Victorian Wood Flooring -- Keep or ditch?
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Comments (23)Thus is my hallway , I bough a new floor to be placed all over the flat but then i found this underneath when i removed the old floor, i would like to keep it and integrate it somehow with the new floor, but this will be at a lower level because of the new floor will be on top of the wood floor boards. This is just in the middle of the corridor before a step as u can see… any ideas to help me? Eva...See MoreVictorian Renovation in London - Part 2
Comments (201)Thanks guys - we did a lot of experimenting and testing on some old floorboards before deciding on this stuff. The Osmo oil gives a deep and rich finish on old pitch pine that looks very different to varnish - deeper and with more of the grain being brought out. It's more like a beeswax finish from olden times, without the backbreaking labour and maintenance. Interestingly on the new boards (in the top bedroom), it makes far less difference: the new pine just looks yellow and shiny, much as it would if varnished. But the oil should be tougher and lower maintenance. We decided to restore these floors rather than replace as they were actually in remarkably good condition: this house has never had fitted carpets fitted, nor central heating fitted until 2014, and when it was installed it was installed with regard to keeping the floors intact (many systems installed in past decades saw the boards sawn up and hacked about). I wanted look that is obviously original, and can't be mistaken for engineered wood. I did think about a limewashed finish, but bottled it at the last minute and went totally traditional, as I thought less risk of a finish done to a trend that would be hard to reverse....See MoreNew kitchen lower ground floor of victorian house.. what do you think?
Comments (15)I don't really understand the "walk through cupboard into larder space". The plan just shows storage either side, would you not be better just having a wide larder unit? Agree with Jonathan re range and integrating fridge. Only on the assumption you won't be using both dishwashers at the same time, I might swap the one in the corner with the bin (so you're not dripping mess on the floor and DW's in corners are trickier as you can only stand to one side to stack etc) and move the other DW to the island but also swap the side of the drawers. It would be a major trip hazard though if you do use at the same time :) Given you have 2 DW's do you need an extra fridge in the utility? something like Little Greene French grey/pale may work for units, which is a Victorian paint colour. You could have oak on the island although it's obviously not as practical as Quartz etc. i think a butlers sink would also be more in keeping?...See MoreRedecorating a dark Victorian hallway
Comments (17)Colourhappy, I was thinking the same as I’ve no concept of how light the space could be if I maximise the light. ED I have the one of the photos in your idea book in mine, below (looks like all white walls with the blue and white tiled floor). I’ve also added a couple of similar examples but with darker terracotta tiles similar to mine. They all seem to have gone with all white or white and very light grey. Perhaps that’s my safest route, but as Colourhappy says if I start with white I can go from there. One thing I did read is that in spaces with little natural light, whites can take on a full grimy appearance rather than opening up the area https://www.houzz.co.uk/magazine/8-hallway-colours-that-arent-white-or-grey-stsetivw-vs~123918666 Also can anyone recommend a light grey with a hint of green (not a yellow green but more a warmer more earthy tone) as I think that would compliment the terracotta and other colours in the floor. Thanks everyone for your input! T. Gray - I had to check the F&B website for Old White as I was expecting something more white, but actually it could be just the job. F&B seems to be the go to paint brand with people on here. Is it worth the extra money? All the internal doors are the original pine doors, although the interior entrance door glass isn’t original and I plan to replace it with something more sympathetic, and to my taste, from a local stained glass specialist. I read that Victorian doors were generally intended to be painted. Clearly mine are not and I’m not sure whether to do so - not easy to undo!...See MoreSW11 Renovator
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