Absolutely Perfect. Fabulous. Amazing.

I like my floors.

They aren't totally finished yet, but I think I'm in love. I spent the day marking off little Xs, and I'll spend tomorrow stenciling, but I was dying to try out the stencil so I went ahead and did one row. It's hard to get a decent photo at 3:00 AM in a poorly-lit room, but check it out:




Brown floors with rich antique gold accents. I think this is what I needed. It's formal, but not as fussy as the checkerboard, and it's metallic, so I have something to play off my aluminum-colored wall.

I considered silver paint for the stencil, but I decided it was just too cold. The room needed a little warmth, so the antique gold won.

Still having trouble believing I stenciled anything, especially in such an Art Nouveau pattern. This is something my Mom did, for goodness sakes, when she was in her early 40s. And here I am (repeating the pattern!!) in my mid-thirties.

This is so not mid-century. But then again, I always said I wanted to be eclectic, and the Urban Gypsy thing lends itself to mix-n-match.

Funny what decorating can teach you about yourself, if you're willing to explore possibilities instead of copying a specific style or interior guru.

I like my floors. Wow. I like my floors!