When we moved into this house a few years ago, the kitchen and laundry
room were carpeted! Yuck. A few months later we tore all that out and
scrapped off the two layers of flooring underneath. What was left was a
black, sticky mess. After time, the stickiness when away but it was
still quite ugly and things did stick to it. Also, it was very hard to
keep clean. We recently had some brethren stay with us for a few weeks and they
said, "Why don't you paint it?" Dah! Several years ago my sister-in-law
painted her not-so-desirable-floor, but I had forgotten all about it.
I'm so thankful for the reminder.
We spent less than $30 and
still have a half gallon of paint left over. I did not take 'before'
pictures but you might catch glimpses of it in other pictures on this
blog. Here are a few pictures - you might be able to see the paint
sample on the kitchen floor? We are pleased with the results, and very thankful too. Now we have to fill in the gap where a wall used to be and also paint the kitchen cabinets and walls. Ok, there is more to do as well but who cares? I'm just thankful to have a floor I can keep clean now. I'm sure all the visitors with crawling babies will be thankful too.
UPDATE - I found a decent picture of how the floor looked before ... I'm even more thankful now for the cheap, easy 'fix.'
ANOTHER UPDATE (1/5/13) - After walking on this floor and abusing it in various ways for a few months, I see it is a good idea to have two coats and a clear coat. It still looks very good, however the extra protection will be good I'm sure. We'll do the second coat and a clear coat as soon as it's nice enough to leave the doors and windows open ... and also when I'm out of town a few days!! The smell really bothers me :)
