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ORC Week Two: Mistakes Were Made

One Room Challenge, Refinishing Hardwood Floors, Respectful RenovationApril 12, 20242KViews 3Likes 2Comments

Welcome back to week two of the One Room Challenge. As I write this, the stair treads are getting a makeover, so it seems like a good time to explain what went wrong the first time. This month, four years ago, I had the paint sanded off the stair treads for the first time. The…

Sealing the Stair Treads with LOBA Impact Oil

Refinishing Hardwood Floors, Respectful Renovation, VideoApril 22, 2020819Views 0Likes 10Comments

Progress progress! In case you missed it, I am in the beginning stages of an enormous staircase restoration project. This week, I sealed the stair treads with LOBA Impact Oil, also known as LOBA 2K Impact Oil. Who can forget 2019? That was the year we all traveled to the grocery store with wild…

Staircase Restoration: The Beginning

Maintenance, Refinishing Hardwood Floors, Respectful RenovationApril 1, 2020697Views 0Likes 10Comments

I'm warning you from the get-go that this post is word and picture-heavy. Big projects require thorough explanations. The staircase restoration is part of the more extensive foyer overhaul. Included in the entire project is the front door, refinishing the floors, painting all of the woodwork, and the staircase. The good news is that…

Our Rubio Monocoat Floors: One Year Later

Living & Decor, Maintenance, Refinishing Hardwood FloorsMarch 3, 20204KViews 0Likes 48Comments

I cannot believe it has already been a year since we started refinishing the hardwood floors downstairs. While I talked plenty about sanding the hardwoods, I never did write that final post about finishing them with Rubio Monocoat. The entire job stretched out through the spring, and I found myself with only hours of cure…

A Front Porch Refresh

Maintenance, Refinishing Hardwood FloorsJune 6, 2019199Views 0Likes 4Comments

Before we hosted the baby shower nearly two weeks ago, I did a little maintenance on the Street Side Front Porch. Currently, the big door, on the grand entrance side of BHH is off-limits, and I wanted all of our guests to use this small porch instead. For day-to-day, our family uses both entrances almost…

A Floor Refinishing Update

Refinishing Hardwood FloorsMarch 20, 2019342Views 0Likes 13Comments

The floor refinishing project continues. A few people have asked me if we are done yet. I wish, but no we are not. The timeline has stretched out a little, but I think our expectations were mostly realistic. One thing that has changed is that instead of doing the sanding and refinishing in two phases,…