http://www.ar-works.com/floorcloths.html I'd recommend a hand-painted floorcloth. Still historic in nature, yet durable. -----Original Message----- From: Deb Fuller [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 9:45 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Floor covers for a historic house Hi all, I'm looking for floor covers to go over an original wooden floor in a historic house. The house hosts period dances from time to time so it would need to be something smooth and firm enough for people to dance on. Thus something like a simple canvas covering won't work because it would get smooshed into the gaps between the boards in the floor not to mention be hard to tack down. Obviously, a huge throw rug wouldn't work either because it's not good for dancing. A portable dance floor like you see in hotels would be too heavy and not big enough to cover the floor, which is the front entranceway to a c. 1780s mansion. Are there things like hard covered rubber mats that we could get in sections to put down on the floor? How about a supplier for rubber gym floors? Any other ideas? Thanks in advance for the help! Deb __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).