Old wide plank wood floors

Yesterday Bill mumbled that he hates our old farmhouse. Yes, my husband used the words "hate" and "farmhouse" in the same sentence. My readers often tell me they enjoy the details I share about our old cape cod farmhouse that sits on sloped, rocky, wooded 14 acres, so you may not understand Bill's lack of

Caring for 240-year-old pumpkin pine wood floors has been learning experience! How the floors were made, laid, and finished with shellac. Here's the scoop.

We found 1800’s oak wood floors hiding under our laminate and are working to restore them to their original character. Follow along as we restore our wood floors.

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Rustic style is simple style typical of country life, with simple interiors, rough walls, wood paneling, beams and rough stone. Furnishings are simple and

Original linoleum and some wallpaper remnants After finishing the patio, I have taken a well deserved break from projects this past week. Therefore, I'll go back to a past project- the Breakfast Nook/Butler's Pantry posts. The first entry showed the Moravian Light I brought back from the dead and converted into a pendent light. The next item I tackled was the butler's pantry itself, but since you can see the wood floors in the after pictures - I will write about how I restored the wood…

The one "Transformation" that everyone loved the most (so far) are the Floors. They really cleaned up nice and make everything cleaner and brighter and happier. Here are some Before Shots of the Carpets on 1st and 2nd Floors . We knew that the original wide plank hardwood was u

We have many thoughts on hanging drywall and our exciting cottage renovation progress all while still living in this little fixer upper.

Once hidden beneath the soles of industry and toil, the end grain wood floor carries tales from the echoes of the past. It harks back to a time when such floors graced the grand stables