The best part if DIY'ing is that you can move at your own pace as your feel motivated or inspired. This past weekend, JC felt the motivation mojo for the office floor upstairs that has been neglected its whole life... the office floor was exposed hardwood that never had a finish put on it so it had been beaten down and become sort of grimy and dull with time.
For some reason I wasn't feeling the mojo, maybe it was my upcoming Lasik eye surgery that was distracting me from enjoying the project. Whatever the case, this was mostly JC's baby. But because I don't like to sit anything out when it comes to our house, I helped out a little. Here I am power sanding like an outlaw... in jammies:
I like JC's ninja style, it's tough being married to someone who is so much cooler than me.
Back to the point... Day #2 of the project, after we sanded and cleaned up the dust (BEFORE my surgery, mind you), it was ready for stain! This is where I stepped back and let JC take this one over all by his lonesome. He was so spellbound by this project, he didn't even mind doing it alone. I did managed to sneak up for a picture. Here's my hunny making our house pretty:
Meanwhile, in the living room, I recuperated from my eye surgery with the cutest couch potato ever:
2 days later, the project was complete. Here's the before and after shot:
ta daaa!
Pretty, pretty mahogany.
We love, love, love it.
Now I just need to get back up there and finish the mopboards. Now that there's some polyurethane on there, any accidental paint drippings will wipe right up instead of immediately soaking into the untreated wood like before.
I'm picturing a reading nook with a little white desk and a snuggly beanbag.
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