We Have Landed...

We worked on the landing today and got a lot done. Needless to say, my wrists and arms are a little bit sore from all the scraping and scrubbing. These first pictures show the "before" and "after" of the left side of the landing...

Here are the before and after pictures of the right side of the landing...

And a closeup of the floor. 

All the surfaces still need to be sanded down and some residual paint needs to be removed; however, overall, the project has been going much faster and smoother than we originally anticipated. We were pleasantly surprised by how much lighter the floor became relative to the stairs. Where the stairs remain somewhat tinted red, the landing flooring is much blonder in tone. Once it is finished, I think it will be beautiful and well worth all the effort. Now, to turn the corner and complete the remaining steps.