Trial, Error and Triumph

We finished the stained floors - well, almost. We are finished for now and are in the process of covering them for the hords to come in and finish everything else. We will have to go back and fix a couple of spots due to the afore mentioned "trial and error" issues. We seemed to have gotten the wrong attachment to the buffer...the guy at the store SWORE it was a natural bristle - wrong. It was a stripper. Took 3 trips to get that right. Once we did, things went well. The actual staining and clean up were not bad at all - just the waxing and not knowing what the heck we were doing. But we know now. Anyway, the end result is great, so on we go.

I was thrown head long into more buying and other decisions today. I have to buy the appliances before January 1 due to price increases, so I'm deciding tomorrow or sometime this week. I'm close on that. I have been trying to decide on wall textures for some time now and just tonight we went to a Christmas party and I loved the texture they had on their walls. Now if I can just convey that to the right folks. I'm hoping they will have some kind of sample boards we can look at. If all else fails, I will haul them to the house and show them. I went to look at light fixtures today and that was a little overwhelming. I'm thinking I will do that in spurts so as not to be too confused.

The contractor is coming tomorrow morning with a lady who will help us pick out the trim and measure for all that. The insulators are coming Wednesday and the sheetrock will start next week. I have to go meet with the cabinet guy again maybe next week. Faucets need to be picked. Couches need to be located and a few more furniture pieces...not to mention - oh nevermind. It's wearing me out to even think about it all right now and I'm sure you are crossing your eyes reading all this. Anyway, enjoy the latest pics of the floors.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT....A LITTLE EARLY.