The Great Summer Project '06 Is Underway!

So every summer, my goal is to take on one big house project. Last summer, I redid the bathroom if you remember. I removed the hideous wallpaper, built shelves behind the loo, put up wainscotting, painted the vanity, and tiled the floor. It was quite a task but the turnout was amazing.

This summer, as I've planned since Winter, I was to refinish the floors in the study and the bedroom. The summer rolled by with trips to Colorado and Atlanta, and before I knew it, it was mid August! Was I to actually get this project rolling? It was now, or NEVER!

So on Monday night, I started ripping up the carpet. A disgusting ordeal thanks to Mr. Denali, I finished sometime on Tuesday with a little help from Joe.

Wednesday, I rented the sander and got pointers from the handy neighbors. I spent most of the day sanding, before cleaning the floor with a tack cloth and putting the first coat of spar varnish in the bedroom.

I used spar varnish versus polyurethane because it won't chip off like nail polish due to its flexibility. My neighbor recommended it. Although a bit more costly and the website says not for indoor use, which really makes no sense because the can is labeled "indoor/outdoor", it turned out well save for a few carpet ghosts! If anyone has any idea on how to get rid of them before I finish the study, I'd appreciate it.

We had to do the project in sections because it involved our bedroom. I sanded the study first before moving all of the furniture from the bedroom into the study. Our bedroom is currently empty, and we'll move back in there sometime tomorrow afternoon when I can edge sand the study, tack it, and coat it with varnish.

With the summer coming to a close, I can happily say I've accomplished this great task ;)