The Fascination with Floors
I apologize for not posting in a while. I know that all of you have been sitting around with bated breath waiting for the next installment (insert laugh track here). For those of you who don't know, I am a teacher by day. Not any teacher, but a teacher in the great state of Florida. That means it is state testing season. The most stressful and busy time of my, or almost any teacher's, year. All my strength and brain power goes into reviews and preparation to make sure today's youth are reading to sit for a four hour exam. Good times and further proof that I have chosen my profession wisely (insert laugh track a second time). Man, I'm on a roll.
Anyway, back to why you are probably here. My house. A lot of things have been happening around the homestead. As you know, we went up there during Spring break and got a great deal done. Earlier, I discussed my deck/porch/landing, so today I am taking you back inside to discuss my floors.
We busted down some walls and had to fix the wood flooring underneath. There was also some transition issues going from the wood flooring in the kitchen to linoleum in an area right off my kitchen that was walled off. I am assuming at one point it was going to be a walk-in closet. I was worried about the transition happening between the two rooms and had no idea exactly how my husband and brother-in-law were going to tackle the issue.
The transition above is from the kitchen to, at least as far as I can guess, was going to be a closet. I am planning on putting a Bulter's pantry here to help me keep my addiction of collecting china under control.
After assessing the situation, my brother-in-law (I will just call him Danny since that is his name) knew the boards had to be weaved together so that you couldn't tell where the old flooring stopped and another began. It was how he did that was extraordinary...or maybe not, again not an expert here. I don't know what you would call the process, if there is in fact a name for it. Maybe the Davis Method. My brother in law is a master artist with a skill saw. Cutting the hard wood at an angle and pulling the pieces out so to be able to "weave" the wood together. I can't describe it, so I will stop...and just show you...
Once finished, you could barely tell where the old floor ended and the new floor began. After tackling this part of the floor downstairs, we moved up to the Master Bedroom where my husband and sister-in-law had removed a wall.
Once we had all of our floors fixed and filled, we called in the Ramsey Flooring Service to come in and sand down the floors so we could stain them and make them uniformed. When the sanding was complete, you could hardly tell where the new wood was added.
Due to the stains and different shades of wood throughout the house, we decided to sand the floors for both the upstairs and downstairs.
The stain we are choosing is a shade called "Jacobean". I am of the belief that dark wood floors have a more formal feel than lighter floors. With that being said, the house we own in Florida has light wood floors that I really like. It is airy and works well in that house because I have so much wood in my kitchen and doors. I have just always felt, though, that darker wood is more formal. Not only that, but it covers up stains that are found in spots in the Kentucky home. It took us a while to decide on this color for the flooring. My mantra throughout this process is that life is too short, and I don't want anything in my house that I don't absolutely love!