Floor Redo - Day 1

We've been all about the redecorating projects lately. First, we did the girls' room. Now, we're doing the floors! We've been talking about putting down laminate for a good 3 years now. Finally we had the money to actually do it. :-) We went yesterday and picked up the flooring we liked. We wanted something that would withstand three active kids, a rambunctious dog, and an ornery cat. I liked the darker woods, so we found a darker wood floor that has a lot of texture and lines to it, so that it won't get scraped up as easily. AND, if it does, it won't show as much. :-)

We decided to start in the foyer and complete that before tackling the kitchen. The foyer is hard enough with all the corners and angles. That alone will take us the rest of the weekend. But, anyway, here are the "BEFORE" pics...



You can see why we so desperately needed a change. The lino has been peeling for years and we've been covering the loose seams with rugs. It looks awful!

There were big gaps where it had ripped up and was collecting dirt and was just such an eyesore.

Here is our "Day 1 AFTER" picture...

The hallway behind this is nearly complete, but the closet is still undone. We got a majority of the foyer done, but still have a LONG way to go. This was the smallest of the 2 areas we have to compelte, so I grossly underestimated how much time it would take to do the whole thing. I estimated 3-4 days. It's gonna take us a good 2 weeks! But, it looks great and I know it's going to be worth the hard work. Just so thankful that our kids have been behaving and letting us work. Heck, even sweet Tater, sad as he is to not to be helping, has been such a good dog and staying in the rooms we've left him in. I know all of them will be so excited once it's done and they have the house back to normal again. Heck, won't we all?!