Welcome to week two of the One Room Challenge and the remodeling of our great room.
As I mentioned last week, the catalyst for updating our home was that our hardwood floors needed to be redone. It was such a big project to take on as we had to empty our whole first floor. If there was ever a time I had to be organized, this was it. I had to coordinate every step so that the project would run smoothly.
First, I decided that I wanted to keep our existing furniture and have it re-upholstered in my new color scheme. That meant I didn’t need to store that furniture while having our floors done. My upholstery guy picked up the furniture he was going to do.
We had to remove everything else from our home and chose to rent a POD storage container that we kept in our driveway. It was a great choice!
We hired some movers to move the rest of the furniture and boxes into the POD. What didn’t fit went into our garage.
Next, I had all of our oriental rugs picked up and cleaned. I also had new pads made for each rug. The old ones had broken down over the 20 years we had them. Wow, did the new pads make a difference. The cushion feels great to walk on!
Going Neutral with Paint
Before having the hardwood floors redone, I had our walls painted. Goodbye Gold – Hello Cream.
Here is our before picture with the gold faux finished walls.
And here is our photo of our neutral walls – it’s like having a clean canvas for my new room.
Redoing Hardwood Floors
Have you ever had your hardwood floors redone? My biggest surprise was that the sanding of the hardwood floors wasn’t near as messy as I thought it was going to be. The company we chose did a great job in covering our cabinets, light fixtures, etc. with plastic to prevent the dust from settling in.
My next surprise was how much I liked the way the floors looked when sanded, in their natural state! The room was so much brighter and lighter.
Next week I will share the process of selecting a color for the floors and the next stage of our renovation.
Be sure to visit the other participants in the One Room Challenge for more inspiration.
I love the natural look of the floors too! Nicely done!
Looks great! What color did you use on your walls?
Thanks Suzanne. My walls are a custom color through Sherwin Williams. If you are interested, I can email you the formula.
I LOVE the natural hardwood color. That’s what I wanted in the house James and I never got to build. I wanted wide plank, vintage oak, but couldn’t afford it, but I did some research and came up with an alternative. Buy new, wide plank pine and install it first. Don’t cover it while the rest of the house is being built around it. That way the workers lay their tools down and the floors get scuffed, gouged and attain that old look. Some friends did that, and when their home was finished, they decided the floors weren’t “weathered” enough, so they had a chain party. Friends came, ate and drank great food and wine and went around beating the floors with chains. Sounds crazy, but it worked. Their floors are divine! xoxox, Brenda
I’m so sorry you and James never got to build that dream home! I’m sure it would have been amazing! Would love to have seen the results from your friend’s chain party!
I love how much the neutral walls opened up the entire space! And the floor color is beautiful! Love following the progress!
I’m loving the natural floor color too! Excited to see how it all comes together!
Thanks Linda!
My living/dining room are the same gold and I also want a change. Love your cream walls. Please email me the Sherwin William custom color formula. Much appreciated!
Alice