Remember the other day when I blogged about the "Leap Day Madness" that took over my body when I was on a ladder changing a light bulb in the kitchen? And I pulled all the wallpaper down? Well a few nights later, Rob and I heard a huge crash in the night. It appears in my fit of wallpaper removal, I failed to properly secure the plastic cover sheet thingy back up into the (ugly) light box. Two nights later it came crashing down around 3AM. It not only scared the ba-jeevies out of us, it broke. And can't be put back up. UG!
Luckily, no one and nothing else was hurt... unless you consider my do-it-yourselfer pride. I am wondering why I think I can do all this stuff when I could not even change a light bulb? And as for that light bulb... The next day it and the one next to it went out! There was a sizzle sound and poof, they were dark! I think the whole light fixture contraption has gone bad and needs to be replaced. But I don't want to replace it! I want to take it down. NOW! This has fueled my burning desire to take thet light box down myself. Of course then there might be the small matter of a big gaping the hole in our ceiling... Yes. I think I need professional help.
Before the madness struck... Well this picture was actually taken five years ago, but you can see the busy wall paper and the ugly, albeit functioning, light box.
After... As Crazy as is it sounds, I still like the way it looks now better! Torn wall paper backing, broken light and all! The madness may have outlasted Leap Day! (And YES! This picture was strategically taken to hide the mess in my kitchen!)
I had a bid from a fix-it man to take the light box down, texture the walls and put in recessed lights. However he hasn't been returning my calls. (Bigger fish to fry?) Since I was not to thrilled with the last work he did for us, I'm OK with finding someone else to do this. But who? And when?And most importantly, how much is it gonna cost me?
So back to square one. Living in a half lit kitchen with torn wallpaper backing on the walls and a broken ugly light box hanging from the ceiling is not what I envisioned when I started all this. Got to love home improvement projects! It's bugging me to death! But I spent all my "house" money on floors.
Speaking of floors... Our floor installation has been pushed back until the last week of the month. The tile was not in and then there was Spring Break and Good Friday to contend with. So March 24th is the big day!
Since I am out of $ and Rob still just has one good arm, (and since recent events have made me doubt my home improvement skills) we are just going to have to live with it for now.
I'm going to try not to let it drive. me. nuts.
It's just. a. kitchen.
People in Kenya are happy with fire pots and a hot plate in the corner.
I can live with this.
It won't drive me nuts.
I am just going to focus on getting my house as clean and organized as I can before the new floor installation.
And not. look. up!
That will work.
Right?
Maybe we'll leave town for Spring break...
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Call an electrician, at least they could fix your light box until you can save money to get done exactly what you want
I say buy a new house! :)
We've just gone through all that--as much as I am enjoying all the new updates--I think Teri might be right--buying a new house would be easier!
if you want a good, cheap electrician call Terry Franks here in Waco. his number is 716-1568. You may have to call twice to leave a message. but he is worth the wait for the price.
What kind of texture are you wanting? Regular texture that the sheetrock guys spray on? Or the plaster (stucco) texture?
Regular texture that the sheet rock guys spray on.
Gotcha. If you were wanting the plaster texture, I coulda helped you there. I've done our hall bath and then our kitchen. I love projects like that and I'm all done here. lol
Good luck! How are you going to paint it?
Oh my! I know the kitchen may be hard to look at, but TAKE YOUR TIME!!! You will regret it in the long run and you will wind up spending more money on your kitchen because you are trying to get it done quickly. "Have patience, have patience, don't be in such a hurry..." Remember that song. =) I have had a lot of clients who weren't patient and wound up redoing things a year later because they weren't happy. This may sound silly, but when I have been in your situation, I pray that God will give me other things to "focus" on. You will be fine and your kitchen will be looking great before you know it!
Meredith
It looks better already. Seriously, that wallpaper was so not you.
Come see us for Spring Break!
I think you're right. It looks better without the wallpaper. ;) BTW - Thanks for the comments on the blog. Your insight has been wonderful and has given us a lot of tings to think about. I've got you in my Google Reader now, so you should be hearing more from me. ;>)
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