I Did It!

‘1 spent about $100 on paint for my dining room floor.

Even a bad rug is so much more expensive than that!”

RUGS DON’T STAND A CHANCE

in Kristin and Ray

Kauffman’s home, where four kids and five dogs give

the floors a workout. That’s fine with Kristin, who

prefers the look and durability of painted floors so

much thatshe’sapplied acrylic latexfloor paint

throughout their Virginia, US, home. The dining

room began with a centred “rug.” Kristin masked off

one rectangleand a fewstripes, keepingthe original

oak as the faux rug’s border and accents. Then she

painted the floor white, taped off stripes, added six

colours,and finished with a sealer. She spent a week

on the project, painting after her kids—Maggie,7;

Stewart, 5; Trip,3; and Betsy,1— went to bed. Kristin’s

next project? Stripes on herdaughters’ bedroom

walls— in 18colours.fi!)

KRISTIN KAUFFMAN

—KitSelzer

PHOTOGRAPH: HELEN NO RM AN; STYLING: NEELY BARNW ELL DYKSHORN