The Paneling Has Arrived

Good news! The paneling Daniel and I ordered to fix the gaping hole in the listening room has arrived. I just picked it up over my lunch break from Southern Lumber and Millwork. We had to special order it, and, of course, we could only order in packs of four (and we need five panels to fix the room), so we have three extra pieces. However, at least we have room to store the extras. They should be easy to install (Daniel told me he would be tackling it this weekend while I'm in North Carolina) and finish. The Southern Lumber people told Daniel that the current wood wasn't even stained only varnished, which means we should be able to match the rest of the room with relative ease (although we will have to consider how the aging process has affected the old paneling).

Daniel also got a quote on refinishing the hardwoods (sanding and matching the finish of our current floors), so I'm hoping we'll be able to get those taken care of soon. While he was getting the quote on the listening room floors, Daniel also asked about the kitchen floors (which we had intended on replacing with matching hardwood); however, the flooring guy suggested that we explore other options aside from just hardwood (in terms of upkeep and maintenance to one of the more traveled and heavily used rooms of the house that, not to mention, also uses water extensively).

Everything seems to be on a roll though, and I'm anxious to see the results (and get the room finished).