Sanding original floorboards

[OhWesternWind]

I am on a very tight budget for doing up my 60s house, and now I have pulled the shagpile carpets up I have found some pretty decent floorboards underneath. I have tested a small area and they sand up a treat to a lovely golden colour, which I have finished with a clear varnish as I think the colour is great. But if I do this on a larger scale downstairs, will they look naff and "home-made" in comparison to a proper fitted wooden floor? I am thinking of hallway and kitchen for definite, small playroom (already done) but we also have a bedroom, bathroom, dining room and living room downstairs.

Will they be okay in potentially wet/damp areas eg kitchen and bathroom if they're finished properly with varnish?

Thanks for your help

In my old house I did my bedroom floor, and painted it white. I loved it.

In our my next house, we want to do the livingroom, hall, our bedroom, the small bedroom and the bathroom.

I've been reading lots online about bathroom/kitchen floors, waterproof wise etc.
And I think as long as you use a decent varnish and sort out any gaps, it'll be fine.

We're planning on lifting any boards where there's a big gap and re-laying them. (that'll be fun with 3 kids in the house)
And we want to put new skirtings down too, for a neater finish, less gaps etc.

Hth.

Oh I am really tempted to do it now! I need to get some nitromors on the door frames too so they will all match in.

Don't use varnish, it'll go yellowy and horrid. Use osmo ployx hardwax oil. We used it on our pretty shabby floorboards and it looks fab

I think sanded original floorboards look much nicer than newly fitted stuff. We sanded ours and stained them a dark walnutty colour, and they look lovely.

Just a thought...
There's another thread on here today, about changing from carpets to karndean... if you're not changing your doors, you'll possibly have a gap underneath them.

This site is my current favourite, I want my bathroom floor like this...

www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-get-beautiful-black-sta-107076