More delicious pictures!

Here's the front entry this morning, now fully painted, before the floor guys arrived to start the patching and sanding. I think the new paint color is gorgeous! You can see the new AC return vent under the stairs. Don't you think I need to splurge on a vintage brass cover?

Remember this? 

 

Ta-da! Now it's gone and has been nicely patched. Also, you'll see that the difference in color between the foyer and kitchen is almost gone with the sanding.

The kitchen floors are the best surprise of all. They were very dark and discolored. You can see the difference here--they haven't sanded the edges yet. Wow!

In an odd turn of events, the sanding revealed this stain, which hadn't been visible before. It's right in the doorway of the dining room. Drat. So far this is the only negative result of the floor project. Perhaps the varnish will hide it again. We'll know tomorrow!