tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28394335.post5500039067564811127..comments2024-03-13T15:41:33.595-07:00Comments on A Way to Live: Not in my lifetimeDoyu Shoninhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00148504542232844586noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28394335.post-31221519414867045482010-04-28T05:58:36.421-07:002010-04-28T05:58:36.421-07:00Dale, we have an artistic friend that used MDF for...Dale, we have an artistic friend that used MDF for her kitchen floor. She cut it into 12x12 "tiles" and then painted and sealed each one individually. (I think she did random sponge painting, in several colors of different tiles.) They were laid down just like regular linoleum tiles would be and the effect was very nice.<br /><br />I'm sure she used a lot of ventilation...Chilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406176434011890590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28394335.post-33989033374166489082010-04-27T21:13:45.696-07:002010-04-27T21:13:45.696-07:00tfh, it's inexpensive and I suppose that's...tfh, it's inexpensive and I suppose that's clever, but as Dale points out, home chemistry has its potential problems!<br /><br />Folks, if you try this at home, ventilate, ventilate, ventilate! Go to Disney World or something in th'meanwhile ...Doyu Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148504542232844586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28394335.post-69729560787006930512010-04-27T21:11:11.311-07:002010-04-27T21:11:11.311-07:00Oh, dear sir, I almost posted the most wonderfully...Oh, dear sir, I almost posted the most wonderfully irreverent reply concerning glue sniffing which I shall leave partly to your imagination!<br /><br />Bad enough sniffing residual polyurethane, neh? I think I need a designated poster!Doyu Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148504542232844586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28394335.post-67395526955621941452010-04-27T20:56:57.417-07:002010-04-27T20:56:57.417-07:00It looks incredibly better than our worn out kitch...It looks incredibly better than our worn out kitchen linoleum.<br /> We sort of wanted to use OSB, sanded and sealed, but I haven't been able to find any information about outgassing problems. There is a lot of glue involved....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684733919148493815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28394335.post-4343290727635996012010-04-26T13:51:00.340-07:002010-04-26T13:51:00.340-07:00Well, halfway through. The red does kind of even i...Well, halfway through. The red does kind of even it up some, at least to the eye! Lots of filler in the dining room, but none here.<br /><br />That's good about the "marble."Doyu Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148504542232844586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28394335.post-30747389353135850912010-04-26T13:28:08.544-07:002010-04-26T13:28:08.544-07:00Beautiful! Clever, too.Beautiful! Clever, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28394335.post-81817757585717063992010-04-26T13:20:52.187-07:002010-04-26T13:20:52.187-07:00The effect is pretty amazing, Risa. It looks real...The effect is pretty amazing, Risa. It looks really level, but you said that some of the linoleum was worn all the way through the the wood. Did you use some filler initially?<br /><br />We've painted hopeless floors, too, usually cement, though. One was simply painted solid brick red. (Never occurred to me to add "grout" lines.) <br /><br />The other my sweetie painted to look like faux deep green marble. That was <i>wonderful</i> as it hid dirt and dog fur incredibly well. In fact, I was always shocked every time I swept that room.Chilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406176434011890590noreply@blogger.com