{"id":41231,"date":"2014-05-13T13:02:25","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T17:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=41231"},"modified":"2014-05-13T13:02:25","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T17:02:25","slug":"deirdre-newmans-faux-parquet-floors-diy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2014\/05\/13\/deirdre-newmans-faux-parquet-floors-diy\/","title":{"rendered":"Deirdre Newman’s Faux Parquet Floors (DIY?)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We discovered decorative painter\u00a0Deirdre Newman<\/a>\u00a0when she reached out on Facebook<\/a> to say “I\u00a0can paint a lot (all) of the painted floors and walls you suggest!<\/em>\u00a0Would love to execute some of your amazing ideas!”<\/em>. \u00a0We poked around her huge portfolio of projects<\/a> and found a trove of clever, meticulously-executed ideas. We especially like her faux parquet stained floors<\/a> which could be a great solution to chic-ing up inexpensive short-cut oak flooring that is in so many spaces these days. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Deirdre Newman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are lots of possibilities for designs, from the more classic ones Newman created, to more modern ones.<\/p>\n

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Deirdre Newman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We’re hoping to meet for Deirdre soon to find out more about her work, how she did her fab faux parquet, and possibly hatch plots for some interesting collaborations.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, we poked around the internet and found that\u00a0<\/span>Faux House published a PDF <\/a><\/span>of their process of creating faux parquet. The gist seems to be sanding (and possibly bleaching) the floor to make it more uniform, (sanding again if it was bleached), then using a stencil with various tones of gel stain to make the pattern before sealing the floor.<\/p>\n

Unwilling to rip out the original parquet if there was any hope, Ann Bayer and husband Carl decided to tackle it. By sanding and then\u00a0<\/span>applying wood bleach, they were able to lessen the contrast between\u00a0<\/span>the dark pet stains and lighter woods. They then applied wood putty\u00a0<\/span>to fill the cracks. This was followed by more sanding, a sealer and\u00a0<\/span>light stain.<\/span><\/em>

Melanie Royals, artist, author and founder of Modello Designs\u00a0<\/span>flew from San Diego and taught a group of volunteers how to apply\u00a0<\/span>a 6\u2019 x 8\u2019 Modello Decorative Masking Pattern.. The one-time-use,\u00a0<\/span>adhesive vinyl stencil was custom sized to fit the room. Modellos\u00a0<\/span>have revolutionized the faux world by allowing intricate patterns to\u00a0<\/span>be produced less expensively and on a large scale. Further, the self-<\/span>adhesive prevents against the bleed under that can be problematic\u00a0<\/span>when using mylar stencils.<\/span><\/em>

Once the pattern was applied to the floor, Melanie and her team of\u00a0<\/span>volunteers used water-based gel Stain and Seal. to stencil the various\u00a0<\/span>colors through the elaborate pattern.<\/span><\/em>

Was it worth it? While a huge amount of work, the reward was an\u00a0<\/span>eco-friendly and truly unique patterned floor plus a huge sense of\u00a0<\/span>accomplishment.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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It’s no doubt a lot of work with a learning curve, but Faux House makes the payoff clear: “truly unique patterned floor plus a huge sense of\u00a0<\/span>accomplishment”.\u00a0<\/span><\/em>And if you don’t want to DIY, Deirdre can do it for you. Check out her portfolio<\/a> for possibilities in the realm of decorative painting and beautiful “faux”.<\/p>\n

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