Do ceiling boobs increase value or are they outdated?
First off I would like to start off my post by saying, I don’t know the correct term for the half-sphere ceiling lights. I’ve always called them ceiling boobs.
We are currently working on a flip and are picking out light fixtures. I want something that is not the most expensive but also not the cheapest. Best bang for your buck! Speaking with my wife she was telling me that ceiling boobs are outdated and we should use something else. The ones she likes I’ll admit are nice but they’re also $90 each vs a two pack of stainless steel frosted glass ceiling boobs for $23. We’ll need 2 of them.
Are ceiling boobs outdated and is it worth it to get the more expensive ones?
What do renovated homes look like in your market? When you look at recently sold homes, do those have the "ceiling boobs" or do they have different lights? I personally think that they are outdated, but that's because newer homes in my area don't have those lights. If the newly renovated homes still use those lights, then you should use them as well.
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We call them Boob lights.. and we put them in 750k homes.. just the kids bedrooms.. no where else. and they are very nice boob lights not the cheap stuff..
We also call them boob lights! 😁 We do not use them ever and we are generally flipping houses under $200,000 which may be equivalent to a $750M house in Jay’s market 🤷♀️.
@Jace Prozeller
We call them boob or nipple lights, haha. Yes, still using them unfortunately.
This is the breast thread ever!!!
But seriously - I had these lights in my Los Angeles house. When I sold the house I bought some sweet-looking replacements; they look more expensive than I paid and I sold the house for more than I ever thought possible: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ha...
@Karl B. Home Depot has a more modern version, thats like $10 each. Will try to find pic and add below.
@Jace Prozeller
I recently put them in a rehab house that had not seen new lighting in 20 years and the led versions offered great value. Home Depot and Lowe’s have Stacks of them. The new construction builder in our area puts them in starter homes.
Yes, you can decide to spend more or use other designs like flush mount leds but these boob lights worked great and are an easy and fast install. Good luck!
@Jace Prozeller Just bought some LED boobs to put in a starter flip I am doing. Might not have been the best decision and I might look some more for other lighting but they are new and will throw off 5 times the amount of lighting as the existing lights do and the ones I got are dimmable.
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Just make sure you get the big fixtures. They have to be properly perky, too. No one appreciates the itty bitty luminescence committee. Lig old bighties are the only way to go.
Here is what we did in our last two flips we use mostly black finishes this year with the "farmhouse" trend in our area. Amazon is usually pretty good for pricing and choices also.
@Jace Prozeller You can get good, modern looking dome/boob lights that are LED that fit different remodels. Might be worth just checking a new build subdivision in the area to see what they are going with though. 👍🏿
@Tina Tsysh
Thank you, we’ve been looking at other properties in our market in the price range. Looks like common in kitchen for the most part.
@Katie Neason
Thank you, lol definitely much different market. Are you guys flipping or BRRRRing in Bryan?
We flip SFR and we BRRRR and build commercial properties for cash flow.
@Wesley Hayes
Thank you, good advice looking into production builders.
In all my years in real estate, never heard of the term "boob" lights until just now. Guess I have been missing out!
The correct terminology is a flush mount fixture. Semi flush mount fixture extends down a bit more than the "boob" light. They are not out of style so long as you pick the right style that fits your specific house style. @Kevin Ivey posted a nice modern looking one above which is certainly "in style".
That said, recessed LED can lights are the most modern and most used here in Southern CA these days with a nice chandelier for the master, dining, living, stair case, etc.
@Jace Prozeller Very funny I thought my contractors has come up with something original, LOL! We use them all the time in hallways and bedrooms. We use nicer fixtures in entries, kitchen, living and family rooms.
In my market, the Middle Tennessee area, they are still acceptable in rooms that don't require "style". I use them only in hallways or as a secondary light to a room like a utility 1/2 bath combo. Otherwise, all bedrooms have fans. Trending light fixtures in all other rooms.
We took a lot of the older ones out over the last few years as tenants would put in TWO 150-200 watt bulbs & cook not only the bulb mounts & insulated thin Al reflecting paper disk, but some had evidence of melted wiring insulation up in the junction box & they wondered why they had light flicker.
My favorite image of lighting upgrade...
