Here’s the situation, I have a love/hate relationship with my hardwood floors. I have always wanted EXACTLY what I currently have, so what is my problem?Â
While the distressed, dark hardwood is beautiful to look at, they are impossible to keep clean! They show every little spot and speck of dirt.
Let me show you what I mean. I just vacuumed last night and by lunch this is what was going on…
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I doesn’t help that we have a Golden Retriever, but seriously it is hard to keep up with these floors. So if you are considering this type of flooring, know what you are getting yourself into…non stop cleaning.
So, here’s how I TRY to keep up.
I use my full size vac every other day and in-between I use the cordless. This makes my life a little easier, because I don’t have to fight the cord everyday. The other issue with hardwood flooring is mopping. I used to use a spray bottle and microfiber mop, which took forever. This summer I got the steam mop and boy has it made a difference. It is so much easier. You just fill it with water and use it like a vacuum. My friend recently recommended a product by Bona. I haven’t tried it yet, but she claims it works well and won’t leave build-up.
So that is my dilema with my flooring, what’s yours?
Shell W. says
I have lighter wood floors & run a used dryer sheet over the floor every couple of days to reduce static build & to help repel dust. Maybe that will work with your darker floors.
Angela says
I will try that…THANKS!
Gretchen says
My floors are even darker, and I have the same love/hate relationship! I clean my floors the same way you do with a cordless vac, regular vac, and a steam mop. On most days, I just keep the cordless vac out and use it several times. Oh the things we do to have pretty floors! Crazy! 😉
Sarah @ The Ugly Duckling House says
I can TOTALLY relate to this post! My floors are laminate, but look like Brazilian Walnut. They are dark, shiny, and everything I wanted in my floors. Except we have a boxer lab mix (who is our toddler, and we love him, but…) who seems to shed EVERYwhere! I struggle with making the house look nice when the dog (and our other DIY project messes) crud up the floor every half hour. I have a handheld Eureka vac that works great for the corners where it tends to collect the most.
orchidlanedecor.com says
So glad to have found your site, and in particular this post. We have tiles which are quite low maintenance but not quite what I want. I was thinking of dark wood floors and wondering how high maintenance they would be with our lovable, adorable, shedding golden retriever. Now I know! However …. I do still love your floors!
Suzy xxx
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