Sand that didn’t get rinsed off found its way onto the cottage floor. Every morning began with sweeping out the sand from the previous day.

The family cottage by the lake is the perfect place to spend the day playing in the water and building sandcastles on the beach. Along with all that playing on the beach comes sandy feet and towels and bathing suits loaded with beach sand too! Often you’ll find a water-filled dishpan next to the screen door just for rinsing off sandy feet. Sand management becomes the order of the day!

Sand that didn’t get rinsed off found its way onto the cottage floor. Every morning began with sweeping out the sand from the previous day.

That’s why the flooring in cottages is usually wood. Sometimes plain wooden floors become their own forms of family art over the years from patterns of wear and sand grinding activity. Often the owners have painted the floors to give the cottage a fresh look from season to season. Full Story