Monday, July 25, 2005

let's get this party started

our first project was to refinish the living room and dining room floors prior to occupation. the previous owner chose a finish called "pickled" - that says enough, right? unfortunately, we had a polyurethane situation (don't believe everything you read on the varethane can in terms of drying time!) that prevented us from refinishing both rooms before our move-in date. in fact, the floors were not wholly finished until a month after we moved in.

pickle vs. our choice of stain:



the finished floors after poly:

Friday, July 15, 2005

we heard a rumor...

at the open house we were told there were hardwood floors under the carpet in the three bedrooms and back hall. once we took possession, it was exploration time.

ahoy!



a room cleaned of carpet, pending staple removal: