another room painted, another floor done

This pine is newer than the barn board that is now in the master bedroom.  It was my old bedroom floor, but I took it up and flipped it over (it had a hideous brown stain on it).   I hand sanded this as well – which was a major pain in the ass.   It took about 5 times as long as bedroom which is twice the size.  And I’m not as happy about the imperfections because they aren’t as old.  However, the Osmo looks great and in general the floor kicks ass.  We leveled it out, and it beats that god awful pergo that was there before any day.

sweeeet bedroom floors

So I finally got the master bedroom painted and the barn board I ripped up from the loft of the barn to make the floors (hand) sanded and treated with Osmo Polyx Oil from FW Horch.

Love love love the oil.   It’s a nice matte finish that goes well with the irregularities of the old wood.  I applied it with a cheap brush and then rubbed it in with an old t-shirt.  I’m so pleased to almost have a bedroom!

another floor down

So, Jacob’s room has a new old floor thanks to Carl. This was the floor of my bedroom. I flipped it over, got rid of that nasty stain and faux old timey nails. I think if Jacob comes back he will be relieved to never look at pergo ever again and to not roll from the window to the door downhill.

to sand or scrub? is lo voc poly worth the price?

So – I’m in a quandary on whether to sand the barn board or just scrub it with steel wool. I’m leaning towards sand…And I also did a test with the lo voc Osmo Polyx Oil which I got at FW Horch in Brunswick. Not too glossy and amazing how slight the odor. I really like it, however its $90 for 2.5 litres!