One of the first things we did with this house when we bought it was rip out the beige carpet going up the stairs and covering the whole second floor. Once it was out, I spent hours pulling out old tacks and carpet staples and prepping the old beat up pine floors to be painted (plan B when everyone said they weren't in good enough condition to refinish). After priming, painting and adding two coats of polyurethane, I was nearly finished! But, typical, I got distracted by other projects and took my sweet time getting back to the finishing touches: installing the shoe molding.
This little strip of molding helps to smooth the transition between base molding and the floorboards and covers any gaps. And we definitely have gaps, so for this old house it's particularly helpful. Since most of the upstairs needs shoe molding or quarter round, I decided to take it one room at a time-- don't want to get overwhelmed!-- and start with the hallway.
As I move on to the guest room and Lindsay's room I'll post a how-to. In the meantime, check out the before & afters (and remember how much you loved that carpet;))!
Floors painted, but no quarter round-- check out that gap! And the splintering wood on the base molding...
And after:
xo
Liza
No comments:
Post a Comment