The lights in the cabinets were not scheduled to go live today but Brett temporarily hooked them to power so we could see what they would look like. We arrived home just as they were getting into the truck to leave. Brett made a comment about having lights now.
"You mean the cabinet lights are connected? I can't wait to see them!" Brett gave me the-crazy-homeowner-who-gets-excited-about-lights look and followed us into the house. I squealed appropriately. Brett looks uncertain and says, "You really like them?" I should interject here that he did not select or wire the lights in the cabinets. That was done by the cabinet makers.
Both my Sweetie and I allowed that we did indeed like them. I asked him why he didn't. It was because they are the cool white light. Once we explained that our art glass collection would be displayed in them, he seemed to understand why we approved.
Then the story came out. On a recent kitchen job he had wired the kitchen for incandescent cans in the ceiling and xenon under cabinet lights. The husband came home and hated them. So he got "such a deal" on the Internet and paid $3,000 for LED can lights. Brett rewired because LEDs require transformers. He gets all done; the wife comes home and has a fit. She hated the bright white lights. It must have looked like an operating room. Yes, indeed, Brett gets to take them out and rewire for incandescent ones.
It now was clear why he was feeling a bit of trepidation and why he was so relieved when we liked all the lighting.
Cabinet lights on; recessed cans off
Cabinet and recessed lights on. Try to ignore that reflection from the recessed ceiling can. It doesn't have its trim kit on yet.
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