(For those hanging without wiring, you’ll need to install a hook—or hooks—in the ceiling to string the light up and hang down over the desired area.) But the shade choice itself is where you ...

First, remove the existing light fixture and you should find a junction box behind it. If it is a metal box, go up into your attic and brace it with 2x4s between ceiling joists.

Invented in 1996, icicle lights mimic one of winter’s most iconic scenes: icicles hanging from the edge of a roof. Each string has a series of white bulbs—typically 9 to 18 inches in length ...