What renewing product did you use on your hardwood floors? We love ours…whole first floor is wood. Water based Poly finish. I have used Bona refresher and it works OK, but I’m open to other ideas too. Just the kitchen area…the rest looks brand new.
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Started with Bona Hardwood floor cleaner (not sure if once or twice). Then Bona Hardwood Floor Polish (not the refresher but the polish). It was either 2 or 3 coats over a couple weeks. My floors looked brand new.
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Thanks! The polish is what I’ve been using. Guess I need to do again!
Really did take multiple coats but it’s beautiful.
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New question. We’re working through a kitchen remodel and I’m thinking about some of the finishing touches. Today’s thought is about the sliding glass doors that go out to the deck. I’d love to keep them uncovered, but they face due west with no shade, so on hot summer afternoons, needs something there. We’ve always had cheap vertical blinds. Any ideas on something “nicer”? We don’t have a ton of room on the wall on either side of the sliders (one side is the kitchen peninsula, the other side, about 14" of wall space then a half wall to the family room), so curtains are out. I’m not opposed to vertical blinds, but isn’t there something that looks…I don’t know… Nice?
Revere pewter walls, white dove trim.
Silestone Pietra counters, white cabinets
Coretec LVP in Rocca Oak (btw I love these floors)
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Would triple pane glass with tint help?
Not looking to replace the slider, and after this kitchen reno we’re broke anyway, lol
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We have a similar problem with our sliders. They face west and the afternoon sun in not only very bright and glares off our TV screen, but it’s really hot, too! We really don’t like vertical blinds at all – had them for years in our previous homes and couldn’t wait to get rid of them. Now that we’ve moved into a new home in a new town, we’re going to get something we like. We’re probably going to install a motorized solar shade to block the glare but still give us our nice view to the preserve.
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We got a french door with built in, between-the-glass blinds. They make the same thing in sliding glass doors. They are convenient, always clean, and almost unnoticeable when they are all the way up. I’d encourage you to check those out.
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We have a pretty big motorized awning/sunshade which does the trick most of the time. We love it! Can’t have it out when it’s really breezy though, also there’s a period of time in the early evening where the sun is below the awning’s shade, but not behind the trees.
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Welllll, @scubasue thanks a LOT 
now I have something ELSE to covet for my kitchen…H is gonna throw me out a window.
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I would like an art print over the bed. What size would you recommend? The bed is queen size, off white wall, 9’ ceiling, no headboard. Is 48” by 24” too big?
Maybe drapes that pull to the side (like in hotel rooms) ?
I am just dreaming about redoing my kitchen. It needs it but retirement is eminent and we will have to find out how retirement spending goes and what we can and can’t do.
I have a very 90’s house. Lots of oak trim, gives the house an arts and craft look. I like to say that instead of a country look lol!
We decided to lay carpet in the great room instead of hardwood. We like carpet and have had hardwood in our last home and prefer the carpet. It’s a basic beige/cream carpet.
That gives you an idea of the house.
I’d like to put in white cabinets, a darker wood island. A quartz countertop.
But my husband does not like the cabinets to match the floor. So the floors have to contrast the darker island. So probably medium oak floors.
What would you do for countertops? How can you go with a popular color combo but still keep the palette warmer so not contrast with the oak window trim that I can’t change. What about lighting fixtures?
I have a tough time picturing how it all comes together.
Picture of the fireplace area to give an idea of the oak in the house
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I’ve seen some beautiful arts and crafts style kitchens with soapstone countertops (or soapstone look).
FWIW, the cabinets around your fireplace are beautiful!
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So what are the current floors in your kitchen? Or is the room open to your living space so your H doesn’t want the kitchen cabinets (white being your choice) to match the light living space carpet?
Are your current kitchen cabinets oak? What if they were painted instead of replaced? Could you consider painting and then doing either upper or lower cabinets in a different color? Are you trying to “update” from the 90’s to…?
If the kitchen layout is functional, and the boxes are good quality, I would price out refacing cabinets. Paint might not work great on oak which usually has some grain to it. Plus, the painters need to use paint rated for cabinet painting, not just any trim paint, and do thorough priming. Ask me how I know that… learned a lot when undoing the bad kitchen remodel by the prior owner of our house.
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I was also going to mention refacing.
Painting cabinets has come a long way and is very common place in the Midwest. But you do need a reputable painter/company who uses paint and technique for longevity.
We have had an estimate for doing ours. The company would come on a Monday and take away all the doors/drawers to their work space. Sand prime, paint, finish (wax or whatever is chosen). Outer cabinet in the room painting occurs next and doors and drawers are returned to hang.
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