upstairs floors...

So, this weekend we wended up working on the upstairs flooring. It is now finished with 3 coats of poly. The North side, we stained with a Walnut stain and then put on poly. We rented a floor sander and edger and the cost was $100 for the weekend. We also bought one gallon of stain and four gallons of poly. That cost around $200.

3 coats of poly later they are done.

Before

The upstairs on the South side we decided to do something different. Chris took a torch to the floor. We made sure to have a the necessary safety gear and a bucket of water and a mop. I mopped the floor right after Chris was done burning it. It really brings out the grains in the flooring when you burn it.

This is a close up. The top board has been burned and the bottom two have not.

Done.

The final look after poly.

More Finishes...

The upstairs is now painted and the lights are hung. We have to refinish the hardwood upstairs and trim it all out. The master bedroom/bathroom is the only area left to finish the drywall in.

This is the loft area in between the girls' bedrooms. The wall on the opposite side is also the same shade of purple.

This room is a light grey in color and is a few shades lighter than the tin in the shared bathroom.

This room is a shade off of the shared bathroom green color.

It is really girly in here!

The wall lights in that room. They will be trimmed out with wood too.

The green color in the shared upstairs bathroom.

The tile is done and grouted. The light is hung. Now you can see the purple wall on this side of the area.

The light going up the stairs. The walls going up are the same grey as the kitchen underneath. Only one wall is painted purple.

Chris' brother Cale came up with this idea for the countertop in the main bath.

We had to order more bottlecaps. 300 wasn't enough. We will attach them and then build an edge to be able to pour resin over the top of them.

The kitchen is coming together too. The countertops are set and the backsplash is almost done.

Hannah's idea was to use some of the tin as the spacers in between the cabinets.

We cleaned up the floor on this half of the house now.

Making progress

All of the mini splits are up and running! It is nice to have it a constant temperature in the house.

These are the ceiling fans in the living room. They have 6 foot blades on each of them.

The library is starting to come together more. We were able to buy some more book shelves at an auction for $5.0 a piece. We already have two more 4 foot long bookshelves that my dad made for me

The upstairs ceiling is getting closer to being done. It has taken alot of work and even more patience.

The upstairs North side bathroom is coming together more. The tin ceiling is up and the tile is going on the walls.

Chris bought 8 table tops at an online auction to use for the countertop in the kitchen. We were very disappointed when we went to pick them up. They were listed as solid wood tabletops BUT they had a solid wood edge and a laminate top. We spent $135 on them all. In the end we decided to just go with it.

They are now cut to fit but have not been attached yet. I think they look really good though!

The main bathroom ( with the license plates) we added a few touches too. My grandparents have always loved to travel. My grandma saved road maps from ma ny of their trips. I thought it would be nice to use some of them in our house. My mom and I spend the day laying them out and cutting out the front covers. the earliest one I have on the wall is from Arizona in 1962! The most recent one was from the last trip my grandpa went on to Georgia in 2011.

It only seems fitting to use these maps because some of the license plates also belonged to my grandparents. They came off of their personal vehicles and my grandpa's police cars.

The lights are all hooked up ! The down lights in the vents were Chris' idea. I think it looks beautiful!