You may already be thinking, “WHY would someone PAINT a floor?!?” Well, there are a lot of reasons why I decided this was the perfect decision for this space. Listen up before you prejudge. 
I wish you could see it in person. It is stunning. The pictures don’t do it justice. Stay tuned for more pictures from this space. It’s accessorizing time!
Hope you had a great weekend!
Brooke! This looks stunning! I am inspired to paint a runner down my hallway now. I'm sorry for the frustration. I've definitely had projects that leave me in tears of frustration. I can't wait to see more from the space.
Wow I so totally didn't expect this to turn out so well, oh me of little faith!
I'm pretty anti floor coverings of any kind, but this application in this space just works!
Oh Brooke!!! It was totally worth it. I LOVE this so much it hurts. Off to pin!
Kudos to you for starting over….I think I would have moved…LOL.
But it was totally worth it! The floor looks stunning!
Looks awesome–great job! I nearly shed a tear for you too!! There's a dresser in my girls room–I repainted it and stenciled the top–and put Polyurethane over the top (I didn't know!). It's turned yellow…and I haven't brought myself to redo it yet.
STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
looks amazing. But I think I would have gone on a rampage if I had to do it twice. wow. Happens to everyone at some time but man….this was a big project!
Oh MAN!!! Thank heaven for those big girl panties. They really do work wonders, I have several pairs just in case of an accident:)))
also the floor is fan..tas..tic. i love
As soon as I read the words "water based polyurethane" my brain started screaming NOOOOOOOOOOO! I made the same mistake (after being promised by the guys at HD that it would NOT yellow)when I painted my bathroom countertops and cabinets.
Your floor turned out to be breathtakingly amazing! Bet it makes you smile every time you look at it now. You should be very proud of yourself.
Wow! That's such a stunning entry way now! It truly looks amazing, and I'm glad you didn't give up after the first attempt!
I love painted floors and this is GORGEOUS, Brooke! Beautiful stencil, love the colors! {I also made the same mistake you did. Once. That's all it takes…now you are a floor painting expert!}
Wow, beautiful! I came to see this because Mandi suggested it in a Facebook post, and I'm glad I did. Thank you so much for the excellent, detailed walk-through. I've been dreaming of painting my floors, and now I might have to do just that, thanks to you!
Oh my goodness, that's the same stencil I was planning on using in my master bathroom!
It looks gorgeous and thanks for posting what NOT to do as well, I'm keeping this for reference!
This is beautiful and twice oh my! I have made that kind of mistake on a project before so as soon as I read the words I decided to use a polyurethane I gave an audible gasp. It was worth it though your floor is unreal!
Thanks for this post. Great advice! Your floor looks beautiful.
Right on time as usual Brooke! I start painting the bedroom floor in our new house tomorrow. I'm SO SO glad to have one of your tutorials to guide me.
You're a life saver, im just glad i bought the right kind of paint already, its my lucky day for sure!
That looks A-MAZING!! What a great idea! When I read that you had to do it all over again to fix the discoloring from happening my heart sank for you… I hate it when that stuff happens! I feel for ya girl
I'm interested to see if there is much wearing down of the paint over time even with the clear coats. Love your blog… one of my favs! Keep it up 
That is gorgeous! Lucky you! I'm still not a stenciler!
Fabulouuussssss!!!! I can't believe that stupid poly coating ruined it! I would have had an aneurism!!!!!
Absolutely gorgeous…both times! Good for your for your perserverance, because it really is stunning!
You are seriously FEARLESS! I would be stark-raving terrified to paint on a hardwood floor but there you go without a second though. Totally amazing! I am so freaking excited to have you come and teach here in SLC in February!
WOW…Seriously…seriously..WOW-EEE! Super job..way to persevere.
It looks incredible!
wow wow wow fabulous
This is an awesome project and you did an amazing job. Absolutely heartbreaking that you had to repeat the entire thing, but the end results are really stunning.
Excellent job!!
oh, i would have had a crying meltdown too honey!!! bless your heart, thats horrible. had the same kinda thing happen to me at home depot. they said i needed gray primer to go under yellow paint for my sons room. this was a bad call!!! we had to repaint his whole room!!!!! i love this painted rug though! i wonder if you can paint vinyl tile???? hmmmm….
Virtual tears are being shed all the way in Texas for you…LOVE how this turned out though!!!!
It looks amazing!! I love your since of style. I was cringing for you as I saw the yellow pictures. I've had stuff like that happen too! It's SO frustrating! Turned out great in the end!!
The painted rug effect is absolutely gorgeous!! I'm SO sorry you had so many hiccups but you handled them like a PRO! Beautiful work =)
This is beautiful! I would've had a total meltdown. I've painted a floor before and it's hard work. (I have knee pads now for projects like this!)
Amazing! Oh and PS we had to redo our ENTIRE upstairs floors because of the dumb Ambering coat. We painted the floors white and wanted to seal them for easier cleanup, well yup home Depot assured me that product would do fiiine on white floors.
I felt your pain!
Also, what is the exact name of the product you did seal it with? Thanks!
I've try to paint the floor on my room with my imagination, I painted it with what I really want and I ended up happy and proud because the outcome of my work really looks great eventhough it's hard and I feel nervous that moment.
Awesome and such a great solution to your flooring issue.