I’ll begin with the unhealthy information. Sadly, I didn’t get the flooring in our bed room suite completed yesterday as a result of the polyurethane didn’t dry quick sufficient. I assume it was due to the climate and the humidity early within the day after I did the primary coat. That first coat took about eight hours to dry sufficient to place the second coat on, so it threw off my complete schedule. So that they’re not fully completed at this level. They nonetheless want a little bit of sanding, after which a last clear coat.
The excellent news is that they’re wanting wonderful, even when I do say so myself. 😀 And despite the fact that I’ve performed this earlier than, and I used to be totally anticipating it, I used to be nonetheless astonished on the big distinction that the polyurethane made on the flooring. As I stated yesterday, I add stain to the primary coat of polyurethane, and that evens out the grain of the crimson oak hardwood flooring and provides a gorgeous depth of coloration to the ground. I’m not going to go over the small print of this course of as a result of I did a radical multi-post tutorial the final time I did it.
I’ll additionally add that the final time I did this, I used to be refinishing 70-year-old crimson oak hardwood flooring. There’s a HUGE distinction between 70-year-old crimson oak and new crimson oak. I don’t know why, however the brand new stuff isn’t as fairly, and has much more grain in it. I nonetheless assume the brand new stuff is fairly, however I undoubtedly favor the previous flooring. There’s actually nothing I can do about that, although.
The final time I did this, I solely added stain to the primary coat of polyurethane. This time, so as to match the depth of coloration in the remainder of the home, I really needed to do two coats of the stain/polyurethane combination. Which may even have one thing to do with the longer drying instances, however it was crucial.
So right here’s a have a look at the flooring to this point. That is the ground within the bed room…
And right here’s a have a look at the side-by-side comparability of the flooring with simply the stain on the left, after which with two coats of the stain/polyurethane combination on the fitting.
It makes an enormous distinction, proper? See the way it evens out that loopy grain within the crimson oak? I do just like the grain within the crimson oak, however I similar to it to be a little bit extra refined than the way it seems with simply the stain, which tends to show the grain actually darkish.
Right here’s one other comparability of the stain solely on the left, and the stained ground coated with the stain/polyurethane combination on the fitting.
It’s not excellent, and I knew it wouldn’t be as a result of I’m not an expert. However even with my perfectionistic tendencies, that is adequate for me. 😀 I’ve to think about the rooms with the entire layering of different supplies and finishes that may go in right here.
The flooring shall be a background for all the things else, in order that they received’t be the star of the present when all is alleged and performed.
The flooring are a bit too shiny for my style, however I used polyurethane in a satin sheen, and that’s the bottom sheen that it is available in. However from my expertise, that sheen will diminish over time.
I want that it got here in a matte or flat end, although, in order that I didn’t have to attend over time for all of that shine to go away. However I’ll simply need to be affected person. I’m not so good at being affected person. 😀
I’m so excited that that is virtually completed!! And Cooper has already walked on the ground (he really ran as a result of he’s not so good at strolling like a relaxed boy), and it held up superbly after 12 hours of drying. So I’m hopeful that if I can get the second coat on by the tip of the day and let it dry in a single day, I can cowl the flooring by the tip of the day tomorrow.
After which I can spend tomorrow making my buy/lower lists for the closet, after which get beginning on constructing my closet on Friday!
So by Monday, I’m hoping to have some closet progress to share with y’all!
And clearly, including new (and extra) lighting to the closet shall be on my listing of issues to do. This room is so darkish proper now, however I promise that the ground in right here is strictly the identical coloration as the remainder.
I nonetheless haven’t determined precisely what sort of lighting I need to go together with, however it’s very probably that I’ll use the identical extremely slim recessed lights that I’ve used within the different rooms. However I’ll even have my ornamental chandelier and possibly some sconces as nicely. So this may go from being the darkest room to the brightest room when all is alleged and performed.
In order that’s it for now! I’m thrilled with the progress, and I’m going to do my greatest to complete these flooring by the tip of right now in order that I can keep on schedule and begin constructing my closet on Friday!
The A2D Each day:
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You’ll be able to study extra about me right here.
