Most of you remember that this room started out with Carpet on it ( Here ) . We took the Carpet out and Swept, Scraped and Cleaned the floor. You can buy different products that will remove any Glue or Residue left behind. We actually were Blessed to not have to do much of that, we pretty much had a clean slate…
After all the preparation for the floor was complete I put a coat of Concrete Primer down. After the Primer dried, (be sure to follow the instructions for whatever primer you use ) I then put the first coat of Paint down. At Lowe’s I was able to get my Concrete Paint Tinted to the Colors I wanted.. I used Swiss Coffee for my Base… Doing 2 Coats total… Allowing Dry time for each coat. And when it was finished drying…
Now I don’t know about you… But those Paint Swatches sure can look different in the Lighting of those stores… And then after looking through about a 1oo or so you begin to get DIZZY….
I went ahead and settled on a color that ended up looking NOTHING like the Paint Swatch, which I meant to get a picture of and forgot… I had Extra paint left in the Swiss Coffee and ended up Mixing my own Color.
The one on the Left is the Mixed Paint… I made sure to Mix enough for the Pink Squares as well as having left overs for touch ups and also leaving extra to get it matched for future use… Somewhere else… 
I painted the Pink Squares with 2 Coats… With Dry time in between each coat.
Then the FUN part!!
Oh my GOODNESS!!! To say I wasn’t excited at this point would be a lie….
The Children thought it was the BEST playground EVER!!!
But of course I couldn’t just leave them as is…
Since I was going for a Vintage Dress Shop Theme… The Floors were most Certainly going to need to have an aged feel and look to them… I wanted the Room to look as though it was a Shop from the days gone by..
Using a Dark Stain and Sponge I wiped it onto the floor working in sections.
Then using some Paper Towels I would Wipe off the Stain.
I allowed the Stain to sit over night and then went along the floor with a Clean Paper Towel making Sure it was Dry
I then applied a Coat of Concrete Sealer…. Let it Dry according to the Instructions. I then Applied another Coat
We allowed that to Cure for a 2 days then began to get to work with the Rest of the room
All in All….
I LOVE how the floors came out… It really did make this Space what it is today…
Linking Up: Here
Incredible! I just got chills!
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Thanks for sharing how you did your incredible floors! Love the kitty and your sweet child on the floor! Too cute!
xo Heather
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Oh your welcome Heather…
Your creative space is so beautiful. I have done a painted checkered floor before but it was a much smaller space than yours so I know the work that goes into it. It really is truly beautiful. Enjoy!
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Unbelievable. I love it so much!!!!!!
Julie
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Thank you Julie..
You know I think you emailed me during the whole redo and I was supposed to get back to you…. I know you asked me a question…:) Could you email me again.. 
Okay first of all this space is amazing and the floors turned out perfectly. LOVE IT!!!
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Oh-Angelina- I have painted several concrete floors over the years but I have never attempted to do the checkerboard pattern. YOU did a wonderful job and it turned out just fantastuc, OhI am so envious of your oom but I am happy that you have it to use and enjoy…so, I’ll just drool a little bit on my keyboard! xo Diana
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Oh thank you so much Nana Diana…. So VERY VERY sweet of you…
That floor and room is spectacular……..wow.
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It turned out great!
Angelina it is amazing. I am in awe of it all. How on earth did you get the tape on so perfectly?
You certainly must be the most patient person I know, and a true perfectionist. I don’t think I would be moving house, ever.
:0) jeanetteann
They look fabulous, Angelina! The shine is incredible!
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Oh be careful…you paint as beautifully as you sew! The stain totally makes it. Although it is a tough choice with that cute kitty sitting just so or was it the sweet curly kiddo….hmm I will get back to you. Smiles…Renee
LOL!!!! Thank you Renee
a.m.a.z.i.n.g.
they look just fantastic.
thanks so much for sharing how you did it.
cheryl xox.
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the most amazing thing I have EVER seen!
I think I screamed! I must confess, in getting the mag ready I have only seen a couple of images of this entire makeover! Thank you for telling me to get my butt over here!!!
This is really incredible!
I might have to blog on it myself!
W-O-W!
Ps – I think you are going to love your page letting people know about your feature in July!
My proofers freaked when they saw it!
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Okay you just made me CRACK up!!!
I will be emailing you shortly… 
This room is just beautiful! The floor makes it even more unique. You have really done a fantastic job and I expect to see your sewing room featured on a lot of blogs!
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I forgot to tell you -
I did this pattern on my front porch about 8 years ago – inspired by the french chateaux. Before the eco tanked we ran a very successful faux finish biz but it is the one technique I refused to recreate for anyone. That taping… shoot me now! That’s a ton of work! Your room looks about twice the size of the floor I did… but you know what? Our house is for sale (as you know, we are praying for a farm) … it’s the FIRST thing I will do in our new home/farm.
-Ang
LOL!!! Yes the taping took quite a bit of time but BOY oh BOY did it pay off in the end..
Oh I bet you guys did BEAUTIFUL work..
Girlfriend that was a lot of work!! Of course it paid off…gorgeous. Oh, look at the head of hair on that baby!!! No wonder why you were out of the loop for so long!!!
Auntie Carol
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This looks amazing!!!! I’m dying to pull out the carpet in our room and paint the concrete. It looks beautiful. I can’t wait to try it myself.
You’re room in general is exquisite. I can’t imagine how happy you must feel in there. I’m so jealous. 
LOL!!! Thank you so much Karla. It is a lot of work but so well worth it..
I love it! It looks absolutely incredible. I am really, seriously considering doing this in our family room until we can afford wood floors. I love the look of it…do you find it makes the room chilly not having carpet? That’s been my only concern… If you say “no”, then I’m going for it.
The Floor itself is Cold, because it’s Concrete but because the Room is Filled with Plenty of Furniture the Room doesn’t get any colder than the other Living Room of ours that still has carpet. You could always add an area rug if your live in a colder climate area.. I would love to see your floors if you decide to do it.
The floor was one of my very favorite parts of the room. All your hard word and patience (and creativity) really paid off. I love it.
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The floors look great. Love this room.
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Every time I see this room, I love it even more. I wish you could come to my house and design my craft room which is in desperate need of help.
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Love this! Pinned it to show a friend who has concrete floors she doesnt’ know what to do with!
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What a dream so beautiful~
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Wow, looks fantastic!!
That is just amazing!! I am a new follower stopping by from the blog hop. I would love to have you stop by my blog and check it out. http://littlebeckyhomecky.blogspot.com
Wow, the floors are gorgeous and so is the whole room. Beautiful! That was a lot of work on the floors, but so worth it. Thanks for sharing at Wow.
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Hi Angelina. I found you on DIY Showoff and like everyone else who saw Roeshel’s post, I had to come see more. I just read your ‘about me’ page and really enjoyed it. I smiled with you the whole way through.
Your sewing room is so unique and lovely. You have amazing vision of what you want and obviously know how to be dedicated and work hard. I hope the magazine editors at ‘Where I Create’ see it because it’s a shoe-in. Please submit it to them. I love all the details of the dress shop look, right down to storing the glue sticks in the satin jewelry boxes and beautiful bowls.
Way to go Angelina. Thanks so much for sharing all your hard work. Sending wishes for a wonderful day.
Hugs…Tracy @ Cotton Pickin Cute
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Oh’ I just pinned your room and am now your new follower too!
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Thanks for linking to Take-A-Look Tuesday – you were featured today!!
-Mandy, http://www.SugarBeeCrafts.com
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Just amazing! I am going to be painting the concrete floor in my laundry room soon. Great inspiration.
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Thank you Jennifer. I am sure your laundry room will look LOVELY!!!
This is my favorite part of your incredible room!!!! I would love it if you shared this at a party I have going on at Project Queen. Oh my I would KILL for this room, you lucky lady you!!!
http://projectqueen.org/welcome-to-link-party-26-turning-the-daunting-into-the-do-able
Mandy
PS followed you over from Very Merry!
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We painted a checkered-floor design in our mudroom, Angelina. It was very time-consuming, as I’m sure yours was, but it was worth every minute spent to achieve it. I like how you aged yours. We distressed ours with sandpaper before we sealed it.
Thanks for linking your creative project to Time Travel Thursday.
Blessings,
Liz @ The Brambleberry Cottage
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Those floors are completely stunning! I would love a tutorial on how to paint concrete floors any day but to paint them with pink and white chequers is amazing! So glad I found this xx
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Lovely. Your hard work paid off! What a wonderful room.
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WOW! This is truly awesomeness. Happy Pink Saturday <3
What a nice place to be…..your so lucky to have such a great space to work…so soft and light…Thanks for linking up @CountryMommaCooks have a wonderful Sunday:)
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WOW, so pleased to have found your blog via Cassie at Primitive and Proper! LOVE those floors, that room, wow everything is just so pretty. I am in the early stages for setting up my new home’s garage as my furniture workshop/studio/showroom and was going to paint the floors plain white…but now I have seen your pink and white checks, may have to rethink that plan!
xx Karen
So pretty. Please come to my house lol. Maybe I can try this. Thanks for your posts.
Love this! I’m longing to paint black and white checks on my large concrete patio, but am apprehensive over the taping process. What if it’s not straight??? :-} Any suggestions on the taping part of your project? Thanks!
HELP! I love your idea of “aging” the floor. My husband and I went to two stores today and told them what we wanted to do…and everyone told us that you can’t do the stain on top of the paint on concrete. Can you tell me exactly what stain you used? Has it held up so far for you??? Arrgghh…I don’t like it when people tell me I can’t do something!!!
(Especially when I’ve seen it done!) 
Thanks
What did you use as your topcoat sealer?
It was a Concrete Sealer we bought at Lowe’s
I’m in the middle of a concrete beautifying project. Everyone tells me it’s a horrible idea to paint the concrete. They tell me it will peel and chip quickly. The suggestion is to stain it instead. How is your floor holding up? I wonder if the people at the home improvement stores know what they’re talking about because I see people blogging what they’re telling me not to do. Any insight appreciated.
Hello Heather, unfortunately I am unable to help you when it comes to the floor holding up. We sold the house shortly after we re-finished the room and I never even got to sew in it ( Sad, I know
I however LOVED how it turned out and would certainly do it again : ) Thank you so much for stopping in 