floored
We’ve been back in our house for a week, but I’m slow on the photographic record — so slow that I missed the window between finished floor and furniture delivery. So the floor photos also star our new dining table, chairs, and sideboard.
We did opt to extend the oak floors, and I’m ecstatic that it worked out, although as with everything in this house, we ran into unforeseen problems that increased the cost. The final result is beautiful, though, especially since refinishing the old oak changed it from a dark walnut to a rich gold, further lightening the space.
Along the way we also ripped out the stairwell ‘fence’; Jak and I were in complete accord about the hideousness of that particular feature, which was cobbled together out of mismatched pieces of ... er, I don’t even know the word for it, but the part of the door-facing that the latch and hinges are attached to. I want to replace it with some wide-spaced posts that don't block the light from the sliding door.
In addition to a stair railing, we still need the walls smoothed and painted, plus a bunch of trim work. I’m still trying to decide on colors; I want something lighter than the pumpkin-mustard and chocolate-brown we inherited, but still vibrant and not washed-out. We also have a list of furniture to acquire, as finances allow: two or three tables, a chair, a lamp, a coat rack, and two bookshelves.
But despite the mismatched walls, we do now have the basics for inviting people over: space and dinner seating. No toddlers, though, until we get a new banister ...
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karawynn) wrote,
pleased
We did opt to extend the oak floors, and I’m ecstatic that it worked out, although as with everything in this house, we ran into unforeseen problems that increased the cost. The final result is beautiful, though, especially since refinishing the old oak changed it from a dark walnut to a rich gold, further lightening the space.
