Painting the floor is one of the quickest, most powerful makeovers. How about tomato red, ocean blue? These top designers think color works on wood floors.
Deep Ocean
"Blue was a natural for a Nantucket boathouse, and it brightened all that old wood. Then we spattered it with red, white, and blue, so you don't notice all the sand you track in. You just tap a wet paintbrush against a strip of wood, but it's more difficult to control than you think. It could end up looking like a Jackson Pollock — but that would be cool, too." - GARY MCBOURNIE
"Blue was a natural for a Nantucket boathouse, and it brightened all that old wood. Then we spattered it with red, white, and blue, so you don't notice all the sand you track in. You just tap a wet paintbrush against a strip of wood, but it's more difficult to control than you think. It could end up looking like a Jackson Pollock — but that would be cool, too." - GARY MCBOURNIE
Gray Owl & Blue Jean
"I just painted a sunroom floor in two colors, a gray khaki over a dirtied-up sky blue, so as you walk over it the blue starts to show through. It creates this nice scruffy look, as if it has aged over a long time — but it happens faster. When you reach that ideal moment and it looks pleasantly worn, finish it with clear polyurethane to preserve it." - STEVEN SCLAROFF: BENJAMIN MOORE GRAY OWL 2137-60, BLUE JEAN 2062-50
"I just painted a sunroom floor in two colors, a gray khaki over a dirtied-up sky blue, so as you walk over it the blue starts to show through. It creates this nice scruffy look, as if it has aged over a long time — but it happens faster. When you reach that ideal moment and it looks pleasantly worn, finish it with clear polyurethane to preserve it." - STEVEN SCLAROFF: BENJAMIN MOORE GRAY OWL 2137-60, BLUE JEAN 2062-50
I couldn't live without my red floors. Every floor in my log cabin is red. I've been buying rustic antiques and Americana for years, so it ended up being a nice base for my collections. And it brings me this absolute cheeriness. In summer, it feels like the Fourth of July; in winter, it's like Christmas." - ANTHONY BARATTA: BENJAMIN MOORE CARNIVAL RED 23
I love painted staircases, and I'm doing one right now that leads up to an attic playroom. The base color is a wonderful, warm white, and then I'm having a two-color stripe — in gray-beige and a deep, rich gray-blue — painted on the outside ends of each tread and riser. It's like a virtual runner. A little tongue-in-cheek, and less expensive than a carpet." - BETSY BURNHAM: DUNN-EDWARDS WHISPER DEW340, DUNN-EDWARDS MUSLIN DE6227, FARROW & BALL DOWN PIPE 26
Why not put the sky on the floor? Sooo cool. It's unexpected, contemporary, upside-down! This turquoise is the color of our Santa Fe sky on a clear day. Hang an antler chandelier, slipcover the sofas in oatmeal linen, add a rustic coffee table, and you've got a hip, affordable Santa Fe look." - EMILY HENRY: BENJAMIN MOORE SPECTRA BLUE 2049-50
A plain stained floor is a missed opportunity to me. I did this radiating squares thing to add some zing to a little pass-through space at the Kips Bay showhouse where a real rug would have been a tripping hazard. The squares were espresso brown and soft silver-gray, but if that's too much contrast, do tone-on-tone. Classic blue and white would be great in a beach house." - JOEL WOODARD See next slide for paint information.
I love painted staircases, and I'm doing one right now that leads up to an attic playroom. The base color is a wonderful, warm white, and then I'm having a two-color stripe — in gray-beige and a deep, rich gray-blue — painted on the outside ends of each tread and riser. It's like a virtual runner. A little tongue-in-cheek, and less expensive than a carpet." - BETSY BURNHAM: DUNN-EDWARDS WHISPER DEW340, DUNN-EDWARDS MUSLIN DE6227, FARROW & BALL DOWN PIPE 26
Why not put the sky on the floor? Sooo cool. It's unexpected, contemporary, upside-down! This turquoise is the color of our Santa Fe sky on a clear day. Hang an antler chandelier, slipcover the sofas in oatmeal linen, add a rustic coffee table, and you've got a hip, affordable Santa Fe look." - EMILY HENRY: BENJAMIN MOORE SPECTRA BLUE 2049-50
A plain stained floor is a missed opportunity to me. I did this radiating squares thing to add some zing to a little pass-through space at the Kips Bay showhouse where a real rug would have been a tripping hazard. The squares were espresso brown and soft silver-gray, but if that's too much contrast, do tone-on-tone. Classic blue and white would be great in a beach house." - JOEL WOODARD See next slide for paint information.
Kitten Whiskers
"The reason I paint a floor is to get this sort of tonal cocoon. I do the walls and the floor in the same color so the eye goes around very softly. There's nothing jarring. I like this color because it's more than a beige. Sometimes it's strawberry yogurt and sometimes it's wet sand, depending on the light. It always works because it's so calming." - BRETT BELDOCK: BENJAMIN MOORE KITTEN WHISKERS 1003
Westcott Navy
"I painted my dining room floor because I didn't want to go through the hassle and expense of refinishing it. I wanted something dark, because a dark floor dresses up a room. This iron gray has a little blue in it, and that tinge of color gives it more depth. It's not just a dead black. And then you can bring in a brighter color and have fun with it. It's pretty with my yellow chairs." - KATIE RIDDER: BENJAMIN MOORE WESTCOTT NAVY 1624
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