Well, this is what is looked like once Tim started working on the dining room. The plaster was a little worse than he originally thought, but no fear, he replastered the walls.....entirely. It was a lot of work but well worth it.
Get a look at the floor. This is what we found under the carpet. We were kind of baffled as to why there was a darker color going around the edge where a throw rug must have once stood. Are you thinking that the sun must have caused the difference? Well, that would be incorrect. If it were by the sun, the outer part would be bleached and the inner area would be darker. It turns out that back in the day when my great-grandparent's or right after my grandparents would have owned the home, it was popular to put down a rug and then varnish around the exterior of the carpet. Very interesting. Tim will be sanding and revarnishing the entire floor this summer when it's warm enough to open windows.
Get a look at the floor. This is what we found under the carpet. We were kind of baffled as to why there was a darker color going around the edge where a throw rug must have once stood. Are you thinking that the sun must have caused the difference? Well, that would be incorrect. If it were by the sun, the outer part would be bleached and the inner area would be darker. It turns out that back in the day when my great-grandparent's or right after my grandparents would have owned the home, it was popular to put down a rug and then varnish around the exterior of the carpet. Very interesting. Tim will be sanding and revarnishing the entire floor this summer when it's warm enough to open windows.
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