Side story on the unsightly blue stain on the carpet: Way back in December, my cousin was visiting and we updated my bedroom. After a late night paint party, we left the can, which was 3/4 full, downstairs in the dining room. Fast forward to the next morning: one of my sweet cherubs tipped the can over (with a lid not on as tightly as we thought!) and dumped paint in a lovely circular pattern onto the carpet! After a lengthy interrogation with the big boys, we determined a sweet 12-month-old did the crime. At that point, you just had to laugh. Needless to say, that lovely stain has been “hidden” under a towel for the past six months. Keepin’ it real! 🙂
So back to the pre-installation prepwork. With two empty rooms, you may wonder where all of that furniture was stored. Exhibit A:
Fortunately, we had an amazing company work for us. The…hmm, what do you call him? A carpenter? Floor guy? Anyway, Cesar (that was his name) was super fast, but thorough and detail-oriented. He had the carpet ripped out and the new floor down in a day and a half, for which I was forever grateful. Having my three kids stuck in two bedrooms for eight hours was tough!
This is the flooring we picked: Bruce Engineered Hardwood in Gunstock Oak.
AFTER INSTALLATION
And now the after pictures. I still need to work on the mantle and find a suitable coffee table, but for now, we’ll call it done!
WOW! I love your house . . . .I would buy it!! The floors look so nice. Isn't that the way it goes . . . . the house gets fixed up for someone else to live in it!
Gorgeous! Don't move away!
That is incredibly exciting!
And you know when you have to save for something you appreciate so much more when you get to finally have it!
So pretty!! Nothing like hardwood floors:)
Looks great!
I feel like a total stalker, since I just found you through a comment on someone else's blog, but that living room is SO gorgeous! I love the floors!