The foyer is breathtaking. Walk in the front door and admire the solid oak floor with green marble inlays, framed in maple. Now look closer, really close. There's no limit to the wonderful looks you can create with today's glazes, paints and finishes on solid hardwood floors. Stains can look like inlays of exotic woods.
Paint can mimic virtually any material, including marble, granite, tile, brass and gold.
Paying a professional to create a faux look often costs less than half what using the real materials would. Any hardwood floor can be painted You can paint hardwood floors of any type, whether they are old or new and whether the finish was applied on site or in the factory. To find a professional floor painter, contact a reputable hardwood floor finisher. Boone, like most professionals, starts on a smooth finish with a floor that has been properly sanded and sealed with at least two coats of polyurethane. A white primer is usually applied under opaque colors.