Monday, October 20, 2014

who's got the pox....

Just a bit of the pox.


But we're feeling much better now....


9 comments:

  1. Whoa! Yeah, I'd call that progress :). Looking amazing!

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  2. I read the previous post, but I'm still confused. What is the yellow stuff for? And how did you get nice hardwood after putting on the yellow stuff? I know absolutely nothing about these things, so forgive my ignorance. It looks amazing though!!!

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    1. No worries Tiffaney - what I'm doing is a faux finish technique that was quite common until about 1890. You paint a base coat of color on the floor to match the lightest tone of the wood you're imitating, and then use a glaze on top of that to paint on the "grain" of the wood. I'll talk about it more the next time I post.

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    2. Oh wow, I didn't know such a thing existed! If I understand correctly, you're still seeing the actual grain of the wood? Not entirely "faux" then, which is nice. It really looks great though, my goodness. You did a super job.

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    3. Nope, no "real" grain, it's all painted on! It was in vogue to have an artist grain the floors, even when the owner could have afforded whatever he wanted...

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    4. Whoa! That's terribly interesting. I had no idea. I will keep it in mind though, because my husband and I are looking for an old house to buy an fix up. I might need to use this!

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  3. Oh . Em . Geeeeee!!!!!! You are making SUPER progress. I'll bet it feels great to sit back and look across that beautiful expanse of faux bois!

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    1. Seriously, I want to roll around on the floor. I want to invite all my friends to roll around with me. It's just that good...

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