Put a fork in ’em, cause they’re done. Actually, on second thought, please don’t get anything sharp or scratchy near the new hardwood floors.
It took two full days, but the floors are officially in and officially awesome. It’s mind-blowing how they (along with all the wider doorways) totally enhanced this part of the house. It looks completely and amazingly updated…well, except for the still-gutted kitchen.
Here’s documentation of the transformation:
Old linoleum covered in construction dust… is now glossy hardwood.
4 different foors in 4 different rooms… become only 2.
There’s plenty more to share about the flooring adventure, but it’ll have to wait because right now we’re enjoying our “new wing” too much. And after 2 weeks of living in bubbles and choking on demo dust, it feels great to have all of our furniture back in place. Well, again, except for the kitchen. Sigh.
PS: We never showed off how that difficult brick doorway turned out. It looks great too… especially with that swank new floor of ours.
Juliet Robinson says
I love the floors you choose! I’m just curious how you chose which type of wood and what stain to use. We are in the process of installing new hardwoods in our 100 year old bungalow and I’m a little overwhelmed with all the choices – oak, walnut, tigerwood, the list goes on and on! I love that you have a dark stain, I’ll check out the blog to see if you have it listed somewhere along with the type of wood you used.
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Juliet,
We went with a mocha colored hardwood oak (for the color and most of all the price!). They’re affordable and durable and we love the heck out of them! Hope it helps.
xo,
s
Karen P. says
Another question – If I want to have my whole house changed from carpet and vinyl to hardwood floors what do I do with all the stuff that is currently on top of the carpet and vinyl? Do I move it from room to room as they work or do I need to move it out?
YoungHouseLove says
You could do either- it really depends how much room you have to spare and how much shifting you want to do as they go. Good luck!
xo,
s
Chassidy says
Hi YHLovers. I love love love your blog and read it obsessively. I couldn’t help but notice how you have a million comments on each post and I was wondering how YHL started, so I went back to page 1 and started reading old posts. I think it’s awesome how you started off with just comments from your parents and now look at you guys! So exciting and encouraging as I’m just starting out blogging. :)
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Chassidy! It certainly blows our mind on a daily basis!
xo,
s