I have been working hard the past few days to get some things done around my house. Most of the week was spent catching up from the lack of work time over the holidays. That included organizing my office to get it super functional. There’s still a long way to go, but I’m only in phase one, which is sorting and organizing the stuff. I shipped off a couple boxes of fabric to Sutton Place Designs, have a buyer for my Cricut and have another pile for local girls who want to buy some of my craft supplies.
Phase one is messy. It’s getting there…
We also installed the hardwood floors in our family room yesterday, which is why I was absent from all social media. (And why I can hardly walk today.)
It was a day of ripping out carpet, padding, staples and tack strips.
It was a messy day…
…and one spent on my hands and knees and pushing myself beyond the point I should have. BUT, we got it all done!
Last night, though, as I was coaxing my body to bend in half so I could sit down, I groaned to my husband, “We’re getting too old to rip out carpet and install a wood floor in one day.” That ability must cease somewhere in your 20’s.
We still need to finish up the thresholds, trim work and I have a lot of touch-up painting to do, but all of the flooring is down and I love it! We’ll be working on the bedroom floors next. I did take pictures along the way, so I’ll share our experience and things we learned along the way.
For now, I’m signing off to watch the Redskins beat the Seahawks…hopefully. Update: Dang it! We lost. Congrats Seahawks fans!
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Wow! That looks great and compliments your furniture beautifully!
I painted my living room and dining room myself this summer and could barely move… I’m too old for that too. and installing floors would be backbreaking. hope you can relax now in the glow of those beautiful floors!
Your floor is beautiful. And by the way, it, ability to do many physical labor projects, is all but gone, as you approach 50. Just remember, it doesn’t all need to be finished in one day.
Blessings Paula Lusk
Ha! Yeah, it’s in my personality. I push and push until I finish! I working on that, though, and trying to stop before I’ve reached my limit.
The floor looks beautiful!! Sounds like a trip to the spa is in order 🙂
I have a gift certificate for a massage from my birthday (in April!) It’s time to redeem that!
Love the floor!!! And so sorry it has to be a Seahawk win :/
You got it. 🙂 Congrats. It’s a good team and I’m glad we got as far as we did after being in the toilet the past decade.
Oh my…all in one day? It would take us several days (it’s all about age). They look beautiful Marian!!! Enjoy the game and I hope your team wins. I am doing a giveaway on Monday for your milk paint and other products…would love to have you share it on facebook if you have time….thanks:)
Blessings,
Linda
Yes, just send me the link and I’d be glad to share it.
Amazing! I love the color and the texture. Looks timeless.
Question: what brand and color is that flooring? Where did you get it?
Thanks!
It’s an engineered floating hardwood floor by Virginia Mill Works from Lumber Liquidators. It’s called Heritage Hickory in the 4″ planks.
Your floor looks lovely! And I feel your pain! about mid 30’s it starts to hit – you just can’t pull the long stretches and hard work to get it all done now! LOL!! I’m a few years older than you I think – so I totally totally know ALL about it!! 🙂 Glad you got it done though it’s so satisfying to get a project that far along!
Lucky you … pretty floors!
I’m watching the game too, but am a Seahawks fan in the PNW!
Ugh … had to come back to post again and say so sorry about RGIII. Though a Seahawk fan, I’ve also admired and followed RGIII this season. It made me sad to see him struggle in the 3rd quarter and then go down just now. 🙁
Yeah, it was tough to watch. They should have pulled them earlier. 🙁 Congrats on your win, though. I’m glad we lost to the Seahawks and not the Cowboys last week!
Is the flooring the Heritage Hickory? The boxes say Bellawood, I am confused…
The Bellawood boxes are for the thresholds. The floor is Heritage Hickory by Virginia Mill Works. I liked their finished better…a bit more satin.
Thank you, they are perfect for your home, I love them.
Wowza! Beeeutiful! Careful your back…just got back from my massage therapist daughter who gave me my second hot rock massage. Back pain has stopped me in my tracks. I have to learn to pick and choose what I try to do.
Again, an inspiring successful project.
Sarah
Ouch! I know you must be sore, that is hard work! So you pulled up carpet and laid hardwood flooring in one day!?! I cannot wait to hear about it. I have carpet i hate, but i don’t even know where to begin with the whole floor thing, not to mention the cost.
Cindy
Yes, we did it all in one day. Pretty stupid! 🙂
Your floors are beautiful and I marvel at the fact that you did it in one day….I’m not sure that I was EVER young enough to get that much accomplished in a single 24 hour period! Congrats…cash in your certificate and have fun at the spa!
They look great! I’d say the massage is a great idea 🙂
It looks just like the flooring that we installed throughout the whole house a few months ago. I can’t recall the name off the top of my head but we bought it at Sam’s Club, worked out cheaper than even Lumber Liquidator. I just love how it looks handscraped, to me it looks like the real thing, you will love it. We even did it in the kitchen, I was nervous about that at first but we haven’t had any problems at all. If it could be used in the bathroom I’d probably use it there too, lol! But we definitely were not able to do even one room in a day, just getting too old for that, lol.
Lesley……..I just read your comment. I have been looking at some laminate flooring at Sam’s that Sarah at the blog “The Yellow Cap Cod” installed last year. Was wondering if this was the same flooring?
The flooring I installed was engineered hardwood by Virginia Mill Works. It’s called Heritage Hickory.
Roxanna…..The flooring we installed from Sam’s is Select Surfaces, shade Canyon Oak. It has a thick padding on the underside and it is a floating laminate flooring that looks exactly what Marian installed. Don’t know why they call it canyon oak when it looks dark like Marian’s hickory, lol! I absolutely love it and with three dogs it is great, no problems at all with their names, they however have a problem getting traction, poor things lol. We have actually had it now for about 8 months or so and it still looks just like it did the day we installed it so it is very durable.
I too have been searching high and low for affordable flooring for my living room. I have this same flooring pinned on my wish list at Lumber Liquidators. I haven’t made a run to the store yet as I am getting my list together before I go. I was so excited when I saw your post and how so, so gorgeous they are. I will have to have mine professionally installed as I am not as handy dandy as you are Marian, lol. Your post has definitely pushed me to get this project done and make a decision.
Absolutely gorgeous! Anything you do is just amazing:) I do feel your pain about the age thing. If you are like me and you can get your husband to help you just keep going while you got him where you want him.
Wow…the floor looks gorgeous!!
I love it…. we are looking forward to this soon… I hope!
Looks great Marian … so glad you were able to do it yourself. Anxious to see your step by step. We had our bedroom done this year by a professional and they still had their work cut out for them because the cement was not level (had a hump in it) and it had to be scraped and sanded. Turned out really nice.
Blessings,
Audrey Z.
Timeless Treasures
I could still do that kind of work in my 30’s (we bought the fixer we currently live in when I was 39). I had my last baby at 43 so maybe that’s what kept me young and active. I am going to be 50 in March and it’s in the last two years that I’ve been saying to my husband, “I’m too old to be crawling around on the floor!” But that’s where teenage boys come in. I do dream of a day (or a house) where there are no more big DIY projects, just little artsy, homey ones.
Your new floors are beautiful! I don’t now WHERE you find the energy! I hope you have a fabulous 2013. If it is anything like your 2012 was it should be amazing!
They look beautiful! I can’t wait for more pix and a “tutorial” although I think we are beyond doing this ourselves….bad backs etc…
Love them, send more pix!
Nancy
http://wildoakdesigns.blogspot.com
Your floors look gorgeous!!! It must feel great to get those done! We have the exact same floors in our house and we just love them and they have withstood the three kids well for the last year and a half. So much easier to maintain than carpet too:)
Sorry about the game… Being from WA State, I’m happy for the Seahawks though.
oh, Marian,
i have a GC for a massage that I got for Christmas LAST YEAR! And it’s with my favorite massage therapist. Who is amazing. What is wrong with us? I’m making the call TOMORROW! I challenge you to do the same. (you just have to make the appointment tomorrow – not get the massage).
C’mon!
Wow – those floors look fantastic! Kudos to you guys for doing it yourself – this is one I’d think I’d have begged to hire out!
I have to agree with Paula, as you near 45-50 years old projects have to be spaced out and you need to take longer or it is not fun anymore. Love the floors, just gorgeous.
Traci
Your floors look amazing.
As my husband and I get older I find my husband wanting to hire people to complete projects we would have done say when we were in our 20’s and I find that now that I’m 40ish its okay that I don’t get everything done in one day. I use to push my poor husband to get a project done before we could go to bed. It use to drive him nuts. I think he is enjoying me more as I get older.
Can’t wait to see more of the room.
Marian, your floors look great! Must feel good to have that marked off your list! On another note, sorry your Redskins lost but so happy our Seahawks won!!
Good job! Can’t believe that you did the whole room in one day! You are quite the trooper, working side by side with your hubby. I sure haven’t helped with any of the flooring. Saving my energy for painting all the woodwork and some of the walls! 🙂 Thanks for sharing your pics. I hope to have a few on my blog soon.
Nice work! Looks lovely…one day! We did not do the pure finished which tacked on another five days, would do the pre finished if we have to do it again….the dust was a mess. Enjoy!
wow! your floors look great! i know you will not miss having the carpet. sorry about the ‘skins game.
Your floor looks beautiful!
your floor looks great, the office…I should take a pic of what we are in the middle of crazy an yes sore….and we are just short of 60….so yes each 10 years counts on pics
Floors look great and I love your site. Been reading and learning for the past few weeks. Do you offer advice and home consulting services? We live in NoVa and my wife works for a small Christian non profit. I’d love to give my bride a gift of redecorating our home. It’s been a ‘guys’ place for too long and would love to bring some of her southern GA charm into our home! Please email me. Sad our skins lost too but maybe we can cheer our Caps with hockey starting!
Love, love the floors, they look wonderful. Can you provide the name and style of the floor? Love the hand scraped look, beautiful and great job!
Thanks
Carol
Love that floor! You are one amazing woman!
Marian, The floors are lovely! I have pulled out a lot of carpet, and it really is a nasty job! I don’t think I have it in me to do it all in one day! As I feel 50 coming, it takes longer to do anything! I’m looking forward to the tutorial. I am going to need it in a couple of weeks! Please hurry! We don’t have a clue and have three floors to do! Thanks!
Hi – I came upon your blog while searching for a book on furniture distressing/refinishing/painting…..I wonder if you might have one you can recommend? I searched thru Amazon with no luck….
I would like a book with lots of photos, simple directions…and a fairly new book, perhaps, so the ideas are “current”(even though finishes tend to be “antique” the trends change and older books might be dated…) I am not interested in faux walls, but it’s ok if the book covers some of that too.
I saw pretty finishes on your site. I really like French finishes….plus I like to keep as green as possible with chalk, milk….non-toxic materials. I thought maybe you have used good books along the way while developing your craft.
I saw a Kindle version that looked good, and many on-line videos, blogs, etc., but I need an old fashioned paper book that I can see and mark up etc. Many thanks for you time and any book ideas.
Best,
Sue in NC
Sue, Yes, I can definitely post about that. I do have some tutorials in my book that you might like and a friend of mine, Barb Blair of Knack, is coming out with a finish book soon. She’s very good at what she does! Anyway, I’ll put that on my list of stuff to post about.
I love those kinds of projects. My husband and I have been using that kind of flooring for about 9 years now. We’ve got a pretty good system going where it only takes a few hours to install a normal sized room (he cuts and I install). Your floors look fantastic.
Looks great with the white furniture! I like what Sue asked you (two comments up). I would love to read a post about that. Books recommended by Miss Mustard Seed.
The floors look great, Marian – I also have a really hard time knowing when to stop working on a project!! BTW I love your new short haircut!
Happy New Year!
Leah: )
Your floor looks amazing and it looks very durable too !!!
Mine is dark walnut and it’s beautiful but scratchs easy…argh.
Me too, organizing my house at the moment to make it more functional.
(actually that’s what I do every year as part of my resolution…..cuz usually I’m messy..lol)
Happy New Year Marian!!
Fantastic floor, really awesome I think I will be doing that to my basement…..and Oh my gosh what a good game…..we had a party here in CA where we are for the winter and my daughter (whom you met at Lucketts with me) was at the game with her Seahawk jersey on and was so excited for our win, I was a little worried about her especially after we won but she said the Redskins were mostly pretty nice to her……that was very cool!
The floors look fabulous! Totally off topic, will you still be selling your paints and supplies at Luckets Store? I hope so!
We have slowly ripped out all carpet except one room and replace it with laminate….the last room has the heaviest furniture in it….maybe next year…love yours…..put furniture protector pad on the feet of your furniture….we scratched my new floor just moving stuff back….we learned the hard way…
Epsom Salt Bath! My body did the same thing. I could barely walk and as time went on I tightened up more. Sooo…I took a very hot bath and loadedit with Epsom Salt. 20-30 min later I was feeling young again. I sware by this stuff! 🙂 absolutely love, love, love your floor.
beautiful!!
Mid-50’s here…and I’ve got to say one of the most frustrating parts of getting older for me is that my body just won’t keep up with my brain. I’ve got the drive, but not the energy and stamina. And I HATE having to hire people or rely on others. sighhhhh… Congrats on your new floor, looks amazingly awesome!!
wow! looks great good job!
I’m feeling your pain! I will be 60 this June and we are in the process of doing some renovations on a house we purchased in Oct. One thing we did was rip up carpet, padding and tack strips, BUT we had someone else install oak hardwood flooring.
Yesterday after taking down all the Christmas Stuff and rearranging/redocrating, my OCD kicked in and I just HAD to go outside and wash the vinyl siding on the front porch, I could not wait for Spring!!! I did this by and hand and with an old mop and bucket. I was so soar and stiff but after a nice hot shower I slathered myself with rosemary oil (hear it’s good for aches/pains/arthritis) and I feel absolutely marvelous today!!
I get such pleasure out of doing what I can and seeing the results, but boy it does kick one in the back side. lol
Your new wood floors are beautiful! Kudos to you and your man for doing such a great job.
i love the choice of flooring..the dark wood tone is wonderful..at 54..i’m learning i just don’t want to do things myself anymore..that’s after i’ve already started..i love doing projects but i’m in need of a better body for all the bending..and forget being on the knees..A it reaLLy hurts..2 it takes forever to get up the nerve to stand back up…
sorry your skins lost..my ravens won..sad to see ray retiring…hope RG3 heals and is back to his running game next season….hope you’ll join the purple nation in rooting on our ravens…
Okay… I hate to do this but I am going to bombard you with questions about the flooring… without reading all the comments (because my time is super limited right now and my sweet hubby is needing my assistance… kitchen repairs.. ugh…)
1. where did you get your flooring?
2. how many rooms do you have it in?
3. how long has you had it?
4. manufacturer?
5. hows it wearing?
6. does it show dirt, dust, prints in the bright light?
7. color?
love the color of yours… it looks a lot like ours which i hate even if it is new… it is too shiny and shows EVERY speck of dirt plus ‘puppy’ paw prints. it looks too fake! and new! and shiny!
Thank you so very much! Now I’m off to help with kitchen plumbing repairs…. think of us!
Ha! That’s okay.
1.) Lumber Liquidators
2.) We just put it in our family room, but we are installing in in our bedroom as well (740 sq feet total)
3.) We just installed it this weekend, so I can’t day how durable it is yet. It does have a 30 year warranty against normal wear so I’m expecting it to be durable. I’ve heard testimonies from others that it wears well.
4.) Virginia Mill Works, it’s the Heritage Hickory engineered hardwood, click-together floating floor in 4″ planks
5.) see above
6.) It doesn’t show everything, but it does show a lot. The darker the floor the more will show. I have dark floors in my other rooms and white kitchen floors, so I am a glutton for punishment!
7.) It’s Heritage Hickory. I’d say it’s a medium/dark wood.
I didn’t want new shiny wood, either. My preference would’ve been for reclaimed wood floors, but my husband wasn’t up for that brand of torture if we were doing it ourselves. I figured I would fight that battle on our “dream home.” This was a great prefinished option. In general, I like the Virginia Mill Works finishes more than the others. It was satin and had a warmer look. I would encourage you to visit a showroom to see what you like.
Thank you so very much! I just took a break… my poor sweet husband. Our garbage disposal died and he is replacing it. However the exchanging process is being a bugger… this is the 5th one he has replaced (each house we’ve owned plus his parents) so he’s not a novice but this one is being a total pill! And to think he spent time under the house/in the attic today as well due to mice… all after working a full day and having a reserve weekend… thankfully he has no upcoming deployments!!
Have a wonderful week!! Enjoy your beautiful new floors! (oh i love your family room restyling/organizing! tomorrow when the boys are back at school i start my projects! yippee!!)
My gosh. While I have all hardwood now (3/4 of it I installed by myself), I so very much like the wide planks. I started w/hardwood at least 10 or more years ago and the wide planks weren’t available. I won’t let my brain even think about pulling up the other stuff to install the wide planks. I’m not that mad at myself!
Right now, I’m impatiently waiting for my foot surgery to heal… I’m in the middle of an upholstered headboard, then an ottoman like yours. Yesterday, I painted the first coat on a table from the seat of a walker and have plans for my dining room furniture. Sure am hoping this foot thing gets over very soon! Congrats… your floors look fabulous.
Love it – My husband spent the weekend before last to rip the carpet out of our Master Bed Room and install wood flooring – It looks wonderful, he was exhausted!! Just the start of my list!
YAY! So happy for you!! The floors are beautiful – you will love the hardwoods and the easy care and cleaning! I hope to meet you in Atlanta on March 16! 🙂
Hi Marion, Your floors are gorgeous!! There’s just nothing like dark wood floors and cream slip covers. I did want to let you know that since you updated your blog, I have a hard time with it. I can’t scroll down the page smoothly…..it just goes down in increments…..tic by tic. 🙂 I hope that makes sense. I read where some others were having the same problem. I have always done the painting of walls and porches, etc. and refinishing of furniture in our home but the last year the aches and pains have crept up on me, especially the knees. I think my better half is going to find out exactly how much money I have saved him over the years doing the work myself, when we have to call someone in to do the work. ack! Have a wonderful day. xo
i am thinking about replacing my floors but fear of the unknown is keeping me from taking the first step. it looks and sounds so easy when watching HGTV, but i have a feeling there’s more to it than what’s being said. Would love to hear from you any tips and things to know before starting. I would really like to know how much you saved by doing the floors yourself vs hiring someone to do them. I’ve learned that if you can do it, Marian, i can probably do it too! Thanks for all the inspiration you spread onto others!
The floors look great! Sad to see the Skins lose and hoping RG3 is going to be ok. It was horrible watching him play in pain.
Bea-u-ti-ful!! Good color choice. I can’t BELIEVE you guys got that done in a day! By the way, could you let me know the color of your cabinet in the last 2 pics? I keep eyeing it – I’ve seen it from some older posts but wasn’t able to if you mentioned the color. Thanks so much!
sweet! I can’t imagine doing all that in one day. Looks gorgeous
Your floors turned out beautifully, great job!! Just the carpet removal is enough for most people, but you went far and beyond with putting in, in one day!?! YIKES!!! We too are in the process of selecting new floors, this is the exact color, and finish I’m looking for. We have quite a bit of ceramic tile that would surround this flooring i.e., entryway, kitchen, and a Sun room at the end of our Living area. This flooring will have to blend into these areas nicely. I knew I wanted something not too dark due to the fact every spec of dust shows on dark floors. This color choice is the perfect one!!
Oh, and one question for you…..have you chosen the 4 winners for the tickets to your Houston workshop yet? I looked everywhere to see…I so want to meet you!!! Looking forward to at least coming in maybe Friday for your demo. Take care, and God Bless!
I LOVE those floors. I can’t wait until we have the finances to put new floors in our home.
Oh to be young.. and since I am 58 I get to say that, with no disrespect! It is with admiration.
I am alone now, but my ex and I completely gutted our first house and did it most of it, from 27 to 38. We were 38 when we moved here, and now I am doing most of it, because one thing has not changed.. you save a lot of money this way! I am fortunate, though alone, I can do a lot, but from early married to now older and divorced, I miss those middle we can afford to pay someone years! I have always done the all the painting, and the sewing curtains, furniture, and now I learned I capable of so much more, I ripped my 50 yards carpets, but paid the installation for new. Good news, I get to make all the decisions…!!!
I love that you appeal to all age groups, and all economic groups.. I have always said easy to decorate with money, but good taste is not something you can buy. I look so forward to your posts.. Happy for you that you are getting some of those things you want to do in your house.. Like that beautiful gorgeous bed. Thank you MMS
You go, girl! I hope I’m ripping out carpeting at 58. 🙂 Very inspiring.
Thanks for your comments about my blog. I totally agree that it’s easy to walk into a Pottery Barn or Restoration Hardware and drop $20k on a beautiful room, but it takes some real talent to put together a great space on a realistic budget.
Lol, literally. 😉 I told my hubby I wanted bedroom furniture from RH for Christmas. So, we went to check out styles I liked in dressers/nightstands (french style of course) and I realized, I don’t want a room like that! I love how I’m doing it, taking my time and buying unique one of a kinds that you can’t buy off a show room floor. I was having the urge to get milk paint or chalk paint on those suckers as we shopped! I even had decided I was getting rid of my four poster Louis XVl bed (Ballard Design repro) and getting that cool 19th Century Campaign metal bed at RH. I put that on hold too and I’m thinking I’ll just paint my bed instead most likely with milk paint. Your comment just reinforced that I’m doing the right way. 🙂
*Love the new floors and am freaking out that y’all did it in ONE day! O-O
Looks lovely! Can’t wait til we get our hardwood put in. Love your blog 🙂
Looks beautiful , Americans must be good DIY homemakers , very impressed , good luck from Barbara , Horsham , England.
The floors came out gorgeous…thinking I should just buy those instead of having ours sanded and stained again. I guess you’ve been too busy, I finally posted the tutorials on how to do floor checkerboard…although guessing you may be in too much pain to do them! Lol!
Ha! We ripped out our Carpeting and putting in wood floors this week. Yeah except I stayed away from the engineered. We went with a bamboo which is moisture resistant and (supposedly) 10 times harder than oak. I got the handscraped-with all the divits, dings, and saw-marks in already. We moved in our home in Late October and I hated the carpet (she had a large newfoundland that must have thought the front room was his potty, yuck! 4 layer f of vinyl, and two sub-floors, some “new” wood to replace the nasty stuff and we are going to have beautiful floors. Mine looks very much like yours but has a slightly darker edge to it. Looks great!
I love the floors. My husband I are thinking about that type of product for the bedrooms in our house. The satin sheen is great. I guess I’ll be feeling like you this coming weekend because we are refinishing our floors in the kitchen. Have a great day.
Gorgeous floors! Well done and I totally get the aches and pains of flooring. I pulled out all of the rugs in my old house, by myself, in one day. I was about 32. I am sure I couldn’t do that at 40. Hang in there!
Oh your floors are beautifull, very rich looking. I got your book yesterday, sort of a after Christmas present for myself. I can’t wait to sit and read it. You inspire me all the time. Because of you I tried chalk paint (which I love ) and now I want to try your milk paint 🙂
Regina
GO HAWKS!! Sorry, had to write! The floors look great! I just found a place out here to get your Milk Paint – can’t wait!
I feel ya, Marian! We ain’t as young as we used to be. 🙂 When we moved this last time, we did it ourselves, and I remember saying, “This was a lot easier in our twenties!”
I told Cy that we are either never gonna move again, or we are hiring a moving crew next time!
The floors look gorgeous!
I’m in the messy stage in my office too. But I’m getting there.
xoxo
You do love punishment… or your crazy nuts! One day??? Getting older is not all it’s cracked up to be and I don’t remember exactly when it happened!! Your floors are GORGEOUS, we just had our whole first floor removed, but with finances we had to re-carpet it all and I put in a vinyl flooring in the kitchen…I love it so much more than the orange, green and yellow that was here, but somewhere down the line… Wished I lived closer to you, I take ALL your unwanted craft supplies off your hands! We moved in this house in August and I still don’t have my craft room/office done yet. Heck, I’m still painting rooms. A few years ago this place would have been done in September…when did I get old???
what is the name, color, width, brand, etc of your floors? I LOVE everything about the way they look and would be interested in knowing where you got them AND the exact name, color, width…..everything you can think of!! I, however, at my age will be trying to find someone to put them down for us! they are really gorgeous. love the wide boards. Please include everything so I won’t make a mistake!
The floors look terrific Marian! Must be the time of year to rip out carpeting. We did ours just before Christmas, same thing with all the staples. Pine floors underneath but painted. So we painted them a new color to go along with a carpet remnant that we had bound on edges. Was going to cost $1000 for new carpeting, we did it for $300. We have hardwood floors in 90% of house so didn’t mind the family room with carpeting. Everything looks so nice Marian that you have done, can’t wait to see it all finished along with the bedroom. You are inspirational to us all!!!
Paula
I love your update 🙂
The floors look great – excited to see the photos!
The floors look wonderful; worth the aches and pains 🙂
Love the floors! We are in need of new kitchen flooring and I may have to “copy” you, thanks for the info…
love your floors….they look like mine:) ha.
when i read your comment in your book about wanting no-shine, loved on wooden floors, it just made my day! I told my husband, “Marian would love my 8 year old floors that have been loved on by a energetic Labrador & three teenagers”.
Your book has been a breath of fresh air. I Love everything you’ve said and how you said it. I love the spirit it’s all written in. So fun that God finds joy in providing for us in the craziest ways when we don’t get consumed with having to have it right then. (you wouldnt believe what I ‘stumble upon’ in my five minutes in a thrift store). He can be trusted even for silly things like the right chair:) I always tell friends that I love my home because it is filled with great stories, treasures from our family to thrift store finds.
Your book helped me not feel like I am crazy! &I love your style!. I definitely feel encouraged by all that I have done to my home and feel inspired to try some new things…. very grateful.
Marion,
I love you posts and your blog, but didn’t you just mention cutting back and not spreading yourself too thin? I have young children and I also have a blog and successful antique business. I know the time and effort it takes to write, edit and post photos, whilst juggling kids and a husband. Sometimes I wish you’d just post once a week and keep us waiting for more.
I have that same floor in my kitchen! Love it, and I’m sure you will too!!
Marian – I am so happy for you. What a blessing to get something so beautiful for your home. Good job on the DIY. Sorry your Redskins didn’t win but we are sure Proud of our Seahawks! Hugs to you, Patti
“thou shall not covet” “thou shall not covet” “thou shall not covet”
Beautiful floors! Absolutely beautiful 🙂 And I’m not really coveting – I’m rejoicing with you! Enjoy! Enjoy! ENJOY!
I totally love your new floors! Sorry it caused so much pain, I know how that is. I ripped out carpet last year, and refinished the floor underneath, and that is the last time I will attempt a project like that. I am waaay too old to be crawling around on hands and knees!
Floors look great. Style/color is exactly what I would have picked out if in the market. I will say that you’re right, the days of all day reno end somewhere in the late 20s or early 30s. I just hit 40 and have learned not to expect quite so much from myself in a day. (Frustrating, but far more reasonable!) Congrats!
I love laminate floors! They hold up well to all kinds of traffic and they’re easy to clean. You chose a beautiful pattern, too. What brand and pattern is this? I love it!