charming house: refinishing hardwood floors

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