Our cleaning lady arrived the Monday before Easter many years ago, with these (2) gorgeous antique bunnies. They are hand stitched & stand about 2' tall. The detail in the outfits & carrot is just wonderful. Itreasure them.
May your Easter be blessed & joyful ... may He hold us in the palm of His hands & forgive us our inequities.
This little Thumper is from the 1940s ... Miss Charlotte gave it to Joshua when he was a wee one.
She had received it from her aunt. We just passed it on to Joshua for his wee one to inherit one day.
This is the before ... a year go ... a soft shade of shrimp carpeting graced the floor
There is nothing like change! I swear I will NEVER be satisfied with what I have done with this house ... Looking thru the office doors that were installed recently ... we ripped out the carpeting in the front room, removed the old s
olid oak hardwood floors in the dining room ...George has hand laid new hardwood floors from scratch throughout living & dining rooms to blend with the foyer & kitchen hardwoods he laid a couple years ago ...
The MESS from the 3 days each of sanding, smoothing, sanding ... ugh! ... & then 3 days of staining each new coat of finish ... so worth it!
The wait was worth it! Your floors are lovely! He did a very good job. xoxox
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous, Miss Marydon!! Love the gleaming floors! Now I need to enlarge each pic to take in all the "Marydon" details! :0)
ReplyDeleteBig TX Hugs,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents
Your floors are beautiful. Such hard work too and I love the bunnies.. Hope you have a wonderful Easter...Susie
ReplyDeleteWonderful job on the floors- I know how much work and distress it can cause to get it done though. Beautiful! How wonderful to have that little bunny to pass along from generation to generation! and I love those bunnies your cleaning lady blessed you with! xxoo Diana
ReplyDeleteCute bunnies...love your home and that beautiful floor...blessings
ReplyDeleteMarydon!!!
ReplyDeleteStunning.
I am so very happy for you!!
Your new floor is gorgeous-congrats:@)
ReplyDeleteYour floors are gleaming, and the two tiny bunnies in the first photo are so cute!
ReplyDeleteYour floors look wonderful and your bunnies are very festive. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteYour floors are absolutely gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteHi Marydon,
ReplyDeleteI love the chocolate colored bunnies, so cute. So is the little white one.
Your floors look so pretty and so does your home. Warm and welcoming, just like you.
hugs
Sissie
Marydon, it looks beautiful. Don't you love the shiny floors? They look so good. I know you will enjoy them. It takes so much work to do a job like that. How sweet that you are passing the bunny down!
ReplyDeleteDebbie,
ReplyDeleteI came from Rita's blog.
You blog is absolutely beautiful.
Doris
Hardwood floors are always worth it. We lived in an older home before we moved last summer, and the only thing I miss is our gorgeous Oak floors. Years ago we had someone come in and sand them then coated them with pure urethane. They have been beautiful. Enjoy yours.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lot of work, but those floors are beautiful, Marydon. Cute bunnies! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Marydon,
ReplyDeleteI am visiting from Cindy's blog. You have a very lovely blog here. I loved your bunnies and could really relate to the new hardwood floors. We moved into this hour about twenty-five years ago and took up all the gold shag carpets (which protected the floors!). We had all the floors stained and polished. Best thing we have ever done!!!! Now they need to be done again.
Fondly,
Suz
I love those bunnies. They are so cute. Your Hubby did a great job on the floors. Send him over to our house this fall. HA! HA! We are going to take up the livingroom carpet and refinish our wood floors.
ReplyDeleteLoveeeeeeeee the bunnies!! I love love love your floors too! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
ReplyDeleteHi Marydon, I hope all is well with you all. I love your hardwood floors, but I should because I have hardwood floors in my house. I like the look of them. I have enjoyed your previous post. I am catching up this evening. Have a great day. Happy Easter Your Missouri Friend.
ReplyDeleteNothing like wood floors to add beauty to a home. Yours look great. Susan
ReplyDeleteNice! I love our hard surface floors in the bedrooms...would love to hve it throughout the house...so easy to clean with a swifter.
ReplyDeleteRight now, everything is out of my living room as we are replacing the ceiling. I've been on the fence about refinishing the hardwood floor. After seeing your beautifully finished floors, I think is a must do...Pat
ReplyDeleteIt looks lovely Marydon, now you can relax and have a Happy Easter! Blessings my friend! Marilou
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the help tonight. I'm starting to put it together. (I love your floors too! It is so nice when you make home improvements.) Tell Harold thanks too for helping me with my blog. Debbie-
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ReplyDeleteWell worth the chore!!!
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a blessed week.
Hugs to you
Julie
I LOVE the finished product. It is GORGEOUS! Your bunnies are So Cute! I must go back and study each picture. I really LOVE your furniture too. "It's Perfect"!
ReplyDeleteHave a Happy Easter Week,
Hugs,
Donna
Looks great! I always favor hard wood floors over carpet. :)
ReplyDeleteMarydon honey how happy I am that you shared these pictures of your beautiful new floors.
ReplyDeleteI love your home it is lovely and those floors turned out really very nice.
You must be thrilled to have this behind you now.
Try to slow down and rest for the Easter weekend.
Enjoyed my visit with you over the phone and hope you and Harold have a very nice Easter.
Love ya
Maggie
Your new floors are beautiful.. We have hardwood floors too.
ReplyDeleteBun-buns are great. Your floors are beautiful! Happy Easter to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful transformation!!
ReplyDeleteGThe roon is delightful.
Hi Marydon,
ReplyDeleteAww! I love your bunny's...
A very happy Easter to you and your loved ones.
Your floors look beautiful!
Have a sweet day and big hugs,Elizabeth
Those two antique bunnies are just adorable and it's no wonder you treasure them:-)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your new hardwood floors, isn't it amazing the difference it makes to a room? I had the carpet removed from my living room and put in wood flooring before Christmas and I just love it. It's a lot of work and very messy but oh so worth it once it's all done:-) xoxo
Marydon it looks fabulous darling!! lol It really does, but I would have a hard time getting rid of old wooden flooring. I am in love with OLD anything. Ha! Did you save it for some projects in the future??
ReplyDeleteHugs~
We serve a risen Savior!! Wishing you a glorious Easter.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Patti
Your floors have new life and are just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLove your bunnines...watch your back sister! Heeehehehe!
God bless and have a glorious day sweetie!
love those bunnies Marydon and those floors look fantastic and just in time for Easter.
ReplyDeleteHi there Sweet Marydon.. :-)
ReplyDeleteHow lucky you are... this is a dream for me... I so badly want to replace our carpet with hardwoods... Heck, I'd even settle for tearing up the carpet and painting the dang subfloor. We, however, have a terror of a pooch that thinks making a racetrack out of the area between the kitchen and lving room is the best part of her day. It's going to be awhile for Bellamere Cottage.
Yours are totally delish! Didn't George do the most wonderful job. The change is amazing. I'm greeeeeen with envy. Is that a sin? :-)
Thank you for the sweet compliment... you're sooo generous.
Lovies, huggies and wishes for a wonderful and blessed Easter.
Spencer
Your changes here are really nice..I do love my hardwood floors too, so easy to clean! Have a nice Easter. :D
ReplyDeleteHi Marydon. Your home is just beautiful. And wow, what a wonderful job George did on your floors. They are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBTW - I want a cleaning woman like yours. How considerate. I adore those bunnies!!!
I think you might want to stop by and visit me today here:
http://cottonpickincute.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-wish-everyone-could-win-wouldnt-you.html
OOXX's...Tracy :)
Marydon, The bunnies are adorable and those hardwood floors look great. He did a great job!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely floors. I can only imagine the 3 days of sanding but all worth it. I'm sure you will love the floors. Your antique bunnies are delightful. Happy Easter.
ReplyDeleteHi! Love the do over, hardwood floors are always so rich looking!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting the otehr day! I posteda new poem today. I always seem to be filled with inspiration by GOD during the high holy weeks.
The bunnies are adorable!
May your Easter be a blessed one.
Valrie
Dear Marydon,
ReplyDeleteMay you and your loved ones be blessed this Easter weekend! May Christ’s message of eternal life fill you with love.
♥... In His Love, Kerrie
Wow.. Your home is beautiful Marydon!.. And I love that pair of bunnies! They're very sweet! Best wishes to you for a very Happy Easter! ~tina
ReplyDeleteMarydon, I wish I had hardwood floors- we are on a slab foundation and would have to float them. Maybe the next house- it has always been a dream. I'm glad that you're happy with your new floor. It is always such an inconvenience to remodel, isn't it? But the end result is always worth it!
ReplyDeleteYou must clarify something for me- your profile says you are from New Mexico. I didn't know that. I grew up in northern NM before moving to Ohio after I got married.
Wishing you a very blessed Easter! ~ Sue
Didn't you just do your kitchen! MY! And I can't even get some paint slapped on!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a joyful Easter!
I adore hard wood floors; yours are especially lovely!
ReplyDeleteMarydon, The new floors look wonderful! Love your bunnies too.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a blessed and happy Easter.
Hugs,
Sherry