Until.....

There aren't many 

old photos

of this room

because it

was pretty much

a catch all room

It did have blue/grey

 indoor outdoor carpet

we tore up

under it was this

 lovely green linoleum

so we decided to pull it all up

and redo the wood floor

if it was in good shape

UNTIL......

(why is there always 

an until in old houses)

we noted a square 

pattern in the linoleum

thinking it might be

a trap door

(don't you love our imagination)

as we pulled it up

we noticed soot on the edges

The new boards are 

wider than the old 

boards and instead

 of replacing the whole length

they cut a square area out

We thought redo then 

put a carpet but 

it is in a very odd place

soooooo

back to the drawing board

and at this point we

are thinking abt painting

the floor a dk walnut color

but it won't be until 

the summer 

when we can open it all up