Craft Room?

So I know we said the projects were done for awhile, but I got antsy. My antsy-ness = my project (according to Louie).  Our house look so nice, and is soo cozy with the new floors, painted walls, and everything. What can I say?  We have this little nook outside of our bedroom upstairs.  It used to house the computer, until we built a new little nook downstairs.  Now, this nook upstairs is going to be my new craft room.  Hence, my project.  This is what it used to look like.  Carpeted.

 

So, we tore out the carpet, and found the same fir/larch that was throughout our house downstairs.  For the downstairs project, we were going to refinish them, but then found a heck of a deal on red oak that we couldn’t pass up.  For the upstairs, I decided that I was going to try to save the fir/larch, plus I am cheap. 

Imagine 4 layers of paint on the wood floors. 

 Since belt sanding was getting no where, we decided on paint stripper.  White, Red, Green, Grey, WOOD! 

  The grey layer we could not get up with the stripper…it was a grey goo, instead of paint.  I am wondering if it is the old finish, not paint.  Anyways…I was at it again with the belt sander…but you can see, getting no where fast.

Today, I was fed up, and rented this handy beast.  Never used one, but we became best friends.  Well worth the 40 dollars, sore body, and dust everywhere.  Way quicker than hands and knees, with a belt sander. 

Maybe it will someday transform into this?

What’s next you may ask?  Stairs.

I wasn’t planning on ripping out the carpet on the stairs, but Louie got motivated and found his new project. 

Stairs before

Whats to come…One at a time.

We have a black theme going on in the house…so the kickplates, as I like to call them, will be stained black, and the top of the stairs, will be pine.  A nice contrast.