Oh how I wish I had a before picture to show you. There is soooo much I would like to do at camp, some will happen, some will not. This one was pretty major, and made such a big difference. When we bought our camp it was heavily decorated in yellow. Yellow everywhere! And sunflowers! It is a small, simple camp, three rooms, two tiny bedrooms and a larger room for living/dining/kitchen, and the sunflowers were more than a little overwhelming. The whole floor was painted bright yellow! Bright! Oh why did I not take a picture?
I painted the whole floor sort of a medium rusty brown, I let it dry, and then painted it over one workable area at a time with dark brown. While it was still wet I dragged a graining tool over it. I still need to draw in some cracks with a thicker permanent marker. In one of the bedrooms I drew them on, but the line came out too thin. I think it looks more like laminate flooring rather than real hard wood, but I can tell you it looks a lot better than bright yellow!
Every time I walk in, I'm surprised by the floor, I always forget that it is finally toned down.Pin It
WOOhoo!! looks very nice
ReplyDeleteWhy can't you just paint it one solid color like any normal person would? You are awesome! But I still see a little yellow and some sunflowers! :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Looks awesome Faye!
ReplyDeleteHard to believe this is a little cabin in the middle of the bush. Pretty fancy floors Miss Faye! Very pretty. If only I had an ounce of your patience or creativity. - Sarah
ReplyDeleteWOW. That is REALLY impressive. I can't believe your floor used to be yellow and all you did was paint it and that's the look you got. Incredible job.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! I have been looking for this exact thing with instructions for our CAMP house! Simple and straightforward. Going to attempt it this weekend. One question though, did you put a clear top coat on it? And did you use oil base paint.
ReplyDeleteThanks for looking, I used Porch and Floor paint, I think it might be enamel, not oil based for sure. I did not top coat it since that is what it's made for, time will tell I guess.
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