Project Success: Painted Parquet Floors
I have been working on redoing the flooring in our soon to be playroom and my first attempt didn’t go quite like I had planned. You can read all about my failure here.
After the disaster of the white washed parquet floors, I decided that straight up painting it was going to be my best bet.
First, I got to work by sanding the entire space and wiping off the dust. I wanted to remove all of the previous finish. I was hoping that this would fix all of the discoloration problems I had before, but it seems like most of the yellowing was actually seeping up from the wood, not just from the polyurethane I applied.

(I figured since I was no longer worried about what the floor looked like, I could work on other projects in that room before finishing it for the second time. I’ll share more on those projects in later posts.)
Next, a coat of primer was applied to the parquet. (You can see the yellow color bleeding through the primer on some of the tiles.)





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5 Comments
Nellie
Wow, you are an ambitious girl…………what a project, but think it came out great! Bet you were a happy camper when that was finished, but the results are lovely. Would love a peek at what you did with the room after.
Blessings, Nellie
Emily
Thank you Nellie! I am still working on turning the space into a playroom for my boys. So far, I have shown the accent wall I did in there. http://elizabethjoandesigns.com/2014/05/diy-chalkboard-paint-accent-wall/ Stay tuned as I will be showing more the happening in our playroom soon! Thanks for stopping by!
Marty@A Stroll Thru Life
I love this idea. Looks great. Thanks tons for linking to Inspire Me.
Lesia
Can you paint designs on the parquet and it turnout ok?
Erin
Hi, Lesia! Since there were not designs painted on this specific floor, I can’t say with certainty how it would turn out. I imagine that you would still be able to see the texture of the parquet floor, but that overall the design would look great! Best of luck!