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.
4 comments:
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.
The floors looked polished and very cozy to the interior. A job well done here.
Hey! 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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I am always searching online for articles that can help me. Looking forward to another great blog. Good luck to the author! all the best!
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