Dressing up your hardwood floors…
July 16, 2008
Okay, I realize what I’m about to say might not be everyone’s cup of tea… I mean, there are many people who love all hardwood floors the same. But in my opinion & past decorating experience, not all wooden floors are created equally. My very first kitchen years ago had heart pine floors (much like the ones I have now only more yellow/orange in color) and I decided to paint them. It took me 2 weeks of OCD precision taping to get it perfect. Many of my friends were scandalized at the time, but it was my favorite part of the whole house. I didn’t have much money to spend on furniture or rugs, but for the cost of a few cans of paint I was able to achieve a lot of look for very little.
Anyways…today while trying to catch up on my stack of magazines, I ran across these gorgeous images of a floor done with two-tone stained squares. Dear god, I’m having serious floor envy. I present to you, exhibit A:
from the April/May 2008 issue of Belle Magazine
They’re gorgeous, right? I like how they’re a very subtle pattern and how the owner of the house used what looks to be stain rather than paint to create his pattern. Anyways…these pics made me re-think how I’m using the hardwood floors in the rest of my house. (Who knows? Maybe one day…long down the road.)
Here’s some additional inspiration:
This first one is great because it creates the look of inlaid hardwood without having to spend very much money! I love simple details like this one.
from the April 2006 issue of House & Gardens
My first foray into floor painting. Sorry it’s such a grainy photo…this was back in 2000 with a 1.3 megapixel camera!
Do you any of you have any additional photos of floor painting or stencilling? I had a hard time finding any inspiration other than what I already had collected…
Entry Filed under: inspiration. Tags: budget decorating, hardwood floors, painted wood floor, stencil.
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Anna @ D16 | July 17, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I am all about painted floors! I’m getting ready to paint at least some of the wood floors on the second floor of house white, but I like patterned/stenciled floors, too.
This is one of my favorites, Benita’s kitchen floor:
http://flickr.com/photos/chezlarsson/2144899154/in/set-72157603566821562/
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DJ | July 18, 2008 at 12:56 pm
I love the stained square pattern. It reminds me of a concrete floor I saw once, stained in the same way.
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Johnna | July 18, 2008 at 4:51 pm
We painted one of the floors in our old house. If I do have a picture, it is long lost. If I find it, I’ll share. It was just a simple tan color, but I loved the way it looked. The heart pine in that room wasn’t in the condition to be stained. I love what you did to your floors, and I love the idea of painted wood.
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olga | July 20, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Look at floor ideas (and every other idea) on http://www.designamour.com Melanie Royals’ blog, she is a producer/seller of stencils and decorative art tools.