Audra Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I am trying to use up what materials I have on hand. Don't want to spend the $$ if I have something that I can make work. I am doing an older period home (era to be determined at a later date). I have a bunch of shingles left over. How would it look as a dining room floor? They are rectangle - not square. (I really don't want to cut them into squares either). I figure I will have rugs and funiture to cover a lot of the space. These are about what I have: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrchob Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Hi Audra, I think if you selected the tiles you would be using. I had some stained tiles and put some together. I will say it looked much better on the table than in the photograph, and I didn't select like tiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Med Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 You won't know til you try it Audra. I'd stick them on a cardboard template of the floor which you can slide in and out, see how you feel about it and go from there. They would make awesome tiles painted or marbled though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin1056 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I used them in the bottom of the bomb shelter...left them unsealed and rustic http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/i...i&img=40077 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennywren Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Audra I think it would work too. You could even stain some darker than the others and create a checkerboard pattern. They look nice in Janet's pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chellebelle Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I like Jo's and Jennifer's ideas! I have TONS of shingles leftover because I did the stencil slate roof on several houses, and will have to try them! Thanks for asking this question, I would have not thought of using them on floors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Now-a-days, this look is becoming popular in the Condos and upscale Apartments in Chicago. They have Ceramic tile and wood ones in rectangle shapes. I can't wait to see yours. It looks like Janet's & Linda's turned out wonderfully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Sigh!!! I hate to be the only one disagreeing but I don't think you will ever be happy with them. I do agree with Jo, put them on a cardboard template just in case. An alternate might be tiles cut from card stock (or even egg cartons) and then sealed with a clear coat of something, watered down glue, modpodge, polyurathen, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenswing Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I used them on my Duracraft farmhouse. Spent a ton of money on putting it together, so I had to make do when it came to finishing the attic floor, so I used the shingles as if they were a parquet floor. (Pics in gallery). They were kinda thick, so it took a bit of sanding, (probably should have done more sanding to make it more level, but didn't have the strength for it) gave it a good coat of varnish and it turned out pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I think it depends on the house, Audra. In my opinion they would be too wide an not long enough for most houses. Yet, for a rustic house or celler, etc., they could really be cool looking. That's just my opinion; I know nothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 You couldnt get away with staining and maybe scoring the floor yourself to look like floorboards? That works surprisingly well. Im thinking the shingles would be kinda thick, but maybe a large rug covering them would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audra Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 OK - Well, I am going to just go for it. I really like your pic Janet, and that is how I started to lay mine. I and doing a few at a time with quick grip and setting a brick on it while they dry. Mary - it is not really a 'house'. I built a corner display unit that will have a kitchen, dining, living room, bedroom and the top half will be a bathroom/sewing room split. I am pretty proud of my own work (don't ever pat my self on the back, but pretty happy with this). I have about 200 more wrestling pics to upload of my son and his friends/team - maybe this weekend I will get some pics of it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audra Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 Here is a link to my corner unit that I am working on. Couldn't sleep, so I decided to get some pictures up. Want to know what you all think http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/i...&album=5018 and a pic of the floor - barely started - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Hi Audra ... I really like your idea for a corner cabinet. You'll have a lot of display area within a relatively small footprint. I think the shingle flooring will be lovely, but before you get much further along, you might consider 1) staining the shingles before you glue them down so you won't end up with little light spots where the glue squeezed between the shingles and 2) putting a coat of stain on the underboard so the lighter base won't show in the gaps between the shingles. I notice a gap already, even with the first four shingles. 3) choose shingles that don't have real obvious graining/stripes. I think they might take the stain unevenlly and sort of pop out at the viewer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 For starters, the GL shingles are the same thickness/ thinness as the siding strips, which I have split and used as floorboards quite successfully. I REALLY like the effect of using them as tiles, either wood tiles or painted in a faux style. I'm with Kathie on prestaining but templates is also a thought. Thinking of all the gorgeous parguetry you could achieve with them is making my mind do happy dances for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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