I’ll begin with the dangerous 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 closing clear coat.
The excellent news is that they’re trying wonderful, even when I do say so myself. 😀 And although I’ve performed this earlier than, and I used to be absolutely anticipating it, I used to be nonetheless astonished on the large distinction that the polyurethane made on the flooring. As I mentioned yesterday, I add stain to the primary coat of polyurethane, and that evens out the grain of the purple oak hardwood flooring and provides a lovely depth of shade to the ground. I’m not going to go over the small print of this course of as a result of I did an intensive 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 purple oak hardwood flooring. There’s a HUGE distinction between 70-year-old purple oak and new purple oak. I don’t know why, however the brand new stuff isn’t as fairly, and has much more grain in it. I nonetheless suppose the brand new stuff is fairly, however I positively choose the outdated flooring.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, in an effort to match the depth of shade in the remainder of the home, I truly 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 obligatory.
So right here’s a take a look at the flooring thus far. That is the ground within the bed room…
And right here’s a take 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 appropriate.
It makes an enormous distinction, proper? See the way it evens out that loopy grain within the purple oak? I do just like the grain within the purple oak, however I identical to it to be a bit extra refined than the way it seems to be 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 appropriate.
It’s not good, and I knew it wouldn’t be as a result of I’m not an expert. However even with my perfectionistic tendencies, that is ok 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 might be a background for the whole lot else, in order that they gained’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 must be affected person. I’m not so good at being affected person. 😀
I’m so excited that that is nearly completed!! And Cooper has already walked on the ground (he truly ran as a result of he’s not so good at strolling like a peaceful 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 top of the day and let it dry in a single day, I can cowl the flooring by the top of the day tomorrow.
After which I can spend tomorrow making my buy/reduce 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 might 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 precisely the identical shade as the remainder.
I nonetheless haven’t determined precisely what sort of lighting I need to go along with, however it’s very possible 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 properly. 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 finest to complete these flooring by the top of at this time in order that I can keep on schedule and begin constructing my closet on Friday!
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Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and beautify 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 the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You possibly can study extra about me right here.
