Artwork, Lights, Outlets, And A Partially Loaded Walk-In Closet

The very first thing I needed to get performed was hanging the images and lights above the washer and dryer. I purchased these picture lights (affiliate hyperlink) that come able to be hardwired, however I didn’t need to put junction containers within the wall. So I made a decision to wire them in order that they are often plugged in as a substitute. Fortunately, they’d a gap within the backplate in order that they could possibly be wired for plugin.

To try this, I bought two of those extension cords from Residence Depot…

After which I used my wire cutters to chop the receptacle finish off of the twine.

Utilizing my utility knife, I separated the three wires.

Hopefully you possibly can see what I imply within the photograph beneath. The wire on the underside is the graceful (scorching) wire and the wire on the highest is the impartial (ribbed) wire. You do should watch out not to concentrate to the areas the place the person sheathings had been lower or torn aside. These torn/lower elements can usually be mistaken for the ribbed sheathing, so it’s important to be sure you ignore these areas.

After which stripped the tip of every wire about 5/8 inch.

And eventually, I put the wires by way of the opening on the backplate of the sunshine, and wired the twine to the sunshine — easy to black, ribbed to white, and floor to floor.

The set up was the identical as it will have been had I hardwired it. I used the identical mounting plate supplied. The one distinction is that the twine comes out the underside of the sunshine and runs behind the image.

I actually love these lights. They arrive with a distant, and you’ll change the colour in addition to the brightness.

I used my Dremel Multi-Max to chop a rectangle that was about 1.25″ bigger than the outlet on all sides. After which I used a full protection paintable outlet cowl on the wall.

Then I used 1/4″ wooden, lower to the width I wanted on my desk noticed, and made this dimensional body. The again half matches into the rectangle I lower and sits towards the wall, and the entrance half frames it in order that the lower edges of the cupboard again are hidden.

I put it along with my scorching glue gun, did a bit of caulking, after which positioned it into the rectangle cutout and secured it with 5/8″ 18-gauge nails.

After which I painted the entire thing to match the again of the cupboard.

I really like that it’s set again from the cupboard like this. Since it is a part for hanging garments, I really feel prefer it’s safer having it recessed like that. So it labored out nice!

And as soon as that paint was dry, I might lastly begin bringing stuff in! I didn’t get very far with it, however I did get this part stuffed…

After which I introduced in all of my purses and acquired them organized.

So I’m inching my approach in direction of that end line, slowly however absolutely!