Hidden Treasures

We've spent a loooooooooonnnnnggggg time talking about what to do for floors in the kitchen and the bathroom.  I looked at restoration tiles and found a great site for ideas: American Restoration Tile

Then last night, we uncovered wood floors in both the kitchen AND bathroom under about 4 layers of vinyl and linoleum.  Jackpot!  As long as they are in good shape, we will refinish them and have them match the rest of the house.

In addition to that, we took carpet off the first stair leading into the upstairs.  Just to see what might be under there.  Beautifully finished stairs covered in decades old carpet and dust!  With a good cleaning....we might be able to leave them as they are.  It was really like we hit the jackpot.  Maybe the rest of the steps aren't as great...but we're leaving that project for later.  It brought some excitement to the staple pulling.