As I mentioned last week, we decided to refinish the hardwoods before moving in. Boooo for the checkbook, yay for the floors!
As you can see in this snapshot, the previous owners left a few scratches from their own sweet pets.
We decided to make the plunge and enjoy the opportunity to scratch newly refinished hardwoods ourselves. Why scratch floors that are already marked up? There's no fun in that. It's much more interesting to spend lots of hard-earned money and watch your dog scratch them twice, really bad, in a week. (Not that I know what that's like or anything...). Ha!
Moving along... so I decided to switch out our stairposts. Apparently, whether I wanted them to or not, the hardwood company was going to take the stair posts down, and replace them with new unfinished rails of the same style. (It's easier than trying to get all that finish off from little nooks and crannies.)
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Hardwoods + Newels BEFORE |
I showed inspiration photos to our hardwood guy who very fortunately had two on-hand!
Why these newels?
1. Box newels look a little less "builder" to me than the style that was installed (I'm not talkin' nasty about "builder" homes. HEY. We all have builder homes! But you guys know what I'm sayin....).
2. The lines seem more classic architecturally... and suit the style of the house
3. Antique or custom newels would have been wonderful, but I didn't have the budget or time to investigate that as an option.
4. I was able to get them in our timeline (and not wait for shipping)
5. They're affordable.
Ready for a look at the "almost" after?
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Newel posts, (dwell and tell) |
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Newel posts, (dwell and tell) |
Why do I say "so far"? Well, it all looks pretty good, until you zoom in a little...
Yup, my friends, there was a LOT of mess (hardwood stain that was slopped onto the trim) on the stairs, all over the trim and even the doors and door frames. Fortunately, the hardwood company is paying to have them repainted. I'll try to keep you posted on that.
So what do ya think? Agree with the update? Do you have a preference about newel styles or stair rails? Do you have any experience with hardwood floor refinishing--good or bad?
I tried to comment from my phone and it wouldn't let me... so I will try again! The new newels are BEAUTIFUL! I hadn't seen the "before" when we visited, and WOW - they make a huge difference! Love the floors too - can't wait for ya'll to visit and see ours (when they aren't covered in boxes, haha!)
ReplyDeleteThank you Ericka! I can't wait to see yours too.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE me some newel posts, and those are AWESOME! The house I grew up in had a staircase that looked very similar, and man do I miss that thing!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! We really are pumped about the progress. I would love to see the staircase from your childhood home.
Delete(Now to tackle that paint...) ;-)
Beautiful! I'll trade you a kid if you come decorate my house ;)
ReplyDeleteYou're too kind!
DeleteHahem.... Which kid can I have? ;-)
The leftover of a nail can tear up sandpaper, harm a sanding cushion, and do genuine Hardwood floor refinishing harm to the palm of your hand, so check painstakingly to verify all remainders of tacks and nails are gone before you start sanding. Fill all nail gaps with a quality wood filler, matching the color as nearly as possible, and let it dry. At that point you're prepared to start sanding the floor with 220-coarseness sandpaper, whether by hand or with a sander.
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