Refinished floors and work on the new bay

Hello!  At last a new post!  The blog was patiently awaiting our return from Italy where we spent two wonderful weeks.  We gained a new appreciation for old buildings while traveling through Rome, Venice, the Tuscan countryside, and Florence.  It made us feel good about our idea to fix up an old house even though ours is only a toddler compared to their aged beauties. 

While we were away, a lot of things happened at the house.  The new flooring in the kitchen/family room/mudroom was sanded and coated in polyurethane and many of the old wood floors were refinished.  Sometimes when involved in a construction project you uncover something that's a problem, and sometimes you uncover something that is a hidden gem.  Well, the old wood floors were hidden gems that are absolutely beautiful now!  And the crew started work on the new bay which is the last of the major design elements of the project.  Plumbers and electricians were also working to install new toilets, more outlets, and new lights. 



At the Trevi Fountain in Rome post gelato!



In Venice along the Grand Canal!



Before the new bay...

 



With the new bay...



A littler closer up...

The refrigerator is going in!

The refrigerator is installed!



Refinished dining room floor



Refinished floor in Eliza's room



Refinished floor in Stuart Little



This bathroom is on the third floor
and had an old, peeling linoleum
floor.  Up came the linoleum, along
came the floor refinishers, and lo
and behold, a beautiful wood
floor was reborn!