one light switch runs light in kitchen and fan in livingroom how can i but in a two switch?

Before you start fiddling with wiring, go read your homeowner's insurance policy. Many state that losses won't be covered if the homeowner did wiring/plumbing/repairs themselves or a jack-leg handyman instead of a licensed jouneyman. I used to do insurance restoration work and seen several claims denied due to that, including one where the entire house was severely damaged by fire due to a shoddy connection. The owners lost everything, took a walk and the bank hired me to repair the premises for resale.

They make a duplex switch for single boxes, yet that will require another wire ran. The easiest could be replacing the light with one that has a pull cord switch!

Another word of warning! If your house is older and has ceiling fixtures that capture heat inside of the globe/cover the wiring insulation on the connections above may be brittle. A good signal for this is if the drywall paper behind the fixture is black (it's carbon!!!) Trying to make new connections on these often causes the insulation to crack & fall off. Sometimes there's enuff excess line to pull in until some pliable insulation is reached, sometimes not!

Be safe and get a real licensed electrical contractor who has all the expertise and insurance. Let them supply all the stuff so if anything they install fails they'll have to fix it, plus their liability insurance (completed operations) will pay for any damages if you file for a loss.

Drop the ceiling light and see if there are 3 sets of wires (3 black, 3 white and 3 grounds -the bare wires. If so they jumped from there to the living room fan. If this is the case, then you could split those wires and tie one set to new wires and extend the new wires back down to the switch and add a double switch to the box. Before you do this make sure the power is off to the light circuit.

It is possible to make the changes, but you will need to run new wires from the fan or the light to the switch. It is a challenge to run the wires without making several holes in the wall and ceiling.

One of those black wires is bringing power in to the switch and the other is sending the switched power out to both fixtures. To put in a double switch, you will need a second black wire to make the second fixture work separately.

If you have access to the area above the ceiling this would be an easy task.

I think they make wireless switches now which would make an easier but more expensive solution.

Good Luck ! ! !

red must be your hot wire and the black is going to turn on the fan and the white is being used to turn on the light ,1st check in the ceiling to make sure the commons are there and the fixture gets it there and not from the white wire that is in the same jacket as the red and black.if the commons are in the ceiling than your fixture white will go with them and the white wire that is with the red and black which is going down to the switches can go on the blue wire for the light and the black wire can go on the black wire for the fan the red wire should be connected to a hot lead in the ceiling box ,now the red wire is taking power down to the switches you will make a jumper wire from that so both switches get power and on the other switch screws you will attach the white on one and the black on the other. when I do that type of wiring I normally wrap black tape on the white wire so others will know its a hot lead and not a common . gl hope you understand what i'm saying

It's simple. Just get another switch and put it in. Take the twisted ones apart...etc. etc.

If you're rather handy, but inexperienced, go spend the $20.00 at Home Depot for a do it yourself electricity book. You'll be surprised how easy it is.

If you're afraid of electricity, get your local Penny Saver or similar and hire a cheap handyman. Should'nt cost more than $100.00 inc. parts for him/her to put in for you.