now this was quite the adventure
refinishing the hardwood floors
a very good learning experience
but i am exhausted!
thank you to all our friends who were willing to come and help
the before: hard to see but there were TONS of nicks and dings all over the place
not to mention the wood had been discolored by all the sunlight
before: you can see lots of the scratches with the sunlight pooling in
we rented a sander from home depot
sanding was the worst of the whole project
we started at a 60- wished we started out with a tougher grit!
it would have been less work if we did that
sanded- nice pale wood
thank you to friends who also breathed in sawdust to help with the tedious sanding
ry pushing the sander around
sanding up under the cabinets was the toughest/most annoying part
our friends B & LA helped lay down the first coat
we opted out of staining the wood floor since we really liked the lighter colored wood
the only paint/sealant we used was a topcoat with lots of UV protection
2 coats later with 24 hour drying time in between each coat
and more sanding with a fine grit in between each coat as well
ta-da!
hard to tell the difference in pictures i know
but in person it looks so much better!
super glossy
ry was happy with the result
i guess inhaling all the sawdust was worth it
gorgeous chloe!!! I love how it brought out all the different shades of the wood! wonderful job, can't wait to see the rest of your house!
ReplyDeleteThat looks great Chloe! Looking forward to seeing what other amazing things you do with your cute house :)
ReplyDeleteWow that sounds like so much work! But you did an awesome job! It looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteNice job! All that hard work is paying off!
ReplyDeletebeautiful!
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