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pretty. tiny. still pretty with good light.

Wow. Thanks for all of the positive comments. I agree that the quarter round will be a great finish. I was just too excited to be DONE and had to post the project before that final step.

One thing that we have found is that the floors are incredibly slippery. We are hoping that this will ease with use, but right now it is kind of like skating on a frosted cookie.

We managed to keep all of us off of the floors by living downstairs during the project. (We have an artists' studio and sleeping area w/ bathroom on the first floor of the building.) We spent a pretty cramped week with two cats, two humans and a dog on a futon...but we are really pleased with the results. The floors are not the end all for the room, but in this time of less $$$, it is a tolerable solution for the time being until we can afford to replace the worn-out flooring.

I really like the comment by Pretty Kitty about the floors of private rooms in the 1900s being painted. It was pretty interesting when we pulled the carpet in both the front and the bedroom. The house was built in 1908 and the floors looked like they have not been refinished since then! And we found in both the bedroom and front room, an area where it looks like there was a rug or linoleum 'rug' installed directly on the unfinished bulk of the center of the floor, so those boards were never sealed?

Right now, this was a good solution. Again, when going for a light color, beware oil based! That really cost me time and $$$. Thanks again for the positive feedback!

the selby...

http://www.theselby.com