happy, happy, joy, joy!

floooooooooooor day! floor day is here!

i know i keep harping on this but... the carpets here are truly

hideous. it's not the color or style so much, but the filth.

3 college students and a dog, unchaperoned, can do a lot of

damage. between the thousands of pieces of double-sided tape on

all of the walls and the many, many stains of indeterminite origin

(eww), there is certainly some cleaning up to do!

as far as the carpets go, we had two options: "call 1-800-steemer,

stanley steamer makes your home cleaner" OR see what's under

this mess and try to salvage or replace it.

having spent so much time living in an old victorian apartment, i

have a deep appreciation of original wood floors. so we decided to

take a chance removing the carpets.

when the floors guys came, we found original 5-inch planks under

most of the carpets. huzzah! so, while any hardwood that may

have been here is long gone, the beautiful old subfloors (likely

douglas fir) survived - albeit with many coats of paint.

under a couple though, we found faux wood linoleum tiles glued

either directly to the wood or to plywood that was installed over

the wood.

lots of gooey gluey mess

so, we crossed our fingers, took a deep breath, and started to rip

everything out.

isn't that breathtaking?

the "thank you, jeebus!" moment. wood in tact under the plywood.

anyone need some press-on nails? or sunflower seeds?

master bedroom: looking better already!

and the guest bedroom. oh, happy day!

fingers crossed that they turn out as lovely as they already look in

my mind!