Checkerboard floor for a vintage kitchen?
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Comments (3)Solid wood, most likely a soft wood such as pine or fir but possibly a hard wood. I've been told that maple does not take a stain well, but I've seen a picture of it done in maple and it looks lovely....See MoreFinished my checkerboard floor, but ...
Comments (32)Oh, that is great. My favorite season is spring, mud, cold, rain, and all! I see a blue jay flying around and I want to believe it is "Jimmy Jay". A blue jay that my 21 year old son nursed along through his fledgling period last summer. We have a brooder house and used that for a small aviary when he got too big for the hamster cage. He would sit on our hands as we fed him pureed dried cat food through a syringe. I believe it is against the law to care for Jays, but we just couldn't let the barn cats get him :). One day we left the door open and he flew out to the apple tree, then he went back inside. The next day we left the door open and never saw him again. I'd call for him, just for fun. Now when I see the bright blue jay I want to believe it is Jimmy Jay....See Moreupdate on stained wood checkerboard floor
Comments (9)I also think it will work either way, but I'm going to be completely biased and say DON'T give up your marble! Your DH should get his marble and it's such a beautiful, timeless material which I think ties into the feel of what you're doing with the floor--which sounds stunning. The white of the cabs and the white marble against the dark floor is going to be beautiful (but again, I'm biased since I have darkish wood floors and white cabs). I also love butcherblock and gave that up for my island. I wouldn't say I outright regret it, but I do still sigh for it now and then. So I understand how you could also see butcherblock working well. Could be too much wood, though, maybe? There I go again pushing for the marble!...See MoreA little OT: black and white checkerboard floor for small kitche
Comments (18)kulagal, I adore the checkerboard look. I don't think the small size of the room matters at all. We just put down checkerboard tile in two of our new bathrooms and they are small. This is the boys' bathroom (very small) in brown and beige: And this is the girls' bathroom in gray and white on the diagonal: (I have no idea why the dog was following me around as I took these shots!) I think the checkerboard gives a room a lot of personality. I was going to mention, as someone already did, that black and white, though beautiful and classic, is considered very difficult to keep clean. But I also know that if I had my heart set on it I would get it anyway. We just put down solid black tile in our master bath and I can already see that the swiffer is going to be my best friend....See Moreflwrs_n_co
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