Wood Floor Refinishing and a Glass of Chardonnay

Filed in archive Did you know on March 9, 2010

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One of the nice things about wine is the way it blends so well with the many different aspects of life. Sure, you can drink wine from crystal goblets while eating agneau à l'ail et romarin (a lamb dish with rosemary and garlic) off of fine Haviland porcelain. But you can also drink it while you watch March Madness on ESPN and eat chips and salsa...

I recently spent some time redoing the dining room of my home. It's a fine old house and the dining room is graced with French doors that look out onto a backyard that includes a small stream and a view of the nearby range of mountains. The room is trimmed with oak facings along the edges of the doors and it has a fairly ancient oak floor in the room - craftsmanship that did not include nails as far as I can tail. The floors where impressive, but had suffered over the years.

The task of wood floor refinishing was actually easier than I thought it would be. Everyday I dedicated an hour or so that room. Then I would open the French doors and sit on the deck with a glass of Chardonnay - and enjoy the sunset.