Aimless Tangents

I did this yesterday:

Cucumbers, bell pepper, squash, bush beans, basil, rosemary, thyme, dill, gourds, etc.  I’m hoping I get some decent plants otherwise I’ll have to run to Lowe’s and see what I can find there.

We finally replaced the crappy white paint I had previously attempted to use on the trim in the bedroom.  The process has begun in there; sadly it takes 3 coats so this is going to take a while.  Yay?

As if I needed another project…  My attention has recently turned to our wood floors.  They are in bad shape.  Original to the house which was built in 1921.  We’ve only ever damp mopped them and they are showing their age and the impact from the dog.

Over the past year I’ve been doing a lot of reading on what we could do to salvage these floors.  We had always hoped to refinish them.  Then we realized they were so old and so worn that refinishing would be pointless (“they” say not to refinish if you can see nails starting to show through, and we can).  Through my learning process I found out that due to the age of the floors they would likely have had a wax finish at the time and throughout the years until they were covered with carpet and then uncovered.

On a random Google tangent last week I stumbled upon an article that said to use these two products on your wax finished floors to help bring them back to life.

 

I did a test spot in an area that could easily be covered by a rug if it didn’t turn out.

Restor A Finish only:

Restor a Finish and Feed N Wax:

Still not the perfect-ness of a newly refinished floor but a HUGE improvement nonetheless.  I’ll be redoing the rooms one by one as budget, time, and my knees/back hold out.  Wish me luck!

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