If you're lucky enough to have a house with lots of wood floors, one daring idea that we love is to add some character to a couple of rooms by painting the floors. Yes, it's a big step...we'd make sure we were in the hands of a competent designer and painter (no DIY this time!) but the effect can be totally striking. The options run the gamut- you can paint them one solid color, you can mimic the effect of fancy woodwork or parquet, you can go for an eclectic Anthro-inspired look, whatever suits your mood. Check out some highlights:
We are not sure about the practical ramifications of painting floors white, but we love how it freshens up a room and makes it seem more relaxed.
Jonathan Adler painted all the floors of Liz Lange's house white. House Beautiful.
Our favorite idea for painting a floor is to mimic other types of flooring- we are suckers for the two tone tile effect, for example.
We also really love it when paint is used to mimic ornate woodwork such as parquet floors (and we're sure it's a fraction of the price). Unfortunately grand wood floors are becoming rarer and rarer. Nothing lays the foundation for a magnificent room better.
Our very favorite painted floor, above. We cannot resist the chevron pattern. Doesn't this add terrific character to this hallways? image via Alicia B Designs
Painted floors can also add whimsy to a room. While we are inspired looking at these pictures, something about the medallions and damask patterns are little too much on the "shabby chic" side for us.
We love striped rugs, so of course striped floors are just as fab.
The floor above is an interesting concept, but a little over the top for us! Nautical painted floor; image via Style Estate
And of course, funky mod squares liven up a room like this girl's room below. Very Jonathan Adler!
What do you think of painted floors? Would you spring for one, or do you think it's a waste of a perfectly good floor?
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