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 picked the stain color.
Thursday: finished sanding & stained.
Friday, Saturday & Monday each got a coat of poly.

Our 2 refinishing posts generated the most feedback ever!! It was awesome to hear everyone’s opinion. I loved it.

In total, we had at least 24 different people (20 here and 4 on my facebook) pick 37 different colors (many people suggested multiple colors). It was SO interesting to see the results! I was honestly a little surprised.

The clear front runner was Gunstock, choice #5, coming in with 11 votes.

Option #4 (Puritan Pine) came in second with 7 votes:

The Golden’s tied for third place. Golden Oak (#2) & Golden Pecan (#6) both getting 6 votes:

Our darkest choice, Dark Walnut (option #1), came in fourth with 4 votes:

In last place, with a mere 3 votes, was color choice #3 (Provincial):

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Ok.

The underdog, the ugly duckling, choice #3, PROVINCIAL!

VOILA!

This picture was taken from the front door after the first coat of poly. The newly refinished floors make the paint look like crap, so I’m gonna need you to use your imagination.

On the staircase, you probably noticed that only the treads (part you walk on) were refinished. The risers (vertical part) are going to be painted white. The baseboards & trim will be semi-gloss white. We haven’t figured out wall color yet but it’s safe to say they won’t be staying red. The plan is to prime everything white, do the trim & paint the wall color as we decorate.

How’d we pick??

We wanted something that would compliment the banister (which needs a good dusting from the looks of that picture).

Also, my top picks were #2 (Golden Oak), #3 (Provincial), & #4 (Puritan Pine). Rob’s favorites were #3 (Provincial) & #5 (Gunstock). So we chose the one we both liked – Provincial.

It seems most people liked the red. Sorry! Hope you’re not disappointed. 🙂

We’re really pleased with the results. More pics to come as soon as we can walk on it!!

So, what do you think?