Things are full and summery around here, friends. We've done some boating, some trail running, some grilling, and now we've got some traveling around the corner.
I'm glad you've been enjoying these select posts reprinted from the archieves that I've been bringing back for you lately. Since we just visited the loft inspiration a couple days ago, I thought you'd like to see what we did for flooring up there. This post, entitled Painted Plank Floors, was first run on May 29, 2012.
There are some things that just get tricky. Like painting a wood plank floor* when you have a knee that decides to rebel, refuses to bend, and therefore requires you to stick your leg out at 2:00 as you scooch yourself on your sitter back and forth across the floor, painting as you go.
Tricky.
S-l-o-w and tricky.
But, no matter, because you're liking very much this plank floor made from ripped plywood, which was nailed down with intentional cracks between the boards. It's imperfect and old-housey, which is exactly right. It's in the boy loft, which is exactly right, too. It brings some brightness to the natural pine walls and ceiling, and when it gets dinged, it'll just get a paint-over.
Hopefully by then, that knee will have decided to behave.
*Floor Details: We used 3/8" plywood, ripped to 4" planks. The planks are in a random pattern of varying lengths. They were attached to the subfloor using flooring adhesive and a 1-1/2" brad nailer. Quarters were used as spacers to achieve the cracks between the boards. The planks were then sanded, vacuumed, tack-cloth-wiped, and given three coats of Sherwin Williams Porch & Floor paint, in a custom color, which reads white in the photo, but is actually a light gray.
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