After Photos of the Floors

Overall I am pleased with the floors. The floors seem to have a yellow tint, which was sort of expected. I am happy that we went with the oil. They definitley have more depth than if they were just white maple floors with water based. I can't complain. Wait, I can complain. The contractor left some chips in my stairs that we just refinished and he also blew a fuse in the kitchen that we just can't seem to correct. Do I have any recourse? I plan on talking to him about these issues tomorrow before paying him. Other than the mess they left I am happy with the floors. So, are you ready???

Here are my refinished maple floors.

Office:


Sorry for the neck cramp. The water damage cleaned up nicely, didn't it?

Hallway:

I can't wait to show you the photos with my antique bronze grate- it's going to look great! haha


Guest room:

This has to be the best transformation. He did a great job with the patch work. I can't even tell.



It will be nice to sleep in my own bed again. The fumes have been too strong to stay in the house. It will be great to get back to normal life. I'll just have beautiful floors now. =)

I'd like some new stain with a side order of shine

So this weekend I began sanding the buffet, what a task. Eventually all of the trim is going to need sanding and stain as well. The current stain on a majority of the wood work is a darker walnut. It's something that doesn't necessarily need to be completed immediately but something that would make a HUGE difference. Of course there are paint splatters, scratches andscrapes throughout. There also isn't much of a shine to it.

I want to get all of the big messes done in the first year or so, so why not just begin the sanding now? Here is where the problem comes in. I am stumped on what color of stain to use on the wood. Should I do a light cherry, a dark cherry? The possibilites are endless. I want a deep dark rich red, but then again a medium cherry might be nice. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I may just end up going with a dark cherry stain to keep the woodwork looking classic, yet giving it some vibrance. I'll post some pictures of the work in progress very soon.