Floor

Your home must be a real showcase, Barbara! and the holly doesn’t look too dark. The floor has certainly worn well.

-- http://barbsid.blogspot.com/

Wow. What a unique and wonderful look :-)

I hear ya’, about the knees. I can get down just fine, these days, but … it takes a bit of planning to get back up :-)

-- -- Neil

That looks great.Very nicely done.

As a huge fan of using contrasting woods in projects, job well done. I can only imagine the amount of mitres and test fits that went into the herringbone. Thanks for sharing.

-- Wilton, Phoenixville PA http://kimbertonwoodworks.com

That work would make a stunning table top (only stunning), but it makes an absolutely beautiful, fantasticly stunning floor. That’s gotta be a joy to live with!

-- Stephen Mines (Saltmines@aol.com)

I really like that and would love to try to do some of it. What type finish did you use to cause the holly to get the yellow tint? Did you have any problems with the oak turning yellow? It’s kinda hard to see it in the photo. I had the big idea to put some oil based poly over some kitchen cabinets that I had painted a bright white. It looked great….. for about a month….. won’t be doing that again. Welcome to the site.

- JJ

Thanks everyone.
jj, We used Velvit Oil for the floors.

-- Barbara

niiiiceee floor :-)
welcome to L J enjoy and have fun

tale care
Dennis

Beautiful work.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Hi Barbara.

Welcome to the madhouse. Around here we have one thing in common, we’re all mad about wood!

That floor is an excellent example of the parquetry art form. I do similar patterns on a smaller scale in marquetry. My knees too are long past being able to do this sort of thing.

My compliments!

-- The nicer the nice, the higher the price!

Stephen, actually one Christmas I made a small version of another floor with walnut and pine parquet. It was picture framed with pine. I used removable splines so it could be taken apart if necessary. It was a gift for our oldest daughter who was in the Air Force and away from home. She used it beside her bed rather than a rug. Now she is using it as a table top.

-- Barbara