Hold the ends of the white wires of the cord and light fixture together so they are parallel and twist them clockwise with the pliers.
How to convert plug in lamp to wall mount.
Today i m going to show you how to convert a wall mounted light fixture into one with an electric plug on it so that it can be plugged into the wall.
Attach the metal mount to the backside of the bookcase or wall unit.
The 2 side holes are the screw holes where the light will be mounted to the metal mount and wall unit bookcase.
The light fixture has a black or red wire which is a hot lead a white wire which is a neutral lead and sometimes a bare or copper wire which is a ground.
When they are secure screw on a wire nut being sure that all exposed wire is covered by the nut.
Plus it had to be mounted to a movable piece of furniture it wasn t going to be mounted to a wall.
Using wire cutters cut both cords the one coming from the fixture and the one from the lamp cord 1 2 longer than you need them.
I wanted to use this inexpensive 26 exterior nautical style sconce but it was designed to be hardwired into the wall i wanted to be able to plug it in instead.