Painted Floors

Should You Paint Your Floors or is that Cray Cray?

The new trend is painted floors. They are striking, fascinating and well…awesome. People will walk in your room and gasp…and say, “ We love your floors and you will pat yourself on the back and know that you are the trendsetter in the neighborhood! However, a poorly prepped and painted floor will make you home look like the a “Pinterest Fail.”
Here is the sure way to make them great and not a fail. If your wood floors are in bad shape & need to be re-done anyway then you should go for it and not feel guilty! Painted wood floors can be elegant or funky, bold or understated. They are really versatile. Thing is, this trend is not forany house, any room and it works in some houses, some rooms, somespaces.

My very general guidelines for the go ahead on painting your wood floors is for use in:

• cabins
• beachy, rustic, or old (100+ yr old) homes
• eclectic, one-of-a-kind homes
• artist, designer, or photographer homes & studio spaces
• guest houses
• very contemporary homes
• offices
• kids rooms and play rooms
• sitting rooms

If your space doesn’t fit into any of those categories, traditional flooring is probably best. But if you are looking to make a statement in a room and want more than a bold paint color, painted floors might be the answer!