frugal friend with fabulous taste

welcome to my friend Wendy's home

Wendy and her husband live in a barn - anyway it used to be a dairy barn, before they made it into their incredible home

some of the words I would use to describe the look that my friend

has going on in her barn/home

simple     clean      fresh      calm      neutral      pure      airy      open      warm      natural

the best part is that she is super creative and everything she has done to this amazing home was done with a creative vision and

friendly budget

the second story loft has beautiful  8" wide plank floors

painted in a soft creamy white

here are some photos that were taken during the installation process

can you believe that this is inexpensive plywood?

 here is what you need to have these floors for your home

4' by 8' sheets of plywood 1/4" thick - about $22.00 a piece , cut into six  8" wide lengths

(no waste)

the boards will be 8 inches wide by 8 feet long

COST

45 cents a foot

1. lightly sand boards, cover with oil base primer

2. roll on one coat of latex low luster exterior deck paint

3. install boards in a random pattern on a clean sub floor - glue down with "liquid nails" and secure by tacking in some finish nails

4. repeat using 1/8" spacers in between boards** (Wendy's husband used sticks that he cut out that looked something like a paint stirring stick.

Once the floors boards are in place and dry apply 2nd coat of deck paint

Wendy and her husband are still in the process of installing the floors - one of the little details that they are going to add at the end is tacking a few old style square floor nails into the boards to give them an authentic old barn board look

** be sure to remove spacers promptly after securing boards or glue will cause them to stick in between boards.

I will show you the end result shortly including some wonderful design inspiration photos showing Wendy's simple minimalist style.

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!

Lori