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“Just the Boys” / Kitchen Spotlights

Kai in the kicthen cabinet I had to temporarily take down, to run the new electrical line for the spotlights
Kai in the kicthen cabinet I had to temporarily take down, to run the new electrical line for the spotlights20-Mar-2004 09:12Canon Canon PowerShot S230, 2.8, 5.40625mm, 0.01666666 sec,

Maria is in Montreal this weekend for a conference. Whenever Kai and I are alone for any length of time, he always says “it’s just the boys.” Unfortunately, I came down with a cold on Friday, so it’s been slowing me down. But I’ve had just enough energy to keep him entertained and get some more work done in the kitchen too. It’s the last 10% of any project that’s always the hardest to get through, but I’m trying to stay focused.

After I put in all the new electrical wiring, and all the painting, etc. was done, then we realized that just one overhead light was not enough. There was no way I was going to start cutting new holes in the ceiling for new fixtures. So today I came up with a less drastic solution. I put an outlet above the wall cabinets, and placed it directly over the light switch, so it was easy to run a line in the wall down to the switch. From there it was just a question of mounting a couple spotlights on top of the cabinets. Unless you’re 9 ft tall, you won’t see the cords.

The outlet I added above the cabinets for the spotlights. I connected the outlet directly to the light switch below it.
The outlet I added above the cabinets for the spotlights. I connected the outlet directly to the light switch below it.20-Mar-2004 15:32Canon Canon PowerShot S230, 2.8, 5.40625mm, 0.01666666 sec,
View of the new spotlights from a normal height
View of the new spotlights from a normal height20-Mar-2004 15:33Canon Canon PowerShot S230, 2.8, 5.40625mm, 0.01666666 sec,

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