The longer daylight and the angle of the sun have also awakened dismay in me. I see all the dribbles and spots on my kitchen cupboards under the morning sun's spotlight. I see the dust bunnies and gunk on the kitchen lighting.
My kitchen has a small island with a range. Since I have a high ceiling I did not want a huge ceiling vent fan coming down. It would be enormous to clean as well as allowing a draft of cold air to seep through in the winters down that long vent. Therefore, I had installed a counter pop-up fan behind the range. I can never use the fan on high.
It is not as efficient and it draws the heat away, so affects cooking, but the filters can go in the dishwasher and there is less to clean.
But the "fancy" lighting fixture that was installed above is a bit of a nightmare to clean. I actually think it was for pool table lighting! Since I have a bit of a wrought iron theme going in the living area, I selected it. I have been putting off cleaning for quite some time and this year tried to remove the three lamp hoods and glass shades and pop them in the dishwasher. I could not actually reach all the curled iron above which was covered in grease. I got two of the fixtures down using my kitchen ladder and patience. The last one would not come off. The ceramic threads were misaligned. I called in my tall friend. (You may remember the fellow who helped with the Osprey nest.) HE could NOT get the glass shade off either!
Thus he used his height and good eyes and long arms and cleaned the shades as well as the iron decoration with a rag and some Mr. Clean. It now sparkles. He also helped me re-assemble the parts that I had put through the dishwasher.
I now have to go to the hardware and get a finish polisher to shine the two black hoods. Easy enough! It hangs about an inch off-center, but I will have to live with that. Now I have to wash all the cupboards!
Ha ha, the only bad thing about spring: spring cleaning.
ReplyDeleteAfter all these years, I forget it is coming! The house cleaning, that is.
DeleteOr you could have your kitchen on the north side of the house where the sun doesn't shine. You know what they say about where the sun doesn't shine, :-)
ReplyDeleteGood thought...just too late.
DeleteLooks good! I usually put off my spring cleaning and befoe you know it, another year has passed. You are inspiring me to get busy now. :-)
ReplyDeleteI count on my poor house cleaning to boost my immune system. I know how to do a good job it's just that there are always other things I'd rather do.
ReplyDeleteI did light fixtures today. Well past time to be done too. Cupboards next here as well.
ReplyDeleteWinter is beginning to wane here but ever so slightly. Still, the cat is shedding more fur than usual, and my eyes are itchy.
ReplyDeleteMy least favorite job is cleaning stove, oven and surroundings grease magnets. Makes me want to give up cooking but then I realize that would also mean giving up eating.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful light fixtures
ReplyDeleteMr Clean magic erasers clean fantastically.
Oh I don't want to do it!! I am exercising by walking every day, isn't that enough. I hate Spring cleaning and you make me ashamed.
ReplyDeleteWe did ceiling fans today. We have one in almost every room. The one in the front is very very high up and only gets cleaned when we have to replace recessed lighting. And as for the kitchen cabinets... oh dear, they need cleaning badly as do our windows. I will take it a day at a time. But I have to admit, it feels so good once it's done.
ReplyDeleteAnd that is why i have a job, most people don't want to do that stuff.
ReplyDeleteAre your kitchen walls cork? Nice kitchen.
ReplyDeleteNo...a wallpaper that was supposed to look like Venetian plaster and actually looks like a birch bark canoe.
DeleteOur days are getting short down this way...I look forward to the cooler months.
ReplyDeleteThe less cleaning one as to do as one grows older, the better...having to reach to the heights isn't much fun these days. :)
Take good care, Tabor. :)
You are the second person this evening who has written about spring cleaning. Is there a conspiracy going on? Cleaning, ugh. Still, spring is on its way and the dirt and grease are definitely growing ever more visible. Should I tell the cleaner or do it myself? Perhaps I’ll forget about it for another year. Actually, there’s painting to be done as well, if I look to closely I can see scuff marks everywhere.
ReplyDeleteMy rcommendation is to go at your own pace. I tend to feel so much better if things are clean. I also am fighting a nasty infection, so I have to pace myself.
DeleteI see what you mean by billiard table lighting - but I like it.
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