On the latest episode of our old house . . .

I swear it followed me home . . . .











What was in the box . . .?  Just a Tivoli Bedside Table for the entryway.  The Entryway table version of the Tivoli is too wide for our entry vestibule, but the bedside table version fit perfectly!

Living Room

Les worked especially hard this weekend and here's the progress he made on the wood floors.

 With the Living Room floors pulled up you can see what we think are the original floors to the house. (Original being a broad term considering to the best of our knowledge the house was built in 1918, added onto in the 30's, then moved to its current location in 1951)  The original floors appear to be 2" oak plank that at some point were painted navy blue!  There's really no way to tell exactly how old they are, but they are showing signs of dry-rot. 

All considered it would be an extensive effort to restore them, which is a bit beyond our expertise to repair.  We're going to protect them as best we can with a layer of underlayment before we put in the new wood floors.

 

Underlayment in Living Room

Next is the dining room, which currently has an old oak parquet floor on 1/4" plywood substrate, both of which will be removed to expose  the original floor.  Overall we'll be replacing 750 s.f. of floors, which will include the Living, Dining, Kitchen, Guest Bedroom, and Mudroom.