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Replace wall sconce!
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Original wall sconce - brass in a chrome room
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0. Basic Supplies
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1. Unscrew exterior screws (usually need to twist a cap off first)
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2. Unscrew old sconce bracket
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3. Remove wire nut from black wires
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4. Remove wire nut from white and copper (ground) wires
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5. Check new sconce for white, black, copper wires.
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6.a. Wrap copper wire (ground) around green ground nut
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7.a. Twist white wire on new sconce to wall-white-wire
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8.a. Twist black wire on new sconce with black-wall-wire
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9.a. Screw on wire nut, tug on wires to make sure it doesn't come undone
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10.a. Screw new sconce bracket into holes
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11. Place exterior screws through wall sconce (inward, poking outward)
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12. Twist endcaps on top of screws
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13. Place on lampshade
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14. Test that new wall sconce works!
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Done!
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Second sconce had 3 white wires twisted together with wire nut
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6.b. (alternate) Screw new wall sconce bracket into holes, and twist wall & sconce copper wires together
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7.b. (alternate) Wrap one of the copper wires around the green ground pin
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8.b. (alternate) Note that there were 2 white wall-wires, twist the new wall sconce's white-wire around them (needed to use a wire stripper to get more exposed wire)
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9.b. (alternate) Wire nuts on the three wire sets twisted together - make sure wires don't easily come out of the wire nuts!
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Replacing Towel Rods
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1. Remove old towel rods, spackle holes, repaint
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2. Find wall studs, try to place template so that drill holes will land on studs
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3. Ensure template is level
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4. Mark where drill holes will be
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5. Drill the hole-marks
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6. If no wall stud, drill hole large enough for wall anchors
