Wood Floor Painting

This is a time-lapse of us painting our dining room wood floors. We have a neat 1950 contemporary house in Enid, Oklahoma, in our favorite neighborhood, Indian Hills.

Since the house had been in major disrepair 14 years ago, the original hardwood floors are severely damaged, so they can't be refinished the usual way. We don't like to do things the "usual" way, so this is fine with us.

This is what we did:

1. From the entry to our dining area, we cut the carpet in an "S" shaped curve.

2. We rolled up the carpet and carpet pad.

3. We pulled out the staples and tack strips.

4. We sanded the floor by hand (to scuff it up) and cleaned it very well. You'll see Kelly's cousin, Caria, helping us clean!

5. We painted the entire area with a really dark chocolate brown flat paint.

6. I (Kelly) planned out the painting, then painted the design in rusty red, sage green and cream colors. Yes, I was usually in my jammies. It also swirls around to the entry area.

7. Ty and Lexy (age 6) sanded then enitre floor to give it an aged, worn look.

8. Ty and I took turns brushing on 4 layers of a super-high gloss showroom floor finish.

9. Then we didn't wait long enough to move our dining room furniture back on it, so the finish has divets. (We don't recommend this step.)

We love it! We did another painting on our upstairs landing.

For more pictures of our house and our neighborhood, go to: http://www.IndianHillsRocks.com

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• kelly
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• wood
• floor
• painting

[GrosvenorAudio]

what was under the floor level? a basement? looked kinda scarry when you dissapeared in there...

[TyandKelly]

@GrosvenorAudio

Under the floor is a crawl space. It was extra deep right there because it's where the furnace used to be.

[chicababysweety35]

love this video i went to home depot got my supply's and paint i start tomorrow cant wait .thanks again

[TyandKelly]

Cool! Let us know how it turns out! Thanks!

[msseadreamers]

Very cool graphics...I need to know how to edited video like that...Oh yeah, loved the floor!!!  Thx,Susie,Pittsburg, Ks

[beatakrejcova]

I had a rustic laminate flooring installed & now I'm not happy with it as it is way too dark! Can laminate flooring be painted? If so, what kind of paint can I use? Thank you for your help. Beata

[mindseyedesign]

Very nice!

[emacwakeup]

this is amazing!!

[flaquitoyork]

Quick questions. What kind of paint for the flower? and what kind of clear coat did you use? Because it did not harm the pain used for the flower. Some chemical binding finishes would burn or curl up paints. I ask because I'm about to do the same thing. Thank you. Great video.

[jjhammerful]

You are too Cute!

[chalibchaun]

love this video! it turned out beautiful! did u have to use a certain type of paint and clear coat? i am trying to paint over black and white checkerboard tile do u think i should prime it first? also is it long lasting as far as cleaning it?

[chalibchaun]

love this video! it turned out beautiful! did u have to use a certain type of paint and clear coat? i am trying to paint over black and white checkerboard tile do u think i should prime it first?