First Project in Our New House

Our kitchen had 2 fluorescent light fixtures that were very bright, sterile and noisy. They buzzed like crazy when they were on. Jesse and I have talked about replacing them with recessed can lights at some point but we figured it probably wouldn't happen for a while. Yesterday when he got come from work he started taking the existing lights apart to see how hard it would be to replace them. Next thing I know, we're on the way to the hardware store to get everything we needed to start the project. When we got home Jesse went straight to work measuring and cutting and wiring and... whatever else it involved. He almost completely finished. Tomorrow he will patch two holes, paint where it's needed and pt the trim on the lights. He really did a fabulous job and I am so proud of him for doing it, especially since he did it on a whim and has never done it before. It's not completely finished, but the change in lighting makes such a huge difference! It's so much more homey and cozy now. Can't wait for it to be done!  

So this is kinda before, after he started taking the original lights down. The covers were these huge, white rounded over things, not cute.

And here's how it is so far. Looks so much better already, right? Almost done!

OH! It looks crooked because the original fixtures were crooked. The new lights were measured about a dozen time, they are where they need to be! 


Next we are going to decorate the kids' rooms, landscape the backyard and make a cool light fixture for above the kitchen table. Come oooooooooon, tax refund!