Goodbye, Tile Floors! (Almost).

So there's no longer a question of whether we're getting rid of the tile or not; Saturday's the day. I'm a little bamfoozled that somebody comes to your house and where 5 hours before there was one floor there is suddenly another. Bamfoozled, but excited. We chose option number 3 (see the tile post from before):

It was a tough pick, but in the end what tipped the scales were three new product reviews on Homedepot.com. That sounds ridiculous, but somewhere three people have no idea they just helped us make a huge decision. It's somewhat a leap of faith, too, because, well, these people could have nothing in common with me taste-wise, but we really were having such trouble deciding that it really did come down to that. Ah, social web media. So anyway, mom helped me heft 15 whopping boxes of hardwood floor into the house, which looks like a lot, and isn't really; only about 300 square feet. Here it is, looking all full of potential and ready to go places:

Sidebar: my advice to ye-who-might-be-considering-the-costs-of-putting-in-hardwood: don't underestimate the cost of the trim. You can get away with white (or whatever color your baseboards are) quarter-round moulding, but the transition pieces (t-moulding and reducers) have to match. The floor itself may be super cheap per square foot, but they sure as heck never discount the trim. AND it adds up, because you pretty much need one length for every doorway. That's the update. More to come!