Completely Floored

As promised (drumroll please)... The new floor!

Dining room - In need of a non-Ikea table, stat!

Incredibly thin hearth surround.

Hall (laundry/garage on right, powder room doorway on left)

Kitchen, dining beyond, as viewed from family room.

Semi-put together living room/dining room.

Powder room (sans toilet)

Light-flooded sewing room.

Even Tucker's coming around.

You can see things are still in transition a bit with the uninstalled toilet, the piles of crap stuff on the kitchen counters, and the baseboard up in only some of the rooms (I actually polished off that project last night, but some of the photos were snapped prior). And as for the white baseboard with the "pickled oak" (yep, that's really the color name... gross) cabinetry, oh the plans we have. Those puppies will ultimately be all kinds of white and hardware-d hopefully by the end of the summer. Same with all the doorjambs - all Decorators White by Benjamin Moore, same as the newly spruced baseboards.

If you're in the area, we highly, highly recommend Evoke flooring (ours is the style 'Gustave') through Metropolitan Hardwood. And I cannot say enough good things about our installer: Alex of A.S. Hardwood - He's licensed, insured, and awesome. I was so impressed at the level of care and quality he and his assistant poured into their work.

But for now, reveling in the new floors and how spacious the place feels! Thrilled.