This was our entry when we purchased the Palms home. From left to right, notice the heavy drapes in the front room, the under-sized brass light fixture hanging in front to the arched window (this house and arches!), carpeted oak stairs, chipped pre-finished oak floors on the raised entry platform, and the over-furnished space.
Here’s a closer look at the entry platform. The pre-finished floors had seen better days.
We started by removing the carpet from the lower section of the stairs. There were SO MANY STAPLES. Like 10,000 staples…..I’m probably underestimating….probably a million staples here folks. And did I mention they were long and stuck deep in oak wood? It might as well have been a million.
Guaranteed – there are still staples waiting for me to step on them in this pic.
Next we started sanding the floors. Because they weren’t really meant to be sanded and stained again, we took our time (this is code for: it took us forever).
I think was 4 days later. Still getting old stain and poly out of the nooks and crannies.
Still sanding.
Still sanding and cleaning and sanding some more. Oh and we removed the black metal inserts in the arched window too. MUCH better.
POOF! New stain. We used a Walnut colored stain, but it didn’t cover all the imperfections in the floor. We called it “character.”
Then, we turned our attention to the newel posts and new spindles.
The spindles have a black, wrought iron feel to them, were adjustable, and super easy to work with. We also installed new banister sections, painted the newel posts white to contrast the dark floors, and stained the banister.
This is an AFTER photo of the stairs and the entryway.
Finally, here is a view towards the front door, with a peek at our Atom light fixture DIY and our double-sided fireplace project!
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