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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>A grey, whitewash, or ebony stain with a natural/low sheen finish will (a) completely go with the theme of the reclaimed and rustic look, (b) be trendy, ( c) repairable, (d) healthy chemistry. Look at the OSMO line (www.osmona.com).<BR>
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On 2/20/13 2:58 PM, "Benjamin Pratt" <<a href="benjamin.g.pratt@gmail.com">benjamin.g.pratt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>I appreciate all the wisdom.<BR>
Trying to get a trendy look for cheap, but based on your advice, I am wil probably tell them the best option is to refinish the floors. Any recommendations for a durable finish that has a trendier look? Maybe a grey stain?<BR>
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Students are not going to be doing the remodeling, just the design.<BR>
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On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Clarke Olsen <<a href="colsen@fairpoint.net">colsen@fairpoint.net</a>> wrote:<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Using plywood for flooring is a bad idea. The only way to make it worse, is to cut it into strips.<BR>
If you are determined to use sheet goods for flooring, <BR>
put down 5' x 10' sheets of OSB and paint it a beautiful color.<BR>
Clarke Olsen<BR>
clarkeolsendesign.com <<a href="http://clarkeolsendesign.com">http://clarkeolsendesign.com</a>> <BR>
373 route 203<BR>
Spencertown, NY 12165 <BR>
USA<BR>
518-392-4640 <tel:518-392-4640> <BR>
<a href="colsen@taconic.net">colsen@taconic.net</a><BR>
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On Feb 20, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Benjamin Pratt wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>I'm leading a small team of students to do furniture and interior<BR>
design for a local internet cafe that is opening up. They came to us<BR>
because they have a tiny budget. My university gets grants to help<BR>
local businesses, and we work for cheap.<BR>
The existing floor mostly maple and oak, is in bad shape, with a lot<BR>
of holes and<BR>
other damage. There is also a 1" or so level change where there was a<BR>
wall. My two ideas so far are in the links below.The first could<BR>
possibly bridge the level change and would definitely cover the holes.<BR>
I was trying to find a floor I saw in another store that seemed to be<BR>
rough-sanded lumber, with no appearance of any finish at all. I<BR>
couldn't find it, but the second link is close.<BR>
Any comments on my ideas, or have any other recommendations?<BR>
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<a href="http://www.picklee.com/2012/12/12/farmhouse-wide-plank-floor-made-from-plywood-diy/">http://www.picklee.com/2012/12/12/farmhouse-wide-plank-floor-made-from-plywood-diy/</a><BR>
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<a href="http://wormtracks.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/beautiful-wood-seen-at-anthropologie/">http://wormtracks.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/beautiful-wood-seen-at-anthropologie/</a><BR>
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