my husband and i have a house from the 40's. we are slowly renovating our home to be a "modern seaside cottage"/"shabby-chic" style home. we have a very tight budget, so are doing things ourselves, and trying to update the stuff we have already, not replacing. we are trying to figure out what to do with our living room floor. it is VERY worn and scratched but good condition hardwood. it is a thin (1" - 1.5" wide?) board. it has never been up-kept, so there is a "path" running through the room. we don't want to put down carpet, and we don't want to re-finish. we like the idea of painting, and we figure we can do something artistic and different, but i am looking for ideas, how to, products to use etc. (but we do NOT like stencil...fyi)
the walls are painted a very light sage/seafoam green with white trim i've thought about painting the floor a light colour or a subtle large checkerboard pattern, but i'm worried that a light colour will get very dirty quickly? this room is used for everyday, and i have 2 small children who will be running, playing, scratching...how well do floor paints stand up? do you need a polyurothane finish? how hard is it to "antique" a freshly painted floor? please help!!! ANY advice is greatly appreciated. websites with pictures would also be GREAT!!
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