Knob and tube

The house came with knob and tube wiring. While not exactly illegal, it's not ideal. If you have knob and tube wiring, you have to get special (a/k/a more expensive) home owner's insurance, plus it really isn't appropriate for modern electronics.

This is a labor- and time-intensive task, upgrading the system. The good news is that this gave us an opportunity to add some extra outlets. (Anyone who's ever lived in an older house knows there are never enough outlets.) Another bonus: they switched out some lights for us. The foyer went from this:

To this:

And the dining room went from this:

To this:

Plus we added an extra light by the hall closet, which makes a huge difference, as that area was always so dark. We can see again!

HWM was in charge of overseeing so much of this work, and I am so grateful. It's even more than we even knew. Most of this work was behind the scenes, but we are happy for our awesome electric guy!  More pictures of lights to come.