tales of a very ugly kitchen: new floor

For our new plan of inexpensive kitchen renovation attack, we decided to start on the bottom and work our way up.  We priced out linoleum for the floor to maintain the 50’s groove, and because it’s biodegradable, we’d be guilt free when we were ready to upgrade in a future remodel.  But we soon discovered that was going to set us back over $3000, which was what we were hoping to spend on the whole renovation.

On to Plan B!  On a lark, my clever husband asked the floor guys we had used to tear out the carpet and refinish the hardwood floors prior to our move-in to come over for a look-see.  Bingo!  Their quote was half that of the linoleum to lay new oak wood flooring, sand and stain it.  I did not even mind the toothless installer who spent a week working in our kitchen. Hey, he was a nice guy, and we were making progress!  The continuity with the flooring and stain in other rooms improved the visual flow.  Check it out!

{The finish on the new kitchen floor (left) matches the original wood floor in the dining room.}