My first parquet floor ever....

Wow! Beautiful!! You did a wonderful job. I don't see any issues, and I love the different colors!

This looks great!

Wonderful job!

I love it!

Gorgeous, Chris! Sand any sealer with a piece of a crumpled (to soften) brown paper bag.

this is stunning

It's really very lovely. You can tell there was a lot of effort put into this.

Wow,dontcha just love micro-veneer!? I haven't tried anything this fancy with my stash of it,but you have really inspired me! I didn't sand my micro-veneer floors,but Kathie's advice is great,as the brown paper would be really gentle. I put a coat of matte Mod Podge on my floors,just to give them a little more shine and to protect them.Too much info from me,I know,but just really want to say bravo on this great floor!!

Thank you all - I'll see what sanding will do today. I want them finished.

I cut most of the veneer with a paper-trimmer ($7 at Walmart): long strips and then the strips into squares with scissors - I would not want to do that without a trimmer.... it was endless.

Beautiful!!!

Would never have guessed you used a paper-trimmer from Walmart to cut the strips and then scissors to make them into squares. Thanks for sharing the how-to. The floor is so beautiful.

Beautiful floor.