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Young House Love » Reader Redesigns » Reader Redesign: Craving Chocolate

| By Sherry Petersik | September 10, 2008 | 18 Comments

Reader Redesign: Craving Chocolate

After posting about our recent floor-painting adventure in the sunroom, we were thrilled to pieces when it prompted Stacie to send us her recent bedroom transformation. She painted her hardwood floor, people! And it looks faaaaantastic. Here’s her letter:

Hi! Love the blog and find constant inspiration from your projects. Thank you for sharing. My recent summer vacation was dedicated to updating our bedroom. We’ve been in our house for two years and had done nothing in the bedroom since we moved in. It was the only room in our home with carpet (the hardwoods are lovely throughout the rest of the house) but after pulling up the carpet we found salvageable hardwood on only part of the floor- while discovering that about one third of the floor was actually plywood!

Painting A Wood Floor

Having already spent our modest budget on some much needed bedroom furniture, there was no way we could afford to patch with new hardwoods and refinish them (or install new flooring over the top). So despite my love for hardwoods, I painted the floor. And it was absolutely the best choice!

How To Paint A Wood Floor

For $25 I used an Ace Hardware brand porch and floor enamel (oil based) in Espresso. Like your recent floor color, it looks like melted chocolate and has a beautiful shine. We used the high gloss finish and it makes the whole room pop.

Porch And Floor Enamel Oil

Having such an affordable solution to our floor issues enabled us to spend our money on the other larger items we needed to complete the room. Lesson learned: don’t be afraid of floor paint! – Stacie

Who can argue with that $25 solution?! Thanks so much for sharing, Stacie. Your bedroom looks sleek, sophisticated and sleep inducing. And for all of you other readers who are secretly swankifying your home like Stacie, don’t forget to send us the pictures. You know we love a good before and after.

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Comments

  1. Avatar for CindyCindy says

    September 10, 2008 at 11:20 am

    Just wanted to tell Stacie that she did a great job. Her bedroom looks fantastic!!! Way to buck convention and paint your floors!

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  2. Avatar for TiffanyTiffany says

    September 10, 2008 at 11:33 am

    Stacie you did an amazing job. Way to throw caution to the wind and take a chance with a big payoff. Gorgeous space.

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  3. Avatar for KathleenKathleen says

    September 10, 2008 at 12:17 pm

    I love the high-gloss. They also have my new favorite rug from Target!

    http://jeremyandkathleen.blogspot.com/2008/09/new-rug.html

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  4. Avatar for lynlyn says

    September 10, 2008 at 12:22 pm

    Hey,

    Just wanted to ask Stacie where she got the art for her bed room?

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  5. Avatar for JessJess says

    September 10, 2008 at 1:03 pm

    Looks great!! I was also going to ask where she got the art that’s over her bed?

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  6. Avatar for JaimeeJaimee says

    September 10, 2008 at 1:43 pm

    We have the same problem with 1/3 of the floor being plywood too. What a great solution and the room looks GREAT! Stacie, how did you prep the floors before painting?

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  7. Avatar for StacieStacie says

    September 10, 2008 at 3:10 pm

    Thanks for the comments! To answer some of your questions, the art over the bed is a stretched fabric kit from the online retailer Textile Arts. It’s a Merimekko design titled “Lumimarja Triple.” Nice piece for under $100. The bed is a king-sized Malm from Ikea. The end tables attach to the head board and we placed a chest from the same set at the foot to store bedding and pillows. I prepped the floor with TSP (Tri Sodium Phosphate) in warm water. But only because I had some on hand and the floors are so old. I didn’t sand or anything. The most important thing I’ve learned about floor paint is to good and well leave it alone to dry and cure for several days.

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  8. Avatar for JenniferJennifer says

    September 10, 2008 at 5:24 pm

    that is an incredible transformation!!!!!

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  9. Avatar for dänikadänika says

    September 10, 2008 at 9:34 pm

    what a fantastic job, Stacie! I love painted wood floors, and this is just so beautiful.

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  10. Avatar for JessicaJessica says

    September 10, 2008 at 11:54 pm

    those floors look gorgeous!

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  11. Avatar for freckles chickfreckles chick says

    September 11, 2008 at 10:50 am

    Yummy floors! Love your bedroom.

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  12. Avatar for srabeesrabee says

    September 11, 2008 at 11:40 am

    looks gorgeous! i love the artwork over the bed.

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  13. Avatar for HarpHarp says

    September 11, 2008 at 2:20 pm

    Stacie, you have inspired me to attempt this in my husband’s man room, that is in dire need for a good paint job. your room looks fab!

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  14. Avatar for KyleKyle says

    September 11, 2008 at 3:17 pm

    I like the lights.

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  15. Avatar for patpat says

    April 4, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    Your floors look fantastic! You just gave me hope for my bedroom floors, which I loathe looking at daily, however, could not afford to have refinished. I am nervous, but, I am going forth and painting the upstairs, bedroom and all.:)

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  16. Avatar for CynthiaCynthia says

    May 1, 2010 at 7:21 pm

    How neat! I didn’t know you could paint wood floors… and have it turn out so nice. We have hardwood upstairs and it’s so old and thin, but we can’t afford to replace it.

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  17. Avatar for KimKim says

    October 14, 2013 at 1:44 pm

    Nice job Stacie! We have painted wood floors in our bedrooms as well. Did you paint over the plywood, too?

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  18. Avatar for CherylCheryl says

    January 22, 2014 at 3:21 am

    Hi, I’m so glad I happened by your site. I just went bizerk (along with my husband) and pulled all the carpet out of our house! & I am so buying this color, it’s beautiful! So thanks for sharing your good ideas! :)

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