FAux floor painting.

[ryandebny]

I'm refinishing my oak floors and want to faux stain a tiger wood or pickle barrel finish. Any suggestions... burning? ...stain colors?

[Allison1888]

Interesting idea. I've never tried painting a floor, but here's a link I found that has some tips. Of course, try it out on some sample boards or scraps if you can to make sure you get the technique down.

http://www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/12173.shtml

[wvguy]

sounds very interesting. If you are using paint on a floor follow couple things. first I would use a floor paint that way you know it is rated for horizontal surfaces. Only other thing I would recommend would be to use a water based poly so there would be no yellowing like with oil based.
I would do at least 3 coats.
good luck

[tudor]

Here are some things I found: Creating Faux Wood Finishes

Decorating : Graining / Combing : Faux Wood Grain : Home & Garden Television

LIVING : Walls & Floors : Faux Wood Grain : DIY Network

The building where I live in NYC has used a technique like this on a lot of the doors in its lobby area. They were originally metal and have had their faux wood grain surfaces touched up from time to time.