A fresh lick of paint is a great way to give cracked and scuffed up floorboards a face lift, and it’s a lot less expensive than replacing them all together. At least, that was our thought, as we decided that we would whitewash the entire ground floor in the Spring. I would love to add some fancy patterns à la Pauline de Rothschild, but I think we’ll stick with the white of a traditional Swedish home. As the paint starts to ware away, I predict a positively French country feel. And that’s just fine, too.