An Honest Update: Our Painted Wood Floors One Year Later

I’ve rewritten this blog post over and over again in my head. In short, this is a very mixed review on our painted wood floors. It’s been a year since we’ve painted them and I’ve collected all of your questions from over on Instagram into an FAQ section below.

If you’re able to read through the FAQ section, it’ll give some insight into my final thoughts that I’ll put at the end.

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How to Paint Wood Floors

Before moving into our fixer upper, we painted our home’s hardwood floors white. Our flooring was in rough condition throughout the house and was already painted in several areas. We decided painting would be an inexpensive fix + I love the look of white floors so it was an easy decision! Painting everything white made a big design impact, without having to go to the work of sanding down layers of paint and replacing flooring throughout our home.

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DIY Book Case Makeover

As we have settled into our house, it became apparent that we desperately needed some type of storage solution for our dining room. While researching inexpensive options, I came across several people flipping the infamous Billy Bookcases from Ikea. It’s a great, affordable hack. Problem is - Ikea is a long drive away and is out of stock of nearly everything for months.

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