floor(s) progress

the sanding and refinishing are really coming along.







the color will deepen once the polyurethane is on, but the good thing is that, even at this point, it's a far cry from its worn and dingy former self.

here and there are these little 2" circles used to patch up spots that couldn't be redone.



some people might see these flaws as undesirable, but the truth is i love all these little patched up areas. i think they will be nice reminders of the house's age.

speaking of floors, the shower floor is in the process of drying.  it's the same polished marble tile used everywhere else in the master bath just chopped into small squares to accommodate the slope toward the drain. they'll eventually get an acid treatment to prevent slipping.



dabney and i got a big lesson about tile the other day when we mistakenly thought that some of the marble was the wrong color. (you can see the tone difference in the photo above.) it turns out the variation is due to the moisture in the setting material coming through the stone. when it dissipates, it will match the others. duh.