Easy and Amazing Bathroom Vanity Light Makeover DIY on a Budget

Have you ever wanted to makeover a bathroom vanity light? We had a dated bathroom vanity lighting fixture that needed a modern design update. This is my DIY and you could easily do this in a rental home.

Updating your powder room or bathroom wall lights doesn’t have to be expensive. The good news is you can update your bath lights with just a few dollars, and you won’t believe the difference it makes. DIY vanity light fixtures can be as easy as creating a vanity light cover.

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 Please see my easy step-by-step guide to creating this bathroom lighting vanity fixture cover in this blog post.

Here is the original light in our bathroom. Want to know something else? The builder didn’t center the vanity mirror under it so it’s always been off-center. It was time to update it, and come up with a way to fix the bathroom mirror centering issue.

Materials needed for this light fixture update?

• Tape Measure
• Foam Core Board
• Razer Blade
• Hot Glue Gun
• Fabric
• Picture Command Strips

HOW DO YOU COVER UP LIGHTING FIXTURES?

HERE ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE BATHROOM VANITY LIGHT MAKEOVER

1. MEASURE YOUR LIGHT

The first thing I did was measure the height, width, and depth of my light fixture so I would know what shade shape to make. The number of lights doesn’t matter, you are just measuring the light bar.

My measurements were 5 inches high, 18 inches wide, and 6 inches deep. To make this project I needed to add some clearance onto these measurements so it could cover the light fixture and not be too close to the lights.

I came to the conclusion that my measurements for this cover would be 8 inches high, 22 inches wide, & 7 inches deep. In addition to that, I would need a couple of inches to attach the cover to the wall.

2. MEASURE THE FOAM CORE BOARD

I measured each section off on my foam core board and drew my lines where I would need to cut the board.

3. CUT THE FOAM CORE BOARD

I used my razor blade to cut the foam core board.

Here’s a quick look at all of the cut pieces.

4. CUT THE FABRIC

I laid my fabric out and placed the foam core board on top so that I could cut the fabric. I added 2 inches to every side so that I’d have plenty of fabric to glue onto the board. You can get fabric in a large variety of styles so you are sure to find one that matches your home decor.

5. GLUE THE BOARD TOGETHER

I hot-glued all the foam core pieces together for the bathroom light fixture cover.

I was generous with the hot glue, and I reinforced all of the edges to make it sturdy.

6. GLUE THE FABRIC TO THE BOARD

I hot glued the fabric onto the foam core board.

Here’s a look at the backside once the whole bathroom light fixture was covered.

7. ATTACH THE COMMAND STRIPS

I hot-glued on 2 picture hanging command hooks to each side of the vanity light cover.

8. ATTACH THE VANITY LIGHT COVER TO THE WALL

I pulled off the backs of the command strips and pressed them onto the wall over the top of the bathroom vanity light.

Here’s a look up close of the bathroom vanity light cover.

I’m really happy with how it turned out.

Hometalk loved the way my first valance turned out they asked me to create a second one with a drop cloth. I love how this one turned out too.

The great thing is that you can create beautiful bathrooms on a budget it makes a bold statement, and no power tools are needed. Here are some other ideas you can include in your bathroom:

• crystal vanity lights
• wall sconces or bathroom sconces
• light bars
• individual mirror
• drum pendants
• replacement shades
• incandescent light bulbs
• bathroom chandelier
• bathroom light cover
• glass covers
• white glass shade or clear glass shade
• ambient lighting
• decorative lights
• change your light bulb to LED to save money
• update to modern bathroom vanity lights
• halogen bulbs are brighter
• we changed our master bathroom light to a wide bathroom vanity light for adequate lighting
• update that 90s gold to a chrome vanity light
• light dark bathroom areas by adding lights you can aim and pivot to hit those areas
• think outside the box by adding a combination of bathroom light fixtures
• update the shade from outdated to clear glass shades

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Bathroom Vanity Light Makeover DIY

Have you ever wanted to makeover a bathroom vanity light? We had a dated light in our bathroom that needed an update. This is my DIY and you could easily do this in a rental home.

Prep Time10 mins

Active Time1 hr

Total Time1 hr 10 mins

Course: Home Improvement

Keyword: bathroom vanity light

Yield: 1

Author: Chas

Cost: 10

Equipment

• Hot Glue Gun
• Scissors
• Razor
• Tape Measure

Materials

• Foam Core Board
• Fabric
• Picture Command Strips

Instructions

• The first thing I did was measure the height, width, and depth of my light fixture.
• I measured each section off on my foam core board and drew my lines of where I would need to cut the board.
• I used my razor blade to cut the foam core board.
• I laid my fabric out and placed the foam core board on top so that I could cut the fabric. I added 2 inches to every side so that I’d have plenty of fabric to glue onto the board.
• I hot glued all the foam core pieces together for the bathroom light fixture cover.
• I hot glued the fabric onto the foam core board.
• I hot glued 2 picture hanging command hooks on each side of the vanity light cover.
• I pulled off the backs of the command strips and pressed them onto the wall over the top of the bathroom vanity light.

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