Tales from Bloggeritaville: Inspire ME Floors

If you need to disguise wood floor that has some flaws....or just want a change, why not go for a inexpensive fix that really will make a statement? Paint your floors!

Check out these examples and get inspired!

I LOVE this one by Design Sponge

Decor Pad Striped Floor

Here’s another one from Coastal Living magazine that turns an otherwise ho-hum floor into a work of art. And you wouldn't be surprised that I love the beachy feel the paint job adds to this room.

And these others from Coastal Living :

Manolohome

Elle Decor:

Cottage Living:

Better Homes & Gardens:

While this one isn't painted, it is a beauty!!!! And I love the idea of recycling.
This rustic Wine and Fruit Flooring from German flooring company Parador. The pattern was inspired by flooring found in old European cellars, which were often made of wood from discarded wine crates with fired-on inscriptions and dates. I am In.LOVE. with this floor!

I need to get my wine drinking aficionado/friends to start buying by the crate....
Hope you found some inspiration in these pictures like I did!

See you tomorrow for Thrifty Thursday! Link will be up Wednesday evening.

Words of Wisdom

"Older and wiser voices can always help you find the right path, if you are only willing to listen."-Jimmy Buffett

Sea Joy
When I go down by the sandy shore,I can think of nothing I want moreThan to live by the booming blue seaAs the seagulls flutter round about me.
I can run around when the tide is outWith the wind and the sand and the sea all about,And the seagulls are swirling and diving for fish.Oh, to live by the sea is my only wish.
- Jacqueline Bouvier

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream." --- Mark Twain

The cure for anything is salt water---sweat, tears, or the sea. ~Isak Dinesen

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.Philippians 4:12,13 NIV

Live a good life and in the end it's not the years in the life, it's the life in the years.~ Abe Lincoln

Let your boat of life be light Packed with only what you need --A homely home and simple pleasures,One or two friends, worth the name,Someone to love and someone to love you,A cat, a dog, and a pipe or two,Enough to eat and enough to wear,And a little more than enough to drink...For thirst is a dangerous thing.
-- Jerome K Jeromefrom "Three Men in a Boat"

The love of God is like the ocean, you can see its beginnings but not its end.

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
~Eleanor Roosevelt

"We can make our plans,But the LORD determinesour steps" Proverbs 16:9

"Let us not forget what is best remembered or may we not remember what is best forgotten."

"Fish and overnight guest stink after three days."
~plaque at Fish Camp Restaurant, Orange Beach, Alabama

"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human being experience."

"A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you today just the way you are."
Proverbs 27:17

The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have. The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least.

Live simply. Love generously. Care Deeply. Speak Kindly. Leave the Rest to God.

Worry is a robber of time and energy. Take comfort within that God's power is what we truly need. He knows our needs before we can even ask for them.

If you worry, you didn't pray. If you prayed, don't worry. Faith is the ability to not panic.

Don't "find" a religion. "Find" your relationship with God.
~Bill Burgess

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you, too, can become great."-Mark Twain

9 comments:

Jane said...: Love that wood crate floor!!! Add the wine bottle chandelier from PB...our wine racks...Interesting room. Now to find those crates....Wine, anyone?
Jane (AG); April 20, 2011 at 12:56 AM
Mari said...: I love those! I wonder how they hold up. I suppose if you put a good finish over top it would be ok.; April 20, 2011 at 5:06 AM
The Vintage Farmhouse said...: All great floors! I am really really considering painting ours!; April 20, 2011 at 7:24 AM
Cindy said...: I've always liked painted floors!; April 20, 2011 at 8:46 PM
Sheila said...: They are all so beautiful. What a great creative idea.
Thanks for sharing; April 20, 2011 at 9:07 PM
Anonymous said...: I have a mudroom floor that needs replacing. How upset could the man get about me trying something new in a mudroom? I am going to show him your great ideas.; April 21, 2011 at 7:06 AM
Jill said...: This really got me thinking! I have an office that could use some help on the worn wood floors...maybe I'll do something like this instead of the normal route of refinishing. Good idea!; April 21, 2011 at 9:10 PM
Teresa @ Grammy Girlfriend said...: Just wanted to stop by and say Happy Easter....

Blessings,
Teresa; April 22, 2011 at 12:46 AM
Winepine said...: The wine crate floor is awesome! It's definitely a tough project though. It requires that all of the pieces to be absolutely straight and square. I would recommend that each piece is given multiple coats of finish individually, with a final coat across the top once they're all installed. The end result will be amazing.; February 19, 2012 at 5:44 PM

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