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6 years ago

Can you share what wood and stain is on these floors!

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Butler Restorations LLC
6 years ago
These are the original 18th century floors. They were finished before we started work on furnishing this room. The counter top is an old board we found in the property's barn and we planed that and applied a few coats of poly.
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