Newspaper Article

RESTORING AN OLD-HOUSE FLOOR

Associated Press Popular Mechanics

2001

نظرة عامة

Wood floors of the Victorian era, with plain, unfinished planks, have given way to parquet designs. Restoring these floors goes a long way to creating an authentic period look. Unlike unfinished planks that got their charm from natural wear patterns, shiny strip and parquet floors benefited from new finishing products such as oil, varnishes and shellacs, that added a special look to the floorboards.

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