DIY Home Renovations
Spark At Home – DIY Home Renovations – Modern Black Wood Floors
by Handmade Spark on 6/18/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
It is important to make your office space inspiring and just the way you like it. When we first saw our office, my wife and I both knew we wanted the floors to be black. The floors in our office did not have carpet, but still needed to be sanded. …
Spark At Home – DIY Home Renovations – Sanding Hardwood Floors
by Handmade Spark on 6/17/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
After removing all the staples and nails left over from the tack strips and filling all the holes, you can start sanding your hardwood floors. I went to my local equipment rental store and rented a drum floor sander and an edge sander. To rent these two sanders cost me …
Spark At Home – DIY Home Renovations – Prepping Hardwood Floors For Sanding
by Handmade Spark on 6/16/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
Today started the toughest part of the hardwood floor refinishing process. Sanding the floors to remove the old stain and polyurethane is hard work that really pays off in the end. After the removal of the carpet, tack strips, and all the staples you have to fill all the holes …
Spark At Home – DIY Renovations – Living Room Hardwood Floors
by Handmade Spark on 6/11/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
Day 2 of the carpet tear-out revealed much nicer wood floors in our living room. The carpet removal is the easy part to this job. Once the carpet is gone, you are left with the tack strips that run along the wall and the staples that were holding down the …
Spark At Home – Our New Home!
by Handmade Spark on 6/08/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
As you have heard my wife and I are expecting our first child in August. We are also in the
process of buying our first home. After almost 3 months we are finally getting the
keys tomorrow morning! Our house is a 1923 Dutch Colonial with lost of style. …
