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ilanaramaWe have completed installation of the new flooring, and have even bought some actual furniture. A spectacular dining room table made from Indian rosewood (shisham), and two nice leather chairs for it; the wooden chairs that actually match the table are on order. We've also ordered living room furniture; right now the living room is entirely empty. Now we are broke.
We removed the old tiles from in front of the fireplace and replaced them with the same tiles we used on our kitchen floor. You can also see the old oak floor that we covered up with the new maple laminate planking. I'd love to have restored the old floor, except that there had been about a zillion nails pounded through it (which we'd had to remove). In addition, the dining room area had been painted white, and there was water damage near the front arched window (which was so rotted we ended up replacing it - what you see in the pictures below is the new one).
A view past the fireplace to the dining room, when the re-flooring was underway (the new tile has just been grouted, too), and a view of the finished floor, tile, and the new fireplace mantel that Britt made out of alder left over from the kitchen cabinetry.
Our furniture yay! And close-up, with bonus feline. The table has both leaves in for these pictures; for normal usage we leave them out.
We removed the old tiles from in front of the fireplace and replaced them with the same tiles we used on our kitchen floor. You can also see the old oak floor that we covered up with the new maple laminate planking. I'd love to have restored the old floor, except that there had been about a zillion nails pounded through it (which we'd had to remove). In addition, the dining room area had been painted white, and there was water damage near the front arched window (which was so rotted we ended up replacing it - what you see in the pictures below is the new one).
A view past the fireplace to the dining room, when the re-flooring was underway (the new tile has just been grouted, too), and a view of the finished floor, tile, and the new fireplace mantel that Britt made out of alder left over from the kitchen cabinetry.
Our furniture yay! And close-up, with bonus feline. The table has both leaves in for these pictures; for normal usage we leave them out.
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Date: 2006-02-23 10:02 pm (UTC)Lovely table. I also like your fireplace very much - and the low window next to it. So much character in your house and yet updated and new. : )
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Date: 2006-02-24 05:54 pm (UTC)The oak was actually only in the front two rooms - the rest was soft pine, and then of course we had the brand new addition. So I didn't feel too bad about just redoing the whole thing.
Thanks very much!
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Date: 2006-02-23 10:04 pm (UTC)Love the fireplace!!
Congrats!
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Date: 2006-02-24 05:54 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2006-02-24 03:28 am (UTC)And I love the table!!
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Date: 2006-02-24 05:57 pm (UTC):-)
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