Tag Archive | "flooring"
Comparing Steam Cleaners
Steam cleaners are the “new-fangled” cleaning appliances today. I have only heard of them recently, in the past year. I think of them as something akin to an electric mop! They are light-weight, energy-powered machines designed to steam floors. They do not use chemicals or cleaning agents to clean floors– only steam. It’s a very [...]
Continue reading...Photos of the New Flooring
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
I was still too tired after the installation to take any photos, but my daughter graciously snapped a quartet of pics, some of which I uploaded. May I present to you our new dining room floor! It’s the same flooring as the kitchen: TrafficMaster Allure, in teak. The stuff is very durable, easy to install.. [...]
Continue reading...Frantic Floor Installation
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Well, ladies and gentlemen, we are STILL not moved into the dining room yet. I can’t believe it! This project has been dragging on for months. The loose ends are seemingly insurmountable… whew! I pushed myself and got the remainder of the dining room trim installed. Well, MOST of it. I still have to rip [...]
Continue reading...A Terrific Weekend! The End is Near! Well, Nearer…
Monday, September 6, 2010
We are ACTUALLY talking about MOVING BACK into the kitchen this week!!! Oh my word!!! We had a great weekend– very hectic, and I’m still sore as anything– but the room is beginning to look like a kitchen again. Firstly, I got the flooring installed. It’s TrafficMaster Allure flooring. It’s “OK.” It installed very easily [...]
Continue reading...I’ve Chosen My Kitchen Flooring
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Years ago, when I first dreamed about gutting the kitchen, I found this stuff called Trafficmaster Allure resilient flooring. I just may do the entire downstairs of the house with it, I love it that much. When I was at Home Dept a few years ago, a worked snapped off a piece of it for [...]
Continue reading...A Room’s Best Friend
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
I whole-heartedly believe that a room’s best friend– especially an older home with lots of old rooms with old floors– are high-quality area rugs. I just LOVE area rugs. They conceal a floor’s many blemishes and unevenness, and look so classy at the same time. I am not a big fan of wall-to-wall carpeting. I [...]
Continue reading...Laminate Flooring Update
Saturday, November 8, 2008
We’ve had our laminate flooring in our living room for over a year now. It was my first experience installing a laminate floor. I’d bought the ultra-budget-clearance-no-name-brand for a great price, and the color was marvelous. Installing it was an OK experience. It took longer than expected and we had a few bumps along the [...]
Continue reading...I’m Rebecca
:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York. We bought an old 1855 home and acre property, over 10 years ago. We've been in the slow, agonizing process of living in the home while (trying) to renovate it. When I'm not renovating, I'm a freelance writer and blogger.
We've learned to dig a French drain, plant huge flower and vegetable gardens, wire a circuit panel, install furnace ducting, understand the enigmatic complexities of the plumbing system, and more. It's been *quite* the adventure.
You can read more about us here, read up on the history of the home, and read about what we've renovated so far. Thanks for visiting!
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