Need help with my floorboards please
Hi, I have moved to my boyfriend some years ago who is my husband now and I feel I would like to make our home a bit more cosy ,warm looking and cottage like. I ripped up the carpet and it revelead wood planks under it. My husband said they are horrible,he treated them against woodworms before he had the carpet laid. I think after resanding and varnishing they would look better than carpets. Could you help me please what type of wood it is and what kind of varnish goes well with it( not coloured)?
The house is small and dark but it has a pretty feature : my husband decorated it himself with beams which he painted well and made the walls rustic too. This feature makes decorating for me very hard and the place has a cold dark feeling. That is why I am thinking that introducing wooden floor would bring life and warmth into the house. And if you could help me please what kind of stain would go well with the floorboards which suit white walls and black beam on the ceilings and walls throughout the whole house? I attach some pictures.Thank you very much. Kat staircase(the walls are white)
Even the old pine doors which were rustic looking were painted black:( pairing cupboard
Some of the upstairs internal doors:(
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Comments (2)This sounds as though they having been moving and possibly coming loose from their fixings due to age, temperature, damp or wood movement. It's hard to say without seeing a photo. Have a closer inspection to see if it's anything that you can sort out yourself armed with a hammer and some nails or screws and screwdriver. If not, ask a handyman to pop round for a free quote. Good Luck?...See MorePlease help me ,i am lost,Need help with my living room
Comments (9)I agree with Red80 re furniture layout. There are lots of good things in this room, I just personally find the cushions and blinds clash with the chandelier and wallpaper. I would swap the 2 geometric cushions for softer patterns in lighter grey/white/duck egg. I'd get something with different textures as the cushions fabrics look the same atm? Add accessories to your coffee table, maybe just a pile of books, a vase of flowers, and an "ornament" in wood/ceramic/pewter etc again for texture. When budget allows swap the blinds for Roman blinds. Try blinds 2 go or Tuiss which is their sister company if you're in the UK. I can't remember the exact price but I got pure silk Roman blinds for 2 really large windows for c£450 which sounds a bargain to me although not yet up:) I agree the mirror is a little high. If you can, without leaving a hole on show in the wallpaper, I'd lower it as long as it doesn't reflect the tv! I'm not sure the pics to the left of the window work as they're obscured by the curtains. Perhaps also a taller vase/pot in the blue for the tv cabinet to detract from the tv a little more? Alternatively you could change the wallpaper and the mirror to give the room a contemporary rather than classical feel...See MoreNeed dimension help with my shower room please.
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Comments (6)The French Grey from Little Green does look pretty grey - . I find Portland Stone from LG warmer, more of a greige colour - could work with the little mosaic that seems to have grey and beige in it. It's prolly worth painting A4 samples of a couple of colours though, as just looking at the tiny rectangles on a paint chart are too small to decide....See MoreKit Kat
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4 years agoStripped pine floorboards in my hallway, oiled so they become darker. Apologies the photo is a bit grainy.
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