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ups.com:

That kitchen is gorgeous! And those floors look beautiful!

Thank you. It was 5 months of very hard work, so it's nice to get
compliments on my design (and effort).

You have almost the same layout as I do.

It's not the original layout of the house. You can see the beams in the
ceiling where I removed 2 structural walls as part of the reno.

What kind of hardwood do you have?

The yellowish stuff in the foreground is original with the house when we
bought it -- 2 3/4" Mirage Honey Oak. The dark stuff in the kitchen and
dining room is 3 3/4" Brazilian oak ("Taurus" stain colour), with a 2 3/4"
gunstock oak inlay. Here's a pic from the second floor looking onto the
dining room and entrance: http://members.shaw.ca/murraypeterson/floor.jpg

Only downside of a dark stain in the kitchen is that chips and dings break
through into the lighter coloured wood underneath, making it much more
visible than I like. Not a floor I would recommend if you have children
and/or pets. However, it works fine for our use (2 of us, with adults over
for parties).

--
Murray Peterson