Wood Floor

Yeah. I know. Where the heck have I been?  I really don't have an excuse this time.  Well..Ive been busy...that's the best excuse I've got.  Forgive me...and just keep reading...right? Cause that's why your on this page....to read the updates...
Okay..enough apologizing...

We are in the process of laying our wood floors.  They are awesome!  Adam is doing it himself, with the occasional expertise of his wife (muah)...he has been laying it a few hours here and there.  We are so excited to have REAL wood again in our house...and we are even more excited that its turning out how we originally envisioned it!!

For those of you wondering where we purchased it...we used a company out of Shipshewana, IN...called

They are Amish...which of course, I love.  They are SUPER nice..and they are FAST!  We picked out our flooring and they had it "tongue and grooved" in like 3 days.  Their prices were great too...and they are also the ones who will sand and stain it...in just a few days! 

Here is how it looked when we picked it up that day:

It is  3/4" oak floor...and it is (unlike our previous floor)  knot free. We had originally tried to match the wood floor to the existing dining room floor...but realized after we purchased the flooring to match, that the floor in the dining room was FAKE! grrr. So we needed to order more flooring...and we could have chosen a completely different flooring altogether. Oh well..it will be beautiful...with or without the knots! ( we love the rustic look...and these floors are not so much)

The floors came bundled together..like this... so they were easy to unload.  This is a great picture for you to see the "tongue and groove" areas.  This is lingo for the way the wood fits together.  Its sorta like a large puzzle! The hubster is very particular on how he lays the floor.  It needs to look...perfect.:)

When I arrived at the house....this is what I saw...and I was pumped.  Laying the first piece of wood is CRUCIAL. If you don't lay it PERFECTLY straight...you will be able to tell when you move down the hallway or across the room. Hubster was VERY careful...and used my amazing 6$ laser level to make sure it was exact! :)  (he's so smart)

Of course, we have the BEST help out there.  Little and Big Man are always ready to help out their daddy.  Here they are "approving" daddy's work. :)

LOVE them. Seriously..they are the best.





Here is our hallway...so much better than that nasty base floor.  It looks SO good in person! * Take note of our freshly painted hallway and 6$ sconces.  :)

The dining room...



It's coming along. Huge progress since we purchased it, just a few short months ago.  The new plan is to be moving in by the end of this month.  :)    Kitchen or no Kitchen!!!

Living the Blessed Life,
Annette