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Gesso Floor Method:

Janie, I am swooning over these stunning floors. Tell me about this methodology for Gesso finished floors. So you basically thin out the gesso which is typically thick with water? Can I get more information on the method? Then how do you protect them once they have been gessoed?We bought a small house with old pine paneling everywhere. We are taking if off in some areas and recycling it to go on ceilings or serve as wainscoting here and there...I like this gesso. Its different and fresh.
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Comments (13)

  • PRO
    13 years ago
    For floors, you want to put 3-4 coats of an industrial strength sealer or poly-acrylic over the gesso finish.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Do you think it would be a good finish with a dog? I have bona finished floors and Bona's finish is great but I have oak now which is much less softer than Pine. Thx
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Pine is softer and easier to scratch, but if you have enough coats of Bona sealer, that will help.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Okay great-thanks so much!
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    One more annoying question ; ) What brand of gesso did your wood floor guy use? Can you find out? If not, I understand.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    I am sorry, but I do not know the brand of gesso. I don't think that will matter though.
  • 13 years ago
    Can you tell me where this chair is from?! i've been looking for one like it!
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Stanford Furniture.
  • 13 years ago
    I'm a lurker on Houzz, but your work was the only reason I have decided to write. Stunning!!! Can you please tell me if you used a white or gray gesso? I am going to do it!!!
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    We used grey gesso.
  • 12 years ago
    how do we achieve this floor color? I don't understand the Gesso method and what gesso? is. My floor man has never heard of it. Please help!
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    They should do a vimeo on it. Its that gorgeous. I want to do in my next place on my own.