When we moved into the house, the kitchen cabinetry was this stale yellow, the hardware was gold knobs and the track lighting was probably as old as the house and at one point, we are guessing was white, but had turned a stale yellow to match the cabinets. :-P (the picture to the left does not show the stale cabinets, I've already painted them at the point of this picture)
I knew right away that I was going to paint the cabinetry and replace the hardware, but I figured i would not replace the track lighting for a while. I've seen several sets that I liked, but they were in the range of $100-$120 each for the ones I liked. Costco to the rescue, as they currently have ones I like that are only $30 a piece!
On Tuesday when I was there getting groceries I picked up two and the Geek and installed them last night. Sounds easy enough right? Not so easy. Well in the scheme of things, it is relatively easy to install track lighting, especially when the junction box is right there and that does not need to be installed. It's just a matter of connecting the black wire to the black and the white to the white. The difficult part comes when you are standing on a stool, chair or counter top, head twisted upside down, bits of paint from the popcorn ceiling (which I hate hate hate!) falling into your eyes.
It took us probably 45 minutes to install the first track. Connecting the wires, and then our arms aching as we lined up the holes with the screws and twisting the knobs on. I can truthfully say that the Geek is very happy to have the track lighting up and his current part in home improvement completed..for now. mauhaha
So in the last two weeks I've - painted the cabinetry, replaced the hardware from gold knobs to brushed silver and the track lighting. I'd like to still do the following eventually;
- Replace the counter tops
- Replace all the appliances
- Tear up the flooring and replace it with ceramic/stone tile
- Paint the walls
- Replace the chandelier over the dinning room table
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