Easter Hardwood Resurrection

Yeah...like we're religious. Not. But there is something to the whole spring solstice, renewal, ressurection, rebirth theme. And it has to do with hardwood floors. Oh....how they make me happy.

Most of the carpeting in the house is now gone. All that remains is the new carpet up in the attic, and some old carpet in the 1st floor office. We'll tackle the office carpet at some later point, because it could be a can of worms (linoleum that potentially contains asbestos).

Here is a picture of the nasty living room carpet.



Here's the same section with the carpet gone and Ted mopping up.



And guess what? Swanky double border with diamonds in some corners.



And lots of pet stains....former owners had dogs. Getting all the hardwood floors on the 1st floor refinished is definitely on our radar. Hopefully the majority of the stains will come out. Will pray to the home improvement gods.



The change is so drastic. Even with the floors in rough shape, it's worlds better than the wall to wall carpet. So much brighter in here. And one less trigger for my allergy and athsma issues.