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The winner is: #262: Chelsea Duncan!
Our Lowe’s challenge this month was to spruce up an outdoor area and give it more curb appeal. I knew instantly what I would do and that is, change out these pitiful light fixtures. Lowes has some really nice ones for not a lot of money.
I picked out these two beauties and they were $40 each. Not bad at all for adding that curb appeal.
This pretty little black lantern will go over the front door.
I got out the ladder and started taking down the old fixture. If you have been following my blog for awhile, you know that I am not afraid to tackle light fixtures and changed out every light fixture in my old house myself. It’s not hard once you get the hang of it. I’ll show you more on that below.
The old one came down. YAY!
And the new one went up. Look how cute it looks with my glass front door!
It’s very simple and elegant with seeded glass.
Here’s are simple instructions on DIYing your own light fixtures. Someone asked me this and YES, turn OFF the power to your lightswitch by turning off the breaker. I will confess, that I sometimes just make sure the switch is in the OFF position on the wall and that stops the power from coming through too, but that is not the proper way to do it. Do as I say, not as I do. Be safe!
Here’s the back porch fixture. I thought I’d show you how easy it is to connect these. Black wire to black wire and white one to white. Wrap the copper ground wire around the little screw that is marked Ground. Screw the plate in and line up the bolts. 
The base of the fixture has holes that the screws slide through and then the cap nut goes on top.
Much better, don’t you think?
Beautiful and simple Craftsman style fixture and now the porch will look SO much better. I can hardly wait to get on this porch to enjoy it all!
And Lowes is giving away to ONE of my readers a $100 giftcard to help you out with a project of your own! What will you spend your giftcard on if you win?
Do you have an outdoor project you’d like to do soon? Tell me in the comments and I’ll choose a winner in a few days!
Note: I received a Lowes giftcard to complete my outdoor project.
Working on my entry. We have bought the door and the new locks but there is some wood (threshold, for example) that needs replacing.
We are redoing our back patio area and could use lots of help from Lowes! Thanks for the giveaway!
Love that back patio light you put in! Awesome!! ~C
I love both of your selections. If I were to win the gift certificate, I would buy two of the #0109421 lights to replace two motion-detector ones that I have that have never worked right.
I’d love to build a firepit for my hubby as a Father’s Day present. He loves our garden and the only request he has made was for a firepit.
I’m curious though. Why did you choose two different type fixtures for your house? The lighting designers I have worked with recommend the you use the same style or similar and the same finish when lighting the exterior. Just curious why you did. I’m not one to follow the rules either! 😉
I am enjoying reading about your new house! I would love to work on the landscaping in my backyard.
I need to replace my outdoor fixtures too! They came from Lowe’s 32 yrs. ago–beginning to look a little tired now! Congratulations on your new home & your hard work is such an inspiration!
I would head to the patio area with a $100 gift card!
I would love to accessorize our screened porch.
I’d get a lamp for our master bedroom and mirror trim for the bathrooms. 🙂
Oh gosh, so many things I could use around here. I would probably buy wood to replace our crumbling deck.
Some landscape lighting would be great!
I’d use the $100 towards repainting my den. Thanks for the great giveaway!
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I am in need of some curb appeal! My front walkway needs major attention.
I recently bought a fixer upper. We love sitting out on the back porch . This house needs updating after 9 years as a rental. We need a new backdoor & new lighting. I would really love to win. Thanks. Txrosezz
There are so many practical things we need to do to our house, but I think I would simply add some pretty potted plants and a couple of small chairs to the front entry. The old chairs had to be thrown out this year.
I would like a cushion for my porch chair and some annual plants
I really love what you chose, the one above your glass door looks fantastic! If I won I’d use it for either a new door or new lights for outside:) Thanks for the chance to win!
I’d use it on new light fixtures for our master bath. We have ugly, outdated brass lights in there that drive me crazy.
I’d go for an outdoor ligh fixture or two…mine are even uglier than yours were!
What an improvement! There are a variety of things I could use a giftcard for…..probably a new kitchen light fixture.