The floors are done, hip hooray!
We ripped out that shag and were thrilled to find a beautiful birch wood floor that may or may not be original to the house (1876). It took a solid week to pull out the decades'-worth of carpet staples and even longer to sand off the stubborn varnish that a previous occupant had applied around their area rugs. Once we got down to bare wood, we sponged on a whole lot of wood conditioner, stained with a nice dark hue (Minwax Jacobean), and sealed with a couple of coats of poly. We plan to add a couple more coats in summertime, but 2 days in a hotel right before Christmas was, well, plenty.
Now we're on to drywall, trim, and (finally!) paaaaaaint.
Did you go with an Ebany color, it sure is dark? We have customers that like the ebany and it sure is pretty on a front door. Thank you for sharing some wonderful info on refinishing wood floors.
ReplyDeleteThe floors looked polished and very cozy to the interior. A job well done here.
ReplyDeleteHey! Your floors look so awesome. I love wood flooring because its very easy to maintain and it look very uptown. I'm loving your new floors.
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