Actually, painted floors are actually kind of a "thing" now in interior decorating.

The trick is to plan and buy something now when you need it a week from now.I've looked there and I've only found unmatched sets of Sladge/Quikset or single pieces or glass/decorative doorknobs from the 19th century for "bargain antique" prices.

Might not even be anything wrong - some people just use the latest fad in decorating, and tile ceilings were all the rage at one point.

I look at it as being over-kill or as a decoration, but he also owns some apartments and feels it adds more class to the units.

If the agent that I usually work with finds something that she thinks might be worthwhile for me (she knows the decorating and staging part, but has a realistic handle on repairs too) will call me while she's driving to the listing appointment.

and I love the whole feel of the house you have some great decorating skills!

An old home, to be safe, will probably need an entire new chimney liner.If you permanently seal the opening and make a decorative focal point out of it (I HAVE seen a fireplace turned into a water feature!)

Then the scene switches and shows this guy sitting at his Lime Green computer with his entire house decorated in Lime Green going, "ooooooh a Lime Green Hornet".

My background is in construction and decorative concrete coatings.

I bought some very expensive books that have become a real nice decor piece for our home.