Well, things have been especially slow the past few weeks. We've suffered from two rounds of nasty colds in our family. Now, a nasty stomach flu (or something else that makes you vomit and have a fever) is travelling around the clan. I'm the only one unaffected so far (pray pray pray pray pray for me).
Amidst this, before he began vomiting, Jason got the undercab lights up! We bought the slim profile GE fluorescents from Home Depot. They're the premium ones, flicker-free, with no hum. After a few frustrating attempts that failed miserably, Jason got them working the next day. It's so nice to have bright light under the cabs! When the counters are all in, it will be even more beneficial.
Our overhead light is going through some identity crises. First, it was a three-light halogen track from IKEA. Beautiful, and we pointed one at the wonky corner and one at the door, while leaving one pointed downward. I loved the play of shadows and light, and halogen casts such a gorgeous light. But it wasn't quite bright enough. And I thought the little lights weren't the right size to balance the little cabinet knobs; something bigger was in order. So, we're currently trying a single overhead fixture from Lowe's with two 11w energy efficient bulbs (each equivalent to 60w light) from IKEA. It's not quite enough light, either, and while I know we could easily put brighter bulbs in, I miss the spotlighting capabilities of the track, not to mention the beautiful halogens. (Usually, energy efficiency wins my heart, but once in a while I need pretty light to make me happy. And halogens aren't that bad, in terms of efficiency.) So, we're going to go back to IKEA and buy another track with at least five lights. I'm excited to try it out! Again!
Counter update: with all the sickness, I haven't oiled the counters as much as I wanted. We're using mineral oil, and have the two counter tops surrounding the stove cut. We made a special trip out to a woodworking store to buy pure tung oil for oiling the counters, but they weren't open! Both their website and the sign hanging in their window said they should be open, but they weren't. Bummer. Anyways, tung oil is important for our sink side counters, as they need to be very water resistant. We plan to cut out the sink and oil that side's counters 8 - 10 times previous to installation. We'll see if our little experiment works.
Amidst this, before he began vomiting, Jason got the undercab lights up! We bought the slim profile GE fluorescents from Home Depot. They're the premium ones, flicker-free, with no hum. After a few frustrating attempts that failed miserably, Jason got them working the next day. It's so nice to have bright light under the cabs! When the counters are all in, it will be even more beneficial.
Our overhead light is going through some identity crises. First, it was a three-light halogen track from IKEA. Beautiful, and we pointed one at the wonky corner and one at the door, while leaving one pointed downward. I loved the play of shadows and light, and halogen casts such a gorgeous light. But it wasn't quite bright enough. And I thought the little lights weren't the right size to balance the little cabinet knobs; something bigger was in order. So, we're currently trying a single overhead fixture from Lowe's with two 11w energy efficient bulbs (each equivalent to 60w light) from IKEA. It's not quite enough light, either, and while I know we could easily put brighter bulbs in, I miss the spotlighting capabilities of the track, not to mention the beautiful halogens. (Usually, energy efficiency wins my heart, but once in a while I need pretty light to make me happy. And halogens aren't that bad, in terms of efficiency.) So, we're going to go back to IKEA and buy another track with at least five lights. I'm excited to try it out! Again!
Counter update: with all the sickness, I haven't oiled the counters as much as I wanted. We're using mineral oil, and have the two counter tops surrounding the stove cut. We made a special trip out to a woodworking store to buy pure tung oil for oiling the counters, but they weren't open! Both their website and the sign hanging in their window said they should be open, but they weren't. Bummer. Anyways, tung oil is important for our sink side counters, as they need to be very water resistant. We plan to cut out the sink and oil that side's counters 8 - 10 times previous to installation. We'll see if our little experiment works.
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