Stained Floors

We have stained the floors! We went with Sherwin Williams stain (Ranch Oak) cut with the same brand of mineral spirits. We went dark to help blend in the burn marks that could not be sanded out of the dining room floor. The first photo shows the heart pine in the kitchen and the 2nd photo shows the entryway which has very
narrow white oak--this is the
flooring in the majority of the
house. Last night I applied Pro
Finish gloss Poly (Home
Depot)--no photos of that yet.
The next step is to sand lightly with some worn down screens using a buffing machine, vacuum dust and wipe down all the floors with mineral spirits, then apply a coat of satin Poly, sand again, clean again, and a third coat of satin Poly. We're getting there . . . Thanks to Chris Finley for getting us this far. He is the local hardwood
refinishing guru and we find
ourselves often asking: "WWCD?"
(or, What would Chris do?).