Project Completed ~ Finally!

For those of you that have been wondering when we were going to get the stairs matched up with the floors ~ we did it, finally! We finished our "stair" project just before Christmas. We had our hard wood floors refinished, almost 2 years ago now, and have been waiting for the right time and person to redo the stairs to match. The dark wood floors and the "honey oak" rail was mismatched for too long! We, again, worked with our wonderful Amish guys from Arthur, IL. They are incredible craftsmen and so pleasant to work with. They refinished all the rail and posts and stained them to match the floors. While we had everything torn apart, we decided to add wrought iron balusters in place of the old white ones (which were in need of a sanding repainting anyway). It looks so much better, now that it all matches. Our next project is to work on the master bath. The other day, after a soothing soak in the tub, I discovered water dripping from the light fixture in the kitchen below, and a pool of water on the kitchen counter and floor. Not a good sign. . . but a reason to rip up the OLD tile and fix matters! Stay tuned.