Thursday, February 21, 2013

the floors


It is difficult to photograph these floors. The color changes with the light and the time of day. It is a warm, stone-ish color (Flagstone, by Martha Stewart), but the clear polyurethane (which is actually amber colored) changes it a bit. I don't mind. I used a regular flat paint with a satin poly specifically made for floors. The finished product is thick and glossy, but not shiny. It feels good under my feet, and makes for excellent ice skating if wearing socks. So far clean up has been a breeze.


Once I finished the floors, we realized that the wall color was a little off. All of a sudden it was too bright and too green, so I used Martha Stewart's Garden Shed to tone things down. It sort of looks the same as the floor in these pictures, but it's actually quite a bit lighter. And now my kitchen perfectly matches my blog design (not on purpose, I guess these just happen to be my favorite colors?).


You can see our kitchen's transformation starting with the major before photos here, after I painted the cabinets here, and then once I put up the backsplash here.

8 comments:

  1. They turned out great! Pretty color, both the floors and your kitchen.

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  2. wow what difference from when you moved in. Love it!!!!!!

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  3. absolutely beautiful...love your clean, simple style!

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  4. So glad your floors turned out! I love them! I bet it makes for a different feel to your home. I like the new wall color too. You always do a great job picking out paint colors. Want to come do mine?! :)

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  5. It looks great! Id love to know how you did the backsplash with the beadboard...maybe a little tutorial?? It looks professionally done!

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  6. the floors turned out awesome. You are much braver than I. I would have been terrified to try that, but they turned out fantastic.

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  7. I hate how projects tend to spiral out of control, but the work was all worth it. Everything looks great.

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  8. Stephanie,
    i am SO VERY impressed with your skills!! Seriously--wow--good job!!

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