"OK, Miss Design Blog Queen....here is my question: Carpet - for a very small apartment in Chicago. 2nd floor, so "soot" from the city is a factor. White paint on walls. Contemporary furnishings. Has to price out under $4.00/sq ft Any suggestions? Web sites? Vendors to look up? This is for my sister-in-law who lives in Chicago and an extremely small teacher's salary.....but her carpet now is awful!"
Answer/Suggestion:
I have a few suggestions...
1. RUG-ON-CARPET
2. STAIN MDF or PLYWOOD
3. PAINT MDF or PLYWOOD
4. IKEA
5. FLOR MODULAR TILES
1. RUG-ON-CARPET
Some people hate this, but I think it is a great/quick/cheap fix. I know, it sounds kind of terrible/scary, but can be pretty effective.
JUTE / SEA GRASS RUG
COW HIDE RUG
2. STAIN
More labor intensive, but cheap and pretty cool looking.
Back story: My architecture professor did this to his floors and they looked awesome. He ripped up the carpet, stained the floor a dark brown then lacquered the floor so that you wouldn't get splinters. Lots of rich, subtle texture.
Side story: I don't have any photos-lo siento
How to stain wood
3. PAINT
Rip up the carpet; paint the floor Black or White or Dark Chocolate Brown then lay a rug on top. (images from "American Evolution," Metropolitan Home, Jan/Feb 09)
Choosing a Paint
4. IKEA
If she wants to install flooring, I would go to IKEA. It is incredibly affordable and DIY friendly. Yes, it is a wood laminate product; but, it is inexpensive. If you didn't want to lay the flooring yourself, you could easily hire someone to help you out-not labor intensive = low costs.
5. FLOR
Finer Things ($9.99 / Tile ($3.71 / sq ft))
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment