11/04/2026
The guest room is the room everyone forgets until the week before company arrives.
This time of year in Evanston and the North Shore, we start hearing the same story: the spare room has quietly become the storage room, and the floor under the boxes has not seen daylight since spring. Pulling everything out usually reveals one of two things. Either the floor looks great and just needs a good cleaning, or it has faded in the sun and could use a light recoat to bring the color back to life.
Both are easy fixes, and the timing works out well. A recoat is typically a single day of work with almost no disruption, so the room is ready long before the first guest walks in. It is a small project with an outsized effect on how finished the whole upstairs feels.
If your guest room floor has been hiding under boxes and you would like an honest read on what it needs, we are glad to take a look. Free estimate: (773) 704-1550 or rovinsflooring.com.