How to Paint A Floor Compass...
The entrance or mudroom at Jess & Brads’ cottage had some less than stellar blue carpet the day I first saw it.
The plan was to rip it out, lay pine floorboards then paint them for a relaxed feel that would match the age and style of the cottage.
I came up with the idea to then paint a compass on the floor.
They loved the concept and Brad thought it should point true North.
So, that was the mandate when “Demo” day began.
Then Kent found old pine floorboards underneath the carpet…
I loved the colour and patina of the middle area but at some point there had been a few incarnations of painting and an uneven border of blue had been added…
I would have loved to save it if it had been even but it just was random, not going all the way around and not lining up with anything.
I decided to overpaint a border with the trim colour and then distress it to fade it a bit.
Then... Paint the Compass!!
Pop over and see the whole transformation... I would love to know what you think!!
The plan was to rip it out, lay pine floorboards then paint them for a relaxed feel that would match the age and style of the cottage.
I came up with the idea to then paint a compass on the floor.
They loved the concept and Brad thought it should point true North.
So, that was the mandate when “Demo” day began.
Then Kent found old pine floorboards underneath the carpet…
I loved the colour and patina of the middle area but at some point there had been a few incarnations of painting and an uneven border of blue had been added…
I would have loved to save it if it had been even but it just was random, not going all the way around and not lining up with anything.
I decided to overpaint a border with the trim colour and then distress it to fade it a bit.
Then... Paint the Compass!!
Pop over and see the whole transformation... I would love to know what you think!!
Finished Compass Full Tutorial over on the blog.
Entrance before...
Entrance After...
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Cynthia Weber@Where is the button for the blog or further info?
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very nice!!
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