floors

Well, friday we had the last two (of four) floor companies come to see what to do about our hardwood floors. Two of the guys said that we should just ditch them and get new floors, the other two said that they would probably be okay with a dark enough stain, like an espresso color. Well, we also found out that it is highly likely these floors have NEVER been refinished. They are about 60 years old--and all that good wood still on them! I think we almost got sucked into the idea of getting new floors, but the recyclers in us just get sick at the idea.

We've looked at some pictures of hardwood floors that have been ebonized or stained really dark, and we think that we would be okay with that. I think as long as it isn't just a black stain, but is something really dark with hints of brown, and maybe red in it, we'll be okay. The brown brick fireplace probably won't look great with the floor, but I guess that is the downside.

Of course, I got the bug to do some serious home improvements last night, and so David and I proceeded to tear down all the wainscoat tile around the bathroom. We tore the tile off and then scraped all the adhesive off the drywall. We thought we could maybe just put a coat (or two) of drywall on it and call it good. But david is afraid that won't do it and we may need some professional help. so, I guess I, unknowingly, got us jump-started on our bathroom remodel. Now that it looks a mess, David wants to move forward quickly to get it done. So, I guess that will be on the top of the list for the next few weeks.

Of course, we will have to make sure we do no home improvements this weekend on David's birthday. It is time for fun and celebration, not scraping, cleaning and that sort of yucky stuff!