If you have a traditional property with a good set of solid oak floorboards, you may want to take advantage of them. Rather than placing tiles, carpets, rugs or laminate flooring over the top, make the oak floorboards a feature in their own right. If they look old and worn they’re going to hold plenty of character and there are many staining products that can bring the best out of them. A water based wood staining spray will be safe to use for most finishes and there are plenty of different tones to choose between depending on the colour of your floorboards. Danish oil, hardwax oil and Finney’s Extra Tough Floor Varnish will all give your floorboards good colour whilst filling in scratches and marks, and these are very cheap to buy. Another option is Durapolish Clear Glaze, but this takes a longer time to dry, yet the great thing is that it’s suitable for oily woods.