Comments on: White painted floor, back room.

By: Anna at D16

Anna at D16 — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:19:37 +0000

Ash, I LOOOOOOVE herringbone floors, but I can imagine that new ones probably don’t have the same charm as the old ones in French apartments that I fantasize about. :) I’m not sure about the bevel and whether that would be a problem. The BIN primer I used has REALLY good grip, so it might be okay even if you can’t sand in the groove. Do you have a good local paint store (like a Benjamin Moore dealer) that you can go to? I find those guys often know exactly the right thing to use to paint just about anything, regardless of the situation. GOOD LUCK! I love my white floor! :)

By: ash

ash — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:10:02 +0000

Hi! Love your blog! We’re starting a renovation of our own and my first task is to DO SOMETHING to our kitchen/living room floor (17.5′ x 28′).

It’s actually a rather new wood floor in a sorta-herringbone pattern, color and bevel that reminds me of Tuscany. We’re modern so we want to resurface & paint it white, but do you think resurfacing this type of floor with the beveled grooves will work with paint? We’ll sand it down amap, but might the paint still chip easier since I won’t be able to sand into the crevasses of the bevel?

I’m searching for any advice I can find on this topic so if you have time to reply, thanks!

By: Anna at D16

Anna at D16 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:09:25 +0000

Mollie, it’s Benjamin Moore Simply White.

By: janie

janie — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:21:28 +0000

I love these floors!! I wish I had a room in my house that I could do this to.

By: mollie

mollie — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:34:09 +0000

I was so excited to see painted floors over Internet. I have a 1920’s cottage and it had grungy carpet. I pulled up carpet and the old original floors appeared. Because this is a cottage and has the original redwood walls, I did not want dark everywhere, so paint the floors I will.

I would like to know what shade of white, there are so many. What did you use?

By: Anna at D16

Anna at D16 — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:20:34 +0000

he walls everywhere in my house (with the exception of the kitchen) are Benjamin Moore Moonlight White. The woodwork is Simply White.

By: matt

matt — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:26:00 +0000

This is beautiful. You are truly an inspiration! If you don’t mind me asking, what color is the wall? Seems like such a warm white without being too beige-ey.

By: yvette

yvette — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:27:37 +0000

Your floors are immaculate and stunning!

By: Mellany

Mellany — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:21:21 +0000

Hi Anna! I’ve been reading your blog everyday for the past few weeks – you are my renovation/decoration hero! I just bought my first home with my boyfriend, and there’s so much to do. We’ve got crappy wood floors throughout the downstairs, and I’m considering painting them like you did. We just adopted a dog (labradoodle) and I’m afraid he’ll really scrath up the floors – any suggestions/tips? I really don’t want to pay for pergo, since I know the wood is too damaged to be refinished properly. Thanks for all you do :)

By: Jennae @ Green Your Decor

Jennae @ Green Your Decor — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:12:32 +0000

I never, ever thought I would like white painted floors, but you have changed my mind! This is absolutely beautiful! Of course, if there were ever a room like this in our home, it would be completely off-limits to the kids…and to shoes…and to food and drink of any kind :)