Monthly Archives: June 2009

Success!

Posted on June 30, 2009 by carrie

We have stools!! 5, 24″ stainless steel stools are currently sitting in the back of our car. They’re not as distressed as I thought by the original picture but that’s not bad thing. The finish is very similar to that … Continue reading →

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Road Trip!!

Posted on June 30, 2009 by carrie

It is 9:30pm and I’m typing this from my iPhone. About an hour ago I was passively trolling around craigslist and came across an ad for 5 “totally cool” stainless steel stools. They certainly looked “totally cool” from the smallish … Continue reading →

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Stain Color??

Posted on June 30, 2009 by carrie

Yesterday I told you what we picked for the top coat but I suppose it might be nice to know what exactly went on BEFORE the poly. Right? Well deal. Timeline so far: Wednesday: first day of sanding & we … Continue reading →

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Satin or Semi-Gloss: The Result Show

Posted on June 29, 2009 by carrie

Saturday we were debating a satin or semi-gloss finish to wrap up our our floor refinishing project. And the WINNER IS….. SATIN! SATIN WINS!! THAAAAAAAAA SATINS WINS!   *NOTE: The above picture is NOT of our house or floor. (pic found … Continue reading →

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Bad Birdies

Posted on June 28, 2009 by carrie

I swung by the house Thursday morning to peer in the front windows at our in-process floor refinishing. While walking up to the house I looked up, thankful it wasn’t raining for a change. Then I saw this. Need a … Continue reading →

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Satin or Semi-Gloss?

Posted on June 27, 2009 by carrie

The first coat of poly went down early Friday afternoon. The second coat goes down today (Saturday) afternoon. Third & final coat goes down Monday. Now we have another dilemma. I guess it’s technically a “decision” but we’re pretty new … Continue reading →

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Free Paint!!

Posted on June 27, 2009 by carrie

I think I’ve seen this making the rounds on a few different blogs. Most recently, I popped up in my reader via The Fourth Door (thanks Eva!). Glidden is giving away a FREE QUART OF PAINT!! Sweet. I’ve spent the … Continue reading →

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Refinishing: Day 2, Progress

Posted on June 26, 2009 by carrie

Day 2 of refinishing the floors is complete and visible progress has been made. Although, it does look very similar to Wednesday’s progress – LOTS OF SANDING. I stopped by the house Thursday afternoon at lunch with my coworker. There … Continue reading →

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10th Pic

Posted on June 26, 2009 by carrie

Lily over at Tapdancing in the Dark tagged me to post the 10th pic in my pictures  folder. I host most of my pics on flickr. This is currently the 10th picture in my photostream: Sneak peak of the fully … Continue reading →

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Refinishing: Day 1

Posted on June 25, 2009 by carrie

Wednesday, JDL Flooring started on our house. We met with Jon, the owner, a few Saturdays ago during our big basement demo day. Our tenant hadn’t moved out yet so the 2nd story was the only floor sans covering. It … Continue reading →

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