Floor Sanding and Oiling (aka 'finishing')

Testing Finishes for the countertops.  Tung Oil VS. Mineral Oil.  They look the same.

Mineral Oil on the maple bowling lane countertop

Sanding..

Test sample of the pure tung oil on the flooring. I expect it do dry a little lighter than this, but not much. 

In thinking of a title for this post, i was reluctant to use the word 'finishing', as we are very far away from anything actually being 'finished'.

Flooring: A Time Capsule

What happened to the kitchen!? - Flooring happened.

The newspaper is not necessary, but after that amazing find back during demo, i couldn't resist creating a time capsule.

Vancouver Olympics.

The Blackhawks Stanley Cup Victory of 2010, making the Leafs the team with the longest Stanley Cup drought.

The Bruins epic collapse losing 4 games in a row after being 3 Games up on Philly in the 2nd round of the playoffs!  Headline reads: Could have used Kessel!

I'm also included some news stories that aren't sports related. Some real estate, culture, finance, foreign affairs etc.  I wonder when this house will next be peeled apart? 

Skylight!

The brightest stair well in East York!

Yes, this project took longer than expected, but that seems to be normal.. We really enjoy being able to see the moon from our stairs!  This space is so tall and narrow, you need to see it to appreciate the volume. Hopefully we don't need to clean the glass too often..