Bath Vanity otherwise known as kitchen redo

So you never know what you are getting into... A simple vanity light in the bathroom just may be more involved than you think.

First 

you take every thing out of the kitchen cupboards... which covers every available space in the house.  It is hard to imagine all that stuff fits in the cupboards.

Then you remove cupboard A so you can get to cupboard B to remove it then cut a hole in the wall, rebuild, strengthen, brace the box the light will attache to.  Then modify cut and rebuild the light mounting fixture. Cover the hole re-hang the cupboards re-attache the cupboard doors. re-fill the cupboards, and did I mention be on call so you spend the hours of 10:30 to midnight at the hospital three nights in a row (OK I counted last night too but I am feeling as sleep deprived as a new mother) 

I only made a couple mistakes.  But look, mom's idea was to raise the cupboards a half inch so the mixer would fit underneath... see it there

Next re-wire and wish you had labeled the wires better...I think I got it right. Re-attache the vent hood and clean up. Remembering all the while to turn off the power between work and sleep, re-setting the alarm clock after each power outage.  Oh and pay 50.00 more dollars to Home Depot for all the extras. No wonder they sell the junk in the first place.  Every $100 fixture generates $50 additional in sale.  (OK, OK one $8.95 stubby screwdriver was just in case, but it did come in handy though not totally necessary).  Then did I mention re-hang the light with new bulbs because the clerk assured me 4 bulbs at 40 watts each would be enough...4 at 60w is better and we'll know next winter if we need to jump to the 100w ones.  Though compact florescent don't come in 100w that I could find.  And then they only have 2 of the big diameter 60w so I had to buy smaller diameter 60w.  But, it works.  If your in the neighborhood drop in for a look-see.