Official Before Photos

We have had a lot of work done to our new house in the past 10 days: we had the basement waterproofed, radon remediation, electrical repairs and the downstairs hardwood floors are almost done being refinished. I took official before photos of every room in the house last week.

Although we loved the look of the bare, sanded white oak floors, there was no way to finish it to that color so instead we went dark with an antique brown. We got a sneak peek through the front door yesterday which I shared on Instagram. Our flooring contractors have been fantastic to work with and very patient with me while I asked over and over, are you sure the clear will change the color of the wood? Answer: "Even licking it will change the color of the wood." ;)

Hopefully Saturday, I can take a few moments away to get after photos of the downstairs to show the floors. The attic, which is where my office will be, has more work to go. I made a royal mess painting up there because I didn't cover the floors. I ripped out the carpet and discovered hardwood floors painted an icky brown. So I knew I'd want to paint them so I didn't cover them while painting the walls. That was a huge mistake because I ran out of time to paint the floors before we move in. Yikes! I've never been such a messy painter, I really lost my mind there on that one. After I take some after photos, I'm going to work on cleaning up my mess as best as I can so I can move in.

Our movers arrive in 47 hours! Gotta go finish packing! Do you need to catch up on house posts? You can find them here: part one,  part two and part three.