Every room in the house has a ceiling fan with lighting except the living room. Which happens to be the room we spend the most time in. So, most logical people would run out and buy a lamp probably within 1-3 days of sitting in the dark. Not me! I straight up refused and made any guest who came over sit by the light of the TV or the light spilling over from the entry or the hallway.
I know, strange, but there is a method to my madness (isn't there always?). I wanted can lighting in that room, and not just any can lights, but cost efficient and eco LED lighting. And if I go out and buy a lamp, I will never do it. Recessed lighting would just end up at the bottom of my home improvement list, which if you haven't seen it, is very long.
So I called my friend Joe to help us with the lighting. I showed him the room I needed lighting in, and showed him access into the attic, and then finally showed him the fuse box.
Wait, wait, back up! A fuse box? Who still has those? Well, I did. And I kind of liked it, it was cute. Joe, however, felt it had to go.
So a trip to Home Depot was in order to buy the lighting, the cans, the wires, a new breaker box, light switches and dimmers. I am not going to tell you how much that cost, but let's just say we'll be eating a lot of pasta.
On Joe's next visit, we did the installation and Kevin learned a thing or two about electrical construction. I am so proud of him!
And now we have beautiful lighting!
Thanks! I was super proud of Kevin and his electrical skillz. Eventually we are going to ground all the outlets. I want to say that more than half of them are not grounded.
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