DIY Wood Floors

We finally finished our bamboo wood floors. Here is the finished product.

DIY is way cheaper than paying someone to install for you. If you and/or your spouse are handy, get dirty and put some hard labor of love into your house.

We choose bamboo flooring because it was less expensive than hard wood yet looks just as great! First we priced all types of flooring at Lowes, Home Depot and Liquid Lumber Liquidators. We finally decided we liked the flooring choices/prices best at Home Depot. The flooring we choose was a hand scrapped bamboo cafe flooring at Home Depot. The color is perfect for a dining room as it is a rich elegant color. When it came time to purchase the wood I made sure we bought all of the supplies at once because I had a Lowes 10% off coupon, which Home Depot honors. This 10% off was very helpful in maintaing our budget for the flooring.

This was the dining room before the remodel with carpet and dark purple walls. 

For more about our DIY remodel read my published Yahoo article: 

Creating an elegant dining room on a $880 budget