Using Plywood for Finished Floors. Yes, We Really Did That! Part 2

The secret to making the plywood floor look like it is NOT plywood, is to vary widths and mix 'em up. My sons cut these boards 7", 5" and then threw in some 4" widths. It was the perfect mix. 

 

Now we had the fun of deciding colors. 

(Would you look at those character-full cracks?) 

Our choices were dark, honey, clear, white-washed, whatever that one is called that turns gray (is that walnut?) and black. I was using an "eco" stain brand and ordered some sampler bottles. 

Here is a sampler of the looks you can get with plywood. At all cost we wanted to avoid any Safari Stripes. 

The plywood was winning as an option! 

Next Post: laying it out in the living room!