A Stunner

The new flooring has (finally) been installed, my apartment has been transformed, and I couldn't possibly be happier with the finished product.

The floors are absolutely gorgeous! But more than that, they look and feel like real hardwood flooring, though much lower maintenance and far less expensive. They're sturdy, a far cry from the flimsy wallpaper-like flooring that was previously in my kitchen and bathroom. (It was the cheapest flooring on the market, I'd be willing to wager.) 

My apartment looks and feels like a different apartment. It's so elegant, classy, and homey (instead of homely). It's exactly the result I wanted. I now have a home that I feel proud to call my own. I no longer have to feel ashamed of stained, dirty, cheap, worn-out flooring that was there when I moved in (and God only knows how many years before then). 

Before

After

Now that the renovations are done, I can say they were well worth the time, stress, and expense they required, including the flooring installation, which confined me (literally) to my bedroom for four hours. The inconvenience, not to mention the financial expense itself, which initially held me back, was nothing compared to the happiness and pride I feel every time I look at my new floors (and I can't help looking at them continuously to make sure they really are there and it really is my apartment they are installed in).

My shabby, mousy little apartment has become a stunner. I've always seen and appreciated its charm and inner beauty, of course, but I'm ecstatic that its outer appearance now matches that beauty. The transformation is complete.