Something from Nothing

Remember this?  This was the floor that we took up to replace with new hardwood flooring.  It had some potential, and we kept it in storage.  In fact, my Dad removed it piece by piece in the dining room and kitchen when he knew we had to do some remedial work below the floor.  

Well, my husband has been in the process of renovating his new office.  He did the same thing in the office that we did in the house - ripped out walls, removed flooring, redid the ceiling, added walls and so on.  The flooring was industrial strength carpeting.  Although he wanted an industrial look in the office, he didn't want that                                                                   carpet, so out it came.

Eventually, he decided to use our old flooring to create the look he wanted in the office.  He also used quite a number of bricks that we had rescued at The Pokeaway in our efforts to clean up the place to create a feature wall.  

I have to admit, I like our old flooring in the office much better than I did when I had to deal with it in the house.  And I think he is very clever to have the forethought to keep it and use it in a better setting.