Show WOMAN'S WORLD Floors Can Be Repaired or Carpeted Inexpensively By Ertta Haley floors are a real OLD as anyone can tell you who has lived First of they don't look no matter how lovely your they may offer any number of such as snagging you while you and innumerable cleaning There are many ways to fix old floors which offer and they may cost but Much of the work does not have to be professional as long as one Is patient and does it What should be done to the floors d greatly upon the type of house and furnishings you have as well as the purpose of the room In which the floors need Some floors may just be and as such need care which the can give to bring them to life It's surprising what paint or varnish or a few lovely rugs used discretely can do to an old It may even be that a coat or two of wax with some polishing can renovate the floor Treat Old Oak or Soft Floors Accordingly If you have oak flooring In your no matter how how battered or how wide the cracks between the try to retain the original type of It may be necessary to relay part of a very bad floor of this type with new Keep linoleum polished board to close up bad Use old lumber for if at all possible so that it will match the original Old oak floors which arc badly marred can be stained and then waxed once a month with an electric If you like an antique stain after All wood floors will look better when they're waxed at least once a and they're the kind of floors which people notice when they walk into the Soli from waxed floors can be removed by going over the floor with a clean damp cloth dipped lightly In turpentine or liquid polish and The floor should be allowed to dry before polish Is wood found frequently In old homes of the Colonial and cottage type may also be and waxed for a new they are In poor they may be painted In dark blue or If they are being painted for the first the floors should be washed with soap and Go over them with a cloth dipped in Easy Floor Cleaning Milady can stay as crisp and clean as her chintz apron while doing a grubby chore like mopping If she uses this new sponge mop which has a The mop will absorb up to twenty times its own weight In benzine to remove Floors which have been painted before should have the old finish removed with paint When they have been waxed and you want to paint take off old wax with gasoline or steel Denatured alcohol will remove old These are Inflammable materials and should not be used near a Old painted floors can also be spattered for good The floor is painted brown or and while the paint is still use green or white paint with a stiff whisk broom attached to a long This will give a salt-and-pepper i and rugs free fro-n all dirt and Floors Beyond Repair Need Linoleum If the floors are In such bad shape that they cannot be or It the expense Is too it is best to use especially In children's game rooms or A monotone linoleum can be used as a base for scatter rugs in any of these Linoleum will wear longer If It is kept whether It is of the Inlaid type or printed Self-polishing waxes are good because they do not have to be For the linoleum floor In the sweep daily with a soft broom and wipe spilled foods as quickly as For weekly or semi-weekly use a damp mop wrung out very When the linoleum needs more use a mop wrung out in mild soap All strong powders should be as should coarse It's not wise to flood the linoleum covering with as this may injure the Rinse and dry thoroughly and When apply a new coat of liquid or self-polishing In rooms other than the linoleum can be cleaned daily with an un-oiled Sweep with a soft broom for weekly and when soiled clean and re-wax as you do the kitchen Carpet Floors For Easy Solution When floors ore bad and linoleum cannot be carpeting is a good solution as it not only gives a luxurious look but also hides all sorts of flooring Before make certain that the floor is even and that all squeaky boards are nailed in place so the squeaks are Linings or pads should be used to protect the as well as to cushion the rug when It's In You'll get lots more wear from the rug If you have a Many of these are decidedly There's a tendency today to carpet the entire house or apartment in the same colored For this something neutral should be selected as neutral beige or If you desire to use some of the other and your furnishings go with select maroon or Lighter rugs are preferred currently to the darker but they are more If you live in a clean light colored rugs are certain to hold but if there is it would be wiser to invest in the darker Select good but moderately priced If rugs arc too cheap they do not wear well and never look If you purchase too expensive rugs it may be wasteful to change the color scheme once Use Small Rugs For Accent If you do not want to go to the expense of large rugs or wall-to-wall carpeting to solve problem something can possibly be done with small One way has already been the use of a monotone linoleum with scatter rugs on top of that for Hooked rugs can be made at and these be made larger than you ordinarily if you want to cover more of the They go well with American Provincial Small woven rugs can be attached and used in hallways to solve floor |