So a couple of weekends ago, we decided to restore our 85 year old pine flooring in the kitchen. We had taken two layers of sheet vinyl flooring (circa 1970 and 2000) up & out awhile ago. The original pine flooring was, well, worn…really worn. You could see the life that floor had before it was smothered under icky 1970 faux stone vinyl.

You could tell where people walked. You could see where they stood to do the dishes. You could see where a refrigerator had leaked and damaged the floor boards. Against a lot of advice and tsk tsks, we decided that a wood floor in a kitchen was a good idea. We had no idea what we’d find, but full speed ahead. We didn’t want a floor that looked new, a few dings and nail holes (many) were fine. Some discoloration was to be expected. We discussed the inconvenience of moving ovens, fridges, Hoosier’s, etc. into the dining room. We discussed eating frozen food and take out for a few days.

So a couple of weekends ago, we decided to restore our 85 year old pine flooring in the kitchen. We had taken two layers of sheet vinyl flooring (circa 1970 and 2000) up & out awhile ago. The original pine flooring was, well, worn…really worn. You could see the life that floor had before it was smothered under icky 1970 faux stone vinyl.

You could tell where people walked. You could see where they stood to do the dishes. You could see where a refrigerator had leaked and damaged the floor boards. Against a lot of advice and tsk tsks, we decided that a wood floor in a kitchen was a good idea. We had no idea what we’d find, but full speed ahead. We didn’t want a floor that looked new, a few dings and nail holes (many) were fine. Some discoloration was to be expected. We discussed the inconvenience of moving ovens, fridges, Hoosier’s, etc. into the dining room. We discussed eating frozen food and take out for a few days.