A virtual tour of the restoration of THIS old house, plus a few tidbits
Dining Room: Before and After
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When we first moved-in, there was a wall-to-wall carpet here. Little did we know that there'd be two carpets actually and the bottom one was glued-down. When we pulled up the bottom carpet, the black rubber backing stayed down leaving our flooring contractor with nearly 350 sq.ft. of rubber gunk to sand off.

dining room before

This view shows the black rubber being sanded off by the floor refinishing professionals.

Kathy stripping wallpaper

Here's Kathleen stripping wallpaper while talking on the phone. Note the black rubber backing from the old floor still glued down.

dining room finished two

Looking towards the bay-window.

dining room finished

Finished view of dining room with old art-deco New York Central System print on the wall.