Comments on: We Might Paint the Kitchen Floor

By: jj

jj — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:28:32 +0000

We Just Painted the plywood flooring in our great room/dining room. We were going to do hardwood but the new sliding doors led to rotted sill plate and the install of sliders took so much of the vinyl siding that we are doing hardiplank and the install of the new sliders requires repair of Sheetrock etc. We used oil based stain paint can’t remember the name and oil based porch and floor-ok but I don’t like the tan color I wish I had used black. White sounds nice but 220 lbs of dogs and a ten lb cat shedding-course black probably just as bad. Good luck I know whatever you choose will look great!

By: Guadalupe Shields

Guadalupe Shields — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:31:40 +0000

Hi,
I’ve subscribed to your blog for two reasons: the Washington Post recommendation and, I used to live in Oak Park!

I like your blog and plan to visit it regularly.

So, did you paint your kitchen floor??

By: erin

erin — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:51:15 +0000

hey are you still considering painting your floors? saw this room by miles redd, then i remembered the room you posted with the wood/white paint stripes…

http://milesredd.com/press/hb-jan02-pg3.jpg

By: Shop Girl

Shop Girl — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:49:42 +0000

Hey- Do you know what was used on the door windows in Elena Colombo’s colorful kitchen????? I love it.

By: michelle

michelle — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:30:56 +0000

after seeing the photos of your beautiful kitchen and your not so beautiful kitchen floor, i would definitely say paint them (or whitewash them, lime them, stain them, etc.) I especially love the color combo in the elena colombo kitchen, that blue would be really pretty with your yellow walls

By: ell

ell — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:58:07 +0000

for inspiration~

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeehomebug/sets/72157604318469517/

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:26:55 +0000

You must check out my friend’s blog. They ran into a similar situation with a few pieces of the flooring not matching. They did a harlequin pattern of paint and refinished wood and it looks amazing.

http://dmomentphoto.blogspot.com/2008/03/speaking-of-renovations.html

Happy decision making!

By: casacaudill

casacaudill — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:45:07 +0000

Back in high school my family moved to an old house with ugly hardwood floors. I painted my bedroom floor white and it was SO hard to keep from getting knicked and scratched. I probably didn’t do it right being all of 16, but I remember how hard it was and that put me off it forever.

Now, I hear you on painting the wood. I wanted a craftsman because I loved the look of it all. And I was smitten with our home when I first saw it. Unfortunately, given the market we’re in, we had to put in an offer having looked at it for all of an hour. It wasn’t until we were going through the inspection that I noticed our lovely wood is actually ugly wood that’s BEEN PAINTED WITH A WOOD GRAIN. And it’s starting to flake and peel. Not cool. So yeah, I’m considering going all white. Husband is SO against this, but really, I’m not doing anything that hasn’t already been done with a different (stain) color.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:39:46 +0000

I say paint! But I’m a bit biased, because I have floorboards in my kitchen that are in very poor condition and have been thinking about painting them for 2 years or more! So I’m inspired by the pictures you’ve shared, and those posted by readers on this thread. Thanks!

Oh, as for painting the trim – what’s that principle about painting skirting boards the same colour to make the floors float, or something? Can’t remember it, but I know there is a rule about making the room look bigger or smaller.

I look forward to seeing what you eventually do!

By: zee

zee — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:59:19 +0000

Oh Nicole, you poor thing, having to read through all these comments from people so vehement about how YOU should decorate YOUR house! I find the predominantly American “painting wood = sacrilegious” attitude really funny! We’re painting the floorboards upstairs in our house white in the near future and they’re going to look so awesome I can’t wait. Painted floors are beautiful. Check out this recent painted floor loveliness from Desire To Inspire (I did my stairs the same as in in the first post)… http://desiretoinspire.blogspot.com/2008/03/home-to-die-for.html
http://desiretoinspire.blogspot.com/2008/03/cool-and-white.html