Gather all the supplies and remove the light bulb from the recessed light fixture.
Convert recessed light to flush mount.
When replacing recessed lighting with flush mount lighting the most important issue is what to do with the hole in the ceiling left behind by the recessed lighting fixture.
Converting a standard ceiling light fixture to a recessed light involves removing the old fixture and its electrical box and installing the new recessed light usually in the same place.
Screw that into the socket.
Open the recessed light conversion kit.
Hang any pendant or other light fixture of 50 lbs.
Or less where recessed lighting is currently used in your home.
How to install a flush mount convert a recessed light fixture into a flush mount light fixture.
It also comes with mounting plates that you install onto the can lights.
Be sure to read and follow the instructions in the light conversion kit.
Transform your existing recessed lighting into a pendant or light fixture.
A recessed light sometimes called a can light has both its housing and bulb recessed above the ceiling drywall.
In most cases a flush mount light fixture will cover the hole occupied by the recessed fixture.
Whether or not you patch the hole with new drywall tape and joint compound.