole West @ Garden Up Green says

    June 17, 2015 at 8:31 am

    I love this – Trading out ceiling fans is my husbands least favorite thing too. This little trick is genius.
    Carole

    Reply
  3. Tania says

    June 17, 2015 at 11:11 pm

    I love this idea. I have a really dated fan in my dining room. I might try something like this on it!

    Tania

    Reply
  4. Julie says

    June 18, 2015 at 4:47 pm

    Congratulations, Roxanne! I have chosen your ceiling fan as my favorite at Our Inspiration Monday Party! I will be featuring you this Sunday. Thank you for linking up!!!

    Reply
    • RoxanneK says

      June 18, 2015 at 6:17 pm

      Thanks Julie, that’s awesome!

      Reply
      • Angie Holt says

        October 10, 2016 at 2:50 pm

        Could someone please tell me simply where I can buy these cage ceiling fan light covers without having to jump through hoops to get an answer? I’m very sorry for being rude but I was on Hometalk, which I love, and I tapped on the photo that says, [where can I buy these cage light covers for my ceiling fan?]

        It brought me here. If the info to buy them is on this page, I apologize again, but I don’t see it. Some one please guide me to the right place!

        Reply
        • RoxanneK says

          October 10, 2016 at 6:22 pm

          Hi Angie, the info to buy them is on this page, I’m sorry if it isn’t clear. Here is the direct link to the light covers: http://amzn.to/2dGSozD

          Reply
        • Lorri Lefebvre-Jackson says

          January 28, 2019 at 3:17 pm

          The word Amazon is highlighted in the beginning where it says I found the cage light covers on Amazon. Click and it takes you to the page.

          Reply
  5. Cindee says

    February 16, 2016 at 10:20 am

    Where did you purchase these fan light cages?

    Reply
  6. Debbie from WA says

    April 13, 2017 at 11:12 am

    I changed out my white sconces with these plus changed the light bulbs to the Vintage Edison 40 watt, LED. They come in clear glass or amber and there are different shapes to choose from as well. Amazon has them. Takes this great new update over the top!

    Reply
  7. Julie Briones says

    October 30, 2018 at 5:20 pm

    It’s so funny… when I saw your ceiling fan makeover on Pinterest, over two years ago, little did I know that we would be blogging friends now! I just realized that you were my inspiration so long ago, even though I just did my makeover this past year! (Saw the pic of your fan in your latest post.) I need to link to you in my post!

    Reply

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