Remodel, Part 29: New Stairs and Phase 3 Done

If you recall from Remodel, Part 26: Phase 3 New Hardwood Stairs and Loft and Remodel, Part 28: New Handrail, Brent had ripped out old carpeting and installed new hardwood floors and stairs.
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In addition, he made us a new handrail.
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Then stain guy came in and stained the loft floor…
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and the stairs…
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After the stain dried, he coated everything with a top coat. Check out the “after”.
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Here is the before and after of the handrail…
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We love it! Our Christmas decorations look great hanging there, too! Before…
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and after…
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It’s so strange. We’ve lived in this house for 17 years. It has only been such a short time since we did the remodels and I can barely remember what it was like before. Weird!

So this brings to a close Phase 3. Phase 4 coming soon! 😉

Whenever you’d made a big change, do you have a hard time remembering the “before” ?
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