I have hated the parquet floor in our entryway since the day we moved in. I have thought about replacing them, but with kids and animals constantly coming in and out I didn’t want to spend the money just yet. A few weeks ago, I was hanging out on fb, when these gorgeous floors from Country Living Magazine popped up…it was fate!
I love the look of painted floors, but it was terrifying to me! Well, I wanted to have them finished in time for Debbiedoo’s Copy Cat Challenge…thank you so much for the swift kick in the rear, Debbie! I didn’t even know where to begin. So, in true Jessica fashion, I winged it.
Do you see this hideousness I have been living with for years? Doesn’t it make you want to hug me and tell me how sorry you are that I had to endure this tragedy?
I really, really could have used a hug yesterday. I sanded the floor, then painted it, then sanded it again, then painted it. It felt neverending.
Then I painted the entire floor a creamy color and started stenciling the small parquet squares. I hated it! I thought…what have I done??? Then I rolled up my sleeves and painted the whole thing again. I decided that I wanted the squares to be much bigger…like the size of 4 little squares together, so I hand painted…every. single. one.
And sanded them again. I finally got the beachy worn look that I wanted, and I am one happy mama!
And just a quick shout out, I have the coolest husband on the planet…he just lets me do my thing even when it scares him to death!!!
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Looks beautiful! I’ve refinished floors before and it’s a pain. But painting them sounds like a whole other level of torture! Great work!
OH MY GOD JESS!! GOR-G-EOUS!!!
Holy flipping heck!!!!!
Those looks SO GOOD. Like designer mag layout model home super cool GOOD :)
Awesome job girl. I bow to you…
Looks great, Jess! It makes me wish I had a paintable floor somewhere in our house! :)
Amazing, Jessica!! What a beautiful transformation. You nailed it!! Megan
That turned out amazing! Your home looks so inviting, like I could just pop in for an iced tea and hang out to gab. It reminds me of the home I grew up in, cozy and loved. Great job!
Your floor looks wonderful. Love the beachy feel to it! Great job.
Holly
Dang girl, you rocked this one! Your entry looks sooo good :)
Hugs for your years of torture ;)
Tanya
I want to run my bare feet ALL OVER those floors! Oh My Heck Jess!!!! I love them!!! Great job!
hello!! Those tears were worth it. It’s stunning! What a great work!
Yeah!! You go girl!! I am so proud of you for being brave because your new floor is awesome!
You deserve a big fat hug for this!! All that hard work paid off – it’s fabulous!!
And your hubs is a rockstar for letting you do your thing!!
Kelly
You floor looks beautiful, so worth all the time and effort you put into them.
Looks really good! Maybe winging it is a Jessica thing? ;)
SO amazing and glad you stuck with it :)
Looks great!!! Really. I had to read and reread the post. Hard work padi off for sure.
Cheers Gee
I totally get how you feel about parquet – it’s definitely NOT my favourite kind of flooring! You did an awesome job transforming your floor from parquet to beachy & beautiful! :-)
HOLY MOLY on a summer day! I guess you left me speachless on this one girl! Fantastic..I almost swore in between the fantastic:) HA!!~ Jessica, you really did an amazing job. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I have a feeling you are going to inspire many to do the same. Sharing on my fb wall now!!!
Awesome!!! I love that everyone is redefining the way we think of floors! I love painting them! It’s paid off big time! Good for you for finally taking the risk :-)
you go girl I love them. All your hard work certainly paid off. Way to go.
Love, love, love it! I have one last room of carpet and want to badly to paint the wood floors underneath. This is great inspiration!! Great job!
sara @ applestonedrive.blogspot.com
LOVE IT JESSICA!!! I’m so happy you finished. It looks absolutely fantastic!!
WOWZA you did an amazing job, it looks fabulous!!!!!
XO
Kristin
THAT IS GORGEOUS!!! You have me wishing I had a crappy floor to paint! Great job!!