It looks like those floors have been under carpet, and I can't tell from the photos if it's salvageable.
Maybe not with refinishing, but definitely with sanding and paint, at least for a while. And possibly with a really dark stain.
Buffy: How bored were you last year? Giles: I watched 'Passions' with Spike. Let us never speak of it.
'Beneath You'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Jan 02, 2012 7:38:52 am PST #14031 of 30001
Because books.
meara - Jan 02, 2012 7:44:15 am PST #14032 of 30001
ita, Victor posted this on facebook, and one paragraph really made me think of you: [link]
"I don't want them remembering what I had yesterday—I don't want them to remember me at all," 46-year-old Colin Cady said. "Just give me the goddamn half-sandwich-and-cup-of-soup special and don't refer to it as 'the usual.' No good-natured joking around, no asking how my kids are doing, no offering me a complimentary jar of homemade fruit preserves—none of that shit."
Sophia Brooks - Jan 02, 2012 7:45:19 am PST #14033 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
It looks like those floors have been under carpet, and I can't tell from the photos if it's salvageable.
Am I weird that I kind of like their crappiness? I was wondering if it would be possible to just sand a little and seal to preserve the look of the stains and wear. I really find a lot of beauty in the idea that many people have used things before I did, and all of their stories being preserved instead of covered.
DavidS - Jan 02, 2012 7:48:01 am PST #14034 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
In whoa news, today I learned that Erza Jack Keats (author of The Snowy Day: [link]) was not black.
I was surprised to find that out also, flea.
JZ - Jan 02, 2012 7:49:49 am PST #14035 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Am I weird that I kind of like their crappiness? I was wondering if it would be possible to just sand a little and seal to preserve the look of the stains and wear.Maybe a little weird, but in a completely lovable and admirable way.
I really find a lot of beauty in the idea that many people have used things before I did, and all of their stories being preserved instead of covered.
That's awesome, in the fullest and most reverent sense of the word.
smonster - Jan 02, 2012 7:52:34 am PST #14036 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I really find a lot of beauty in the idea that many people have used things before I did, and all of their stories being preserved instead of covered.
Wabi-sabi!!! [link] And I'm right there with you.
Amy - Jan 02, 2012 7:56:07 am PST #14037 of 30001
Because books.
I really find a lot of beauty in the idea that many people have used things before I did, and all of their stories being preserved instead of covered.
This is why new construction homes don't appeal to me very much. Although I guess you could look at it as creating those imperfections and stories for those to come.
Consuela - Jan 02, 2012 7:56:08 am PST #14038 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I defeated the Akinator with Jerott Blythe from the Lymond Chronicles, although it guessed Francis Crawford in 22 questions (after trying Jamie Fraser from Outlander first).
Ginger - Jan 02, 2012 7:58:37 am PST #14039 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Am I weird that I kind of like their crappiness?
The look could be kind of cool. It's just hard to tell if it's sound. Some of the coloration could be carpet glue remnants, which will clean off with a lot of scrubbing.
I have the Rose Bowl parade on, but I haven't been paying a lot of attention. Did they just say that was the actual stuffed Trigger on the Roy Rogers float?
§ ita § - Jan 02, 2012 8:18:40 am PST #14040 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I SAID I don't hate America!
I'm not feeling you, not at all. I just don't sense the sincerity. Do you tap dance?
Meara, half of that article makes so much sense to me, I don't understand why it's with the other half.