I just had to update you all on the progress on the old plank flooring in our kitchen.
I’m floored and in love.
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Yes, I know it has nails and nail holes and lots of dings.
Yes, I know there are discolored sections.
Yes, I know it looks primitive.
The more rustic old boards look, the more I love them and I seriously love these rustic, old boards.
We thought about painting the floor, but decided we’d just put clear sealer on it and see how it looked.
It really highlighted the gorgeous aged look they have and I may just snuggle up and sleep on the floor tonight. We didn’t attempt to remove the dark spots or dents.
We like the authentic aging it shows.
Here’s the progression of the floor:
It looked like this when we moved in.
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To this (cutting out 4 layers of linoleum and underlayment covering wood planks)
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To this (bare wood planks getting sanded)
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And finally this (with the sealer over it)
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I realize primitive, old planks may not be beautiful to some people
and they’ll wonder why in the world we aren’t putting new flooring
down, but I {wood}n’t dream of it. The picture doesn’t do it justice.
I love every gouge, dent and nail hole in it.
So, tell me truthfully, do you love such old floors or are
they just a little too old for your taste?
Our kitchen remodel is coming along nicely. Slowly, but nicely.
I’m counting the minutes until it’s done.
All of the cabinets and counters you saw in that photo are gone.
2 new windows have been installed.
My husband salvaged wood to rebuild a new cabinet
for the sink to rest on and around the oven.
The floor is done and about half of the kitchen has new
wood tongue and groove panels on the walls.
I’ve started some decorating and can’t wait until the walls and trim are
finished so I can do the rest. I’ve been working on window treatments this week.
I’ll warn you – they are out of the ordinary, but I love them.
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Blessings,
Angie
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Absolutely Love it!!! What kind of house do you have? Is it a farm house?
I love the floor!! So glad you didn’t cover it.
Love, love, love your wood floors! They are gorgeous!
Holly
oh, its gorgeous!!!!!
I totally love your floor! It looks so inviting and loved! I “woodn’t” change them either!!!
your floorboards are gorgeous! it makes me happy that you were able to salvage them! i bet it was a lot of hard work! soooo worth the effort!
I like it…but you have the design in your home that it fits….if I had that…people would think we didn’t know how to finish our floors!! I am glad you are loving it…that is the most important thing!
It’s beautiful to me!
Absolutely love them, great job!
Ashleigh @ Rustic Antholgy
I think they’re gorgeous! I’m hoping to do the wood floors in my master bedroom myself and they have lots of gouges and ding that I plan on just embracing as you have. Can’t wait to see your unusual window dressings!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your floors!!! You couldn’t recreate that patina if you tried. I can hardly wait to see the whole room come together!
Love this floor! I once lived in an old schoolhouse and when we refinished the wood floor there were all these sets of three screw holes where the desks were attached. I thought they were charming! ~ Maureen
I’m right there with you on the aged look. It has so much character, its perfect, gorgeous floor.
love, love, love, love, love, love, love the floors. Are you getting the hint that I really love them? I think absolutely love any old board with character. If I were you, I wouldn’t change a thing. Pure perfection!!
It’s beautiful! You made a great decision.
Beautiful! My neighbor just uncovered a floor like that in their home. They plain to just seal it too.
Dee
Yes, I love it! What a big difference it will look and it will be easy to clean…and not show dirt either! You’ll love it!
I LOVE that floor! That is exactly what you should have done – it looks great!
Angie, I LOVE it. Simply gorgeous. The more distressed and rustic, the better the floors!! Beautiful!
Absolutely beautiful! Oh my, I wish we had floor boards like that… 🙂
Greetings from Australia♥
~Pernilla
Wow!! How amazing to find such pretty floors!
Ashley
http://www.simplydesigning.blogspot.com
I LOVE IT!!!!! I am with you about the more “primitive” the better! I am also with you when you say layers of linolium! Our kitchen had 3! following your blog. hop on over my blog and join the fun 🙂 you’ll find decor and project on a budget!!
I had to comment on this post… your floors are beautiful!! My mom and dad built a new, Cape cod style home back in 1997, with the colonial/primitive look in mind. One major feature throughout their home is wide plank, pine flooring, which my dad laid by hand. We put rocks down and beat the boards with chains… just had a time of giving the floors “character.” When my dad finished, he had the head builder over to see… he said he thought dad was crazy at first for not putting shiny new floors in, but admitted everything turned out looking amazing. Mom and dad’s home has since been on a few tours, and the floors are the #1 thing talked about 🙂
Im soooo coveting your Gorgeous plank floors!! lol Just so rustic and homey and PERFECT!!!
P.S. Youve made me a believer and now Im so following you too:)
I am so happy that you saved the integrity of those beautiful old floors, Angie. You’ve uncovered the true history of your house – and it looks fabulous!
xoxo laurie
I so love it, and so glad you saved the “original” of your home They are beautiful old floors that I would certainly want to have. Beautiful! So glad you shared your creative inspiration with Sunday’s Best!
I like it Angie! People get a little weathered as they age too! Character!
I’m with you! I love the old planks. You made a good call!!! 🙂
~Liz
Angie…Are you kidding? I am in LOVE with how your floors turned out! I can’t believe there would be anyone out there that wouldn’t love that. Beautiful!
The old look makes it beautiful.
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It looks so unique and its uniqueness gives the emphasis of its beauty… Great idea!!!
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