So here’s the story:
We’ve moved into a home in the UK - a lot of the decor in the house is from the 60s/70s.
We pulled up the carpet in the hallway to find this amazing Brazilian Cherry floor. It’s clear that overtime it has aged and become darker, I love it.
As you can see from the photos, the nails from the tracks have left the wood with lots of holes. It’s also quite scratched and discoloured in certain places.
We are definitely keeping the floor and want it to be on display. But we’re not 100% sure how to. Obviously the first thought would be to sand the floor, but I love the colour that it has developed to overtime. So I’d be sad to see that colour development go. How would it look if we sanded the floor and then stained it? Would it look artificial?
And the holes left over from the nails… my first thought is to use the left over saw dust from sanding. But do I even want to sand it??
Lots of advice needed - thanks in advance everyone!