Insanity?

[catnapper]

We're refiinishing the downstairs thanks to all of your encouragement. Its a major mess!!! I am questioning my sanity at this point. Did we tackle a project too large?

Dust is EVERYWHERE, including places I never even saw dust before.

The dust Blizzard of 2009:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/kasdesign/DustStorm.jpg

Mikey asking me if we plan on cleaning up soon
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/kasdesign/DustyMikey.jpg

That was two days ago. We cleaned up the dust downstairs.... upstairs is still mighty dusty :rolleyes: We'll worry about the dust upstairs once I get things under control downstairs.

First coat in progress:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/kasdesign/Progress-stain.jpg

This is the laminate I was aiming to match color-wise
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/kasdesign/LaminateVsWood.jpg

Cameron never misses a photo op, so he jumped in as I was photographing the color comparison of laminate vs. stained wood.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/kasdesign/CamHelpFloor.jpg
I took today, tomorrow, and friday off to stain. My whole body hurts! I got blisters on my TOES!!! :eek: We locked the cats in the room with Callie all day. Nobody fought, but Mikey DID get out a couple times (NO idea how he did!) and every time Mikey got out, Callie took advantage of the open bedroom door :rolleyes:

I'll probably be doing the second coat at 10:00 tonight --- hence the insanity concept ;) :p Everything is drying nicely. I even have the bedroom door open to give the kitties freedom before the second coat goes on. It dry enough for them to walk on it without ruining it.

[jennielynn1970]

LOVE the color!!!! I'll have to see how you did it, so I can do mine in the future!

[Karen]

It's looking great! And Cameron is well-trained, "the camera is out, so she must want a picture of me!"

[kuhio98]

Kim ~ You guys are doing an amazing job!

After we sheetrocked, mudded, taped and sanded this summer -- I'm still finding dust. :eek: If you have window screens, don't forget to hose them off. I couldn't figure out why the mountains looked so foggy and cloudy until I realized there was about a pound of dust on the screens. :rolleyes:

I'm glad you decided to refinish the original floors. They look great.

[Catty1]

Wow...what hard, hard backbreaking work you are doing! But it is going to look fabulous! Are you wearing dust/surgical masks?

And Cam - he looks SO grown up compared to the last time I saw pics of him. How old is he now?

Hope you get some rest soon.

[kitten645]

Excellent work!You will have something to be proud of for many years! Not to mention it's always good to learn a new skill! Please wear a mask so you don't get sick now or later on! Good job!
Claudia

[blue]

Great looking job! The floor looks way better then the laminate.

[Catherinedana]

You are doing a fabulous job! I know that you won't be sorry once it's done. What's a little dust here and there. . . :D

[Laura's Babies]

I LOVE hardwood floors! I think they are the prettiest floors ever! I can't wait to see the end results when all the "dust has cleared"! LOL!

[pomtzu]

I LOVE hardwood floors! I think they are the prettiest floors ever! I can't wait to see the end results when all the "dust has cleared"! LOL!

I don't think all the dust ever clears.

It's been over 2 years since we had some drywall and ceiling work done in here, and I'm still finding dust from it in the darndest places. :eek: Don't know if I even want to think about refinishing the wood floor in the family room. :p

[happylabs]

Look good so far! Once you are done and everything is back in order and the dust cleared you will be so happy that you went through this!

I had my downstairs bathroom redone about 3 years ago. I had to use the upstairs bathroom for about 4 months while it was being renovated and I questioned the mess too but now that it is done I love it!

[Freedom]

Han gin there! It really does look fantastic! Remember, this is what, a week, 10 days of aggravation, for a floor you get to enjoy for YEARS! Plus, you get to tell folks, "we were insane, we did it ourselves!" LOL

[Anikaca77]

The floor is looking very nice :)

[Queen of Poop]

It's looking fantastic!!!!