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Kitchen 90% finished & I almost burned it down last nite!

15 years ago

The electrician is coming on Monday to install the trim for the recessed ceiling lights. Right now they're just dangling out of their holes. I had them on last night as I was putting stuff away. One of them was against a cabinet door and made a burn mark before I realized what the burning smell was!

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remodelfla
15 years ago
thank goodness nothing happened and it wasn't a situation where you left the light on and weren't home!
redroze
15 years ago
OHmigosh, I'm glad you noticed it!!! Will you replace the cabinet?
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janran
Original Author
15 years ago
I was thinking too, what if I left them on and went out. Don't you think the electrician would have warned me? You think it would have been obvious to him that I am clueless about such things.

Yes, I guess I'll be ordering another door. It's actually the smallest door in the kitchen. The burn mark almost looks like a natural knot in the wood, except none of the others have it. Hmmm, maybe I ought to add additional random burn marks, rather than replace the door ;)
claybabe
15 years ago
You could start a new trend, "toasted maple" or "smoker's dream" (I have burn marks on my piano from it's days in a Montana bar, maybe I should consider joining you!)!

This reminds me of my 94 year old grndmother (with hair longer than she was!) who turned a frying pan on, laden with the oil she needed for her eggs, and then turned around to chat with my husband (hair loose). She never saw the flames, and actually never realized that my husband was getting the soda out of the cab next to her and dousing the fire and subsequently replacing the pan with a fresh one while continuing to chat! It was cute in a scary way, she was so content that morning!

Glad you are ok and that the damage was minor.
rhome410
15 years ago
So glad you caught it in time for it to cause such little damage and no harm to you.

Claybabe, your dh is a keeper! :-)

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