Refinishing old hardwood vs laminate Hi folks! I am just in the midst of a kitchen remodel (read: entire main floor remodel)  and In the process of removing a wall to join the dining area to the kitchen. I pulled up the carpet and found that the hardwood that was underneath was in good shape (it's that thin strips type that seems to be in every old home in my area). My question is this... We had planned to lay down a nice 12mm laminate throughout (excepting the kitchen)  but I thought that if it's all in decent shape I could just refinish it in the grey finish we want,thus saving some money on the laminate.  
Does this sound reasonable? I've never refinished hardwood, but I've laid laminate... Is it going to work out to 6 of one half dozen of the other? 