painting parquet floors?
We’re thinking of painting our parquet floors instead of sanding and staining-we want a super dark, almost ebony color. has anyone done this, and if so, how did it turn out? any advice would be much appreciated.
We’re thinking of painting our parquet floors instead of sanding and staining-we want a super dark, almost ebony color. has anyone done this, and if so, how did it turn out? any advice would be much appreciated.
ok, ok-so we’ll look into sanding and staining as an option, the floors are in fine shape- but no matter what, it will be gorgeous, because we have impeccable taste, 9:58! january’s elle deco uk features a house with beautiful painted black pine floors which were then varnished with a matte coat-stunning. this is what we’re after. i’ll check out bush baby today, thanks people!
I was thinking the same thing, 5:53.
Sometimes the floors have been sanded so
many times, that they are not
salvagable. The tongue and grooves are gone.
I have floors in my house that I cannot get
another sanding out of. I can’t be
the only one. OP, do whatever your
little heart desires! It’s your baby! BTW, check out Bush Baby on Fulton. I think that’s ebony paint AND stain they’ve used all over and it’s gorgeous!
how does anyone know what their floors are like? they could be super shabby, or previously refinished so much they’re paper thin. the sanding required to paint is far less work than it would be to refinish (no drum sander needed) an i’m sure they would poly. it just seems like everybody is picturing pristine, antique parquet and none of really know what they’re working with.
I agree with Tom. However, if you do stain it, that’s it for any future owner. The stain penetrates the wood and would not be easily sanded away. Don’t you have mahogony borders if it is a parquet floor? Do you really want to stain them an ebony color?
you can’t stain the floor unless you sand it first. Most likely the floor has a finish on it and whatever you apply will not adhere. I guess you could paint over it, but my feeling is it will peel unless you poly over the paint. This sounds like such a no-no for a parquet floor. Your floor is over 100 years old and was put in by master craftsmen. The wood used for your floor is no longer availible and if you sanded it, it would look gorgeous. Then you can give it an ebony stain. This way it will be nice and dark and you can still see that it is a wood floor.
When you paint the floor it will lose all its character and the wood is lost. It will just be a black floor. You may as well put black linoleum down then.
tot he OP, what is the aversion to sanding and restaining? it seems most people are trying to shy you away from painting. what’s the state of the floor?
You may very well regret this decision and then you’ll have to remove the paint, sand and stain. yikes!
here’s some simple instructions:
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/hi_painting/article/0,2037,DIY_13928_2664284,00.html
i’m sure it will look fine, if the color has a bit of brown to it, i bet most people won’t even notice it’s painted. as for ‘bad taste’, eh, it’s your house. i have terrible taste and no one can stop me.
we were trying to avoid sanding and staining-just want to paint it ebony instead. has anyone done this?