Pine Flooring FAQs - I answered all of the common questions regarding using pine boards as flooring including the cost.

The original heart pine floors in our beach house are back to their beautiful selves! See the HUGE difference it has made in our renovation.

For 20 years I lived with orange pine floors that I hated. Finally, when it was time to refinish them I researched everything I could to combat the orange and succeeded! Here's a step by step guide on how to refinish pine floors to enhance their natural beauty - not their orange!

The owners of this Elwood house wanted a clean blond looking floor. They did't want the boards to turn orange as it can with solvent based polyuruthane. So Bona Dri fast white direct stain and Bona Traffic HD satin finish was their choice. As Bona Traffic Hd is one of the markets most durable and has the lowest VOC, the choice was easy. Here are some before and after photos.

Come see How We Installed Pine Board Flooring in our kitchen! It was easy to install and we're so happy with how it turned out!

Find out in this blog how to prevent pine from turning orange, keeping a pale light tone for years to come whilst maintaining protection with...

For 20 years I lived with orange pine floors that I hated. Finally, when it was time to refinish them I researched everything I could to combat the orange and succeeded! Here's a step by step guide on how to refinish pine floors to enhance their natural beauty - not their orange!

Flooring for the home remodel has been one tough decision for us. I like the look of hardwood flooring and wanted it throughout the house. But my gosh, the price!! We looked in to other options, like using carpet in the bedrooms, but my heart was still set on wood. Plus, my eco-minded husband loved that they were not packed with chemicals and toxins that are found in other flooring options. via But then it came to what type? In an effort to keep our costs down, and to bring in the rustic feel we both love, we have decided to go with pine floors. Pine floors are a soft hardwood which does come with both its pros and cons. They can ding and dent much easier than the harder hardwoods, such as oak, but we feel that a few dents and dings might simply add character to our floor making it a great option for us. via We also have decided to try to DIY the flooring using the same technique that Young House Love used with an underlayment called Elastilon. We'll be sure to keep you guys updated on how it goes when we get started! In the meantime, here are a few of our inspiration photos. via via via via What is the best flooring option in your opinion? Would you choose wood over carpet for your bedroom? Next on the shopping list is a nice big rug so we don't step out of bed on to a cold floor.

Inexpensive Wood Flooring Using Pine Boards - All You Need to Know - I answered a list of common asked questions about our pine flooring.

Our yellow pine floors (from Lumber Liquidators) are officially finished and cured, and I am fairly certain I’m in love with them. Installing and finishing hardwood floors ourselves is definitely not the easiest or quickest option when it comes to flooring. But I think they were worth the time and effort. Not only is the flooring beautiful and […]

Come see How We Installed Pine Board Flooring in our kitchen! It was easy to install and we're so happy with how it turned out!

Flooring for the home remodel has been one tough decision for us. I like the look of hardwood flooring and wanted it throughout the house. But my gosh, the price!! We looked in to other options, like using carpet in the bedrooms, but my heart was still set on wood. Plus, my eco-minded husband loved that they were not packed with chemicals and toxins that are found in other flooring options. via But then it came to what type? In an effort to keep our costs down, and to bring in the rustic feel we both love, we have decided to go with pine floors. Pine floors are a soft hardwood which does come with both its pros and cons. They can ding and dent much easier than the harder hardwoods, such as oak, but we feel that a few dents and dings might simply add character to our floor making it a great option for us. via We also have decided to try to DIY the flooring using the same technique that Young House Love used with an underlayment called Elastilon. We'll be sure to keep you guys updated on how it goes when we get started! In the meantime, here are a few of our inspiration photos. via via via via What is the best flooring option in your opinion? Would you choose wood over carpet for your bedroom? Next on the shopping list is a nice big rug so we don't step out of bed on to a cold floor.

Our yellow pine floors (from Lumber Liquidators) are officially finished and cured, and I am fairly certain I’m in love with them. Installing and finishing hardwood floors ourselves is definitely not the easiest or quickest option when it comes to flooring. But I think they were worth the time and effort. Not only is the flooring beautiful and […]

Hello my sweetie! Today it's a great pleasure for me to have a special guest Most of you surely already know my darling friend Helena, from the wonderful blog "The Swenglish Home". Cari amici oggi è proprio un gran piacere per me avere un'ospite speciale. Molti di voi sicuramente la consceranno la cara amica Helena dal bellissimo blog "The Swenglish Home". She has the special talent of discover beauty even where another eye would not see anything special. And I like the way she is able to mix different styles and create a special harmony with few simple things Lei ha un talento speciale nello scoprire la bellezza anche dove altri occhi non avrebbero visto niente di particolare. E mi piace il modo in cui è così abile nel mecolare stili differenti e creare un'armonia speciale con poche semplici cose But let darling Helena speak! Ma lasciamo parlare Helena! Dear readers of Shabby Soul, I was very flattered when my dear blog friend Silvia asked if I would like to guest blog here, and I feel honoured to do so today. My name is Helena and in my blog “The Swenglish Home”. I write about my interior ideas, craft projects and a little about the life of a Swede living in the UK. Cari lettori di Shabby soul, sono stata molto lusingata quando la mia cara amica Silvia mi ha chiesto se mi sarebbe piaciuto essere sua ospite, e ne sono molto onorata. Sono Helena, il mio blog è “The Swenglish Home”. Scrivo le mie idee di decorazione, progetti e un po' sulla vita di una svedese che abita in Inghilterra. I live with my English partner and our two young boys in a Victorian house in a picturesque part of England near Bath. Vivo con il mio compagno inglese e i nostri due figli in una casa Vittoriana in una parte pittoresca dell'Inghilterra vicino Bath. I work part-time as a consultant and university lecturer in Cross-Cultural Communication, and also make decorative items for the home, which I sell locally. Lavoro part time come consulente e docente universitaria in Comunicazione Interculturale Creo anche oggetti decorativi per la casa, che vendo in zona. Travelling has always been a big part of my life, and this is reflected in our home, where several different interior styles are mixed together. Viaggiare è sempre stata una parte importantissima della mia vita e questo si riflette nella nostra casa, dove sono mescolati tanti differenti stili. Turkish lanterns sit next to French vintage finds and Swedish linen fabric, and - of course, with my Scandinavian background - wood is a material that can be found throughout the house! Lanterne turche siedono accanto a oggetti vintage francesi e biancherie svedesi, e naturalmente - data la mia origine svedese - il legno è il materiale che si trova in tutta la mia casa! Having started as an interior decorating blog, I find myself being more and more drawn out into the garden too, creating little “rooms” and relaxing corners in our outside space. Ho iniziato come blog di decorazione di interni, ma sono sempre più portata ad uscire anche nel giardino, creando piccole stanze e angoli rilassanti nel nostro spazio esterno If, like me, you are fascinated by contrasts in your decorating and creating, England really is a wonderful environment to live in. Se, come me, anche voi siete affascinati dai contrasti nel vostro modo di decorare e creare allora l'Inghilterra è veramente un luogo magnifico in cui vivere. I often introduce “rougher” materials when I decorate, with a particular love of anything rusty. Mixing textures of wood, linen fabrics, old metal objects with softer textiles, fresh flowers and lots of evergreens, gives a room a relaxed feel. I desire to keep a playful and curious mind when decorating. Introduco sempre materiali grezzi quando decoro, amo particolarmente tuto ciò che è arrugginito. Mescolare legno, tessuti di lino, vecchi oggetti di metallo, con tessuti soffici, fiori freschi e tanti sempreverdi, dona alla stanza un'atmosfera rilassata. Mi piace avere una mente giocosa e curiosa quando decoro. I am eager to try! Sono entusiasta di provare! Thank you for your time and thank you again, Silvia, for the opportunity to meet your readers. Wishing you all a lovely summer! Grazie del vostro tempo e grazie ancora Silvia per l'opportunità di incontrare i tuoi lettori Auguro a tutti una bella estate Helena Thank you Helena too, for staying with us!! Silvia

Holy cow guys. I feel like I might finally be able to sleep tonight after weeks & weeks of trying to decide what we should do with our new pine flooring. So if you remember a few months ago we made the decision to install 8 inch pine boards into our house. Well, that was an easy decision... & I thought deciding whether to paint or stain would be easy as well. No. No it wasn't. I completely locked up & didn't know what to do because I loved painted & stained floors equally. So, I asked you guys ...

Do you have pine flooring? If your boards are looking bored and the whole floor is terribly tatty and sad, here's how to bring it back to beautiful life.

Explore our before and after gallery and discover how we transform spaces with beauty and craftsmanship.

I think the MOST frequently asked question I get since laying our pine floors has been... WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO YOUR FLOORS? You can see the flooring we put in Guys it keeps me up at night. Do we paint? Do we stain? Do we do a combo of both? What color paint? What color stain? Gahhh. I blogged here some paint color options . & today I wanted to quick pop in with the only stain color that I have liked since starting the stain sampling process... Ok, don't mind my lack of pedicure, but here is

PAINTED FLOORS 8 rooms that homeowners and designers took a design risk, painted the floors – and were rewarded with a fresh look that couldn’t be achieved any other way! HAPPY PAINTING!

How to DIY finish wide plank pine floors using water based Bona system, Bona Amberseal, Bona Mega. Why we chose waterbased floor finish.