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| When we purchased our 1916 bungalow 8 years ago, all the wood (which is QS oak) was very dark and cracked. There were many layers of shellac/varnish, and it was not very pretty. Well, just this past week, I finished this years long project of completely sripping the wood and refinishing. I still have to do one more sanding and another coat of finish.
I just had to share the efforts of all my hard work with someone. Most people wouldn't appreciate all the hard work, but I know those on this forum will. Thanks for taking a look. The first picture shows a small section of the dark finish, and what I found underneath. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Refinished staircase
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| As someone who once stripped a single handrail and gave up, I'm impressed! |
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| WOW!! That woodwork is gorgeous! Oh I hope I can find the dedication and drive you have because I've got some wood to redo myself. |
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- Posted by blackcats13 (My Page) on Fri, Feb 13, 09 at 21:46
| Stunning! I hope you feel a great deal of pride when you look at it for years to come, you deserve it! |
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- Posted by sacto_diane (My Page) on Fri, Feb 13, 09 at 22:28
| Very nice. Good job. I've been wanting to tackle my staircase but all those spindles scare me away. I've spent too many hours stripping paint already :-( |
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- Posted by joyce_6333 (My Page) on Fri, Feb 13, 09 at 22:56
| I've also done the dining room, and have the living room 3/4 done. What a pain in the neck to do all those beams! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Dining Room
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| You should have a party and confine them to the hall :o) It's absolutely gorgeous and really, pat on the back kind of work :) |
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- Posted by joyce_6333 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 14, 09 at 8:05
| I'm smiling! Thanks for the nice comments. Maybe it will help me finish the projects I'm currently procrastinating about. |
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- Posted by armisteadgardens (My Page) on Sat, Feb 14, 09 at 10:25
| Gorgeous! Do you have more than one staircase in the house, or did you have to use that one while you refinished? |
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- Posted by sacto_diane (My Page) on Sat, Feb 14, 09 at 11:29
| I've done my dining room as well plus a couple of bedrooms. Below is the link to my dining room. I love the results but it's a lot of work. Diane |
Here is a link that might be useful: Dining Room
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- Posted by joyce_6333 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 14, 09 at 14:37
| Diane -- absolutely beautiful! Whew! That's alot of wood. I've seen your pictures before and always admired that dining room. Is that Van Briggle I see on your buffet? Have pieces in that color myself. Lived in Colorado Springs for 30 yrs, and am partial to VB. |
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- Posted by kathleenca (My Page) on Mon, Feb 16, 09 at 14:06
| Joyce and Diane, You both have done WONDERFUL work. I'm very impressed, especially with your sticktoitiveness! |
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