Day 2 of Week 3, and what a glorious day it was; it's hard to believe this is only the middle of March!
As you know, we have to stay out of the way while the floors are being done, and we're certainly doing that. Because we've had to shift our residence for a bit, it was pretty much inevitable that something would get forgotten -- or even a few somethings . . . .
What that means for this blog is that I've forgotten my USB cable, so I can't upload the two photos I took of the floors this evening. (It was pretty funny -- I had to take them from the front entry since I can't actually go IN, so I'm not sure how great they'll be when I finally get to see them on the computer.)
So for now, you'll just have to take my word for it: the floors are gorgeous! The stain is startling since I've never seen them with a rich colour. It picks up all the wonderful shading that is inherent in birch, and I'm sure the cabinets (also birch, but with a darker stain) will look great against the floors.
The floor dudes are very professional; when we passed by in the middle of the day, I was in awe of what a good job they did of filling cracks (50-year-old hardwood means some gaps have formed over the years), sanding, staining, and then applying the varathane. I saw one of the workers on his hands and knees sanding a crack between two boards with a piece of sandpaper -- no machine, just him and the sandpaper!
As a friend said today, tomorrow is "hump day"; not long til we'll settled back in, waiting for the cabinets. We'll even be able to move some furniture back into the living room -- how cool is THAT?
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