A BIG ditto to all the amazed reactions above - that is gorgeous!!! What a difference!! I too am envious - so sophisticated!!!! Great job!!!

To die for!!! ..... Along with your gorgeous color choices throughout. PERFECTION!!!!

Your whole foyer is magazine worthy! great job, off to look at your blog.

Great job! Looks wonderful!

Awe, thanks everyone :)

At first I though the pup was $4.39, but the floor is almost as good! Just kidding. What an amazing difference, it looks right out of a magazine. Beautiful!

It's just lovely! Best under $5 makeover ever, I'd say.

I'm in love with checkerboard floors--so I love your paint!

You guys are making my day :)

Lilyfinch, yep, that is our Cav Piper.... she loves to photobomb any chance she can get lol! She is the sweetest girl though... and we'd love to get a blenheim next ;)

Wowza! What an amazing transformation. Congrats! I love the pattern. We did the same thing (with 24" tiles) and nearly the same colors, in our dining room. I second guessed my decision but am SO glad we went thru with it :) And I can't believe how much better just changing out one item on your table (glass vase with airy flowers vs the fern) makes! Nice nice nice!
Monica

Beautiful job! It looks so inviting.

What is the color on the walls? It looks like a sage color. Very warm and peaceful.

Wow!

Absolutely gorgeous! Love your door trim/moldings; love your green paint; and love the foyer table. May I ask - where did you get the table? I need one JUST that size and style.

Thank you!!

Monica- I totally agree about the vase :) I love it!

Dirtyshoes- the paints is Wethersfield Moss by Benjamin Moore (historical collection).

Tuesday- I bought the table eons ago from the Pops unfinished furniture website.... not even sure if that still exists or not lol!

That looks wonderful! Nice house! Love the dog too!

Thank you, dixiedo!

You must be so proud of yourself. If it were me, I'd probably walk into the hall/entry/front door over and over again just to experience the pleasure of looking at it :)

Absolutely fantastic....want to see more of this wonderful house!

I'm swooning! I simply adore checkerboard floors (or whatever the real name is). Love it!

Thank you all :)

Kathie- I posted a link (in original post) to my little FB blog I started to chronicle our adventures here.... I feel like we won the lottery by finding this gem!!!

Your floor makeover is amazing. I would never have thought of painting a checkerboard pattern and certainly would not have been able to DIY it. From what I can see the whole foyer/hallway is beautiful.

It looks super! What a great transformation, especially for $4.39!

Dumb question----what kind of white flowers are in the vase.....they look so pretty!

Joaniepoanie- not really sure lol!! I bought them at Pier 1 ;)

Fantastic job on the floor! The colors are PERFECT! I just love painted floors----yours are great and your foyer is beautiful.

The entire house is amazing! I couldn't stop looking at the fb page!

I wish money were no object because I have no shortage of ideas lol! We are just taking slow, one room at a time... we have a lifetime to love this place!

I agree with all above, It's perfection in your beautiful new/old home.

I saw your kitchen update in another post and was wowed by that, too! I may finally do this in my tiny entry porch as I have been thinking about for YEARS.

I love it! What kind of prep did you have to do?

I have a few houses with different kinds of wood floors and this could be an "easy fix". Maybe.

For instance, one house has old hardwood floors but an 8X15 area in 2 rooms has plywood. I'm thinking at one time or another they closed in a front porch. I left the carpet in the bedroom. I ripped the carpet out in the LR, had the floors cleaned and shined. Then put tile over the plywood portion. It looks better than it sounds, believe me. lol

Beautiful...great job of measuring ! c

You did a great job, and your house looks wonderful. You said it only cost $4.39, but that's a lot of work too, but looks like it was worth it.

That looks familiar -- do you have a blog?

Its fantastic.

And not easy. In fact, we wanted something similar in our beach house kitchen and the painter did not want to do it (at any price, let alone $4.39!)

Mtnredux- I have a fb blog.... link is posted in my original post. Please come like it lol!!

And it took several hours and most certainly years off my joints lol!

Trailrunner: gotta give the Mr. All the props on.the math ;)

and charlee- the only prep I did was give it a good cleaning and use porch/floor paint....

Love it and like my3dogs have always wanted to do this. You have such a beautiful home!

Love it and like my3dogs have always wanted to do this. You have such a beautiful home!

It is gorgeous! Your home is so pretty and classic. Just perfect. :)

Looks great! Really cute doggy.

Wonderful idea. Fabulous results! So fresh and updated while still appropriate to homes age. Nice!!!

That is just beautiful. In my front room, the HW floors are too shot to be refinished, so I want to paint them. I'd been flirting with whitewashing, but I've always loved the checkerboard pattern.

I think I'll be stealing this look for my front room. The colors are perfect! I'll be checking out your blog, too-hope you've got instructions on there how you did this fantastic floor.

Did you seal it after it was cured? I painted the subfloor in our family room years ago, after we pulled up the carpet and before we could figure out what kind of floor to put in-I just used latex wall paints and sealed it with satin poly-it held up great for years and if we'd done it to real HW, probably would have lasted forever. But do you need to seal porch & floor paint? The room I'm going to do gets very little traffic, but I want to avoid as much work as possible!

Well aren't you smart. Looks fabulous!!!

Pesky- I haven't sealed it yet.... I considered doing an antique glaze over the top of it all but the one I got (Valspar mocha) looked orange (tested under rug lol). I may try another one or call it a day and seal.

I say go for it!!! I've always been drawn to that pattern as well, and It takes something hum drum to fantastic!

So pretty. The before looked awesome and the after is amazing. The neutral colors are so charming and understated but has a wow affect.

Thanks everyone :)

Dixiedo, that is fabulous! Can't add any more superlatives to what's already been said, but you did a wonderful job. Would love to see the rest of your home!

What part of Dixie are you in if that's indeed a reference to where you're from?

Outsideplaying, thank you :) We are actually in the North East, but lived in MIssissippi briefly while my husband was in the Air Force... my moniker is based off our beloved rescue pup Dixie (a true southern belle) that we just lost this year at 15 :(

I have a FB page that I have been keeping track of our projects so far.... we just moved in this August so there's only a handful of things right now, but please browse and "like" my page if you wish :)

Here is a link that might be useful: Tales of The Big White House blog

Very nice!

Beautiful! I love the look and you executed it so well.

Wow! I'm super impressed! Gorgeous.

And I too love the doggie....can never have too many cavs. :). (Here's two of my three snuggling....I have every color except Blenheim.). Love my dogs. :)

Awe michelle!!! Love it :)

Wow! Looks amazing! That really took some guts and skill to do! It looks like it was professionally done. I love it!

It looks wonderful, so crisp and fresh! well done.

Wow! That is an amazing makeover.

And it is a professional looking makeover.

I love viewing creative paint techniques.