Parlor Floors

I pulled up the 50's White Oak flooring in the Parlor and made an interesting discovery. The original floors were hand painted with a faux wood grain to look like Curly Maple.

I'm not sure of the era of this, it could be Victorian or Antebellum. I'm leaning toward Victorian.

I am going to try to save this but it is going to be difficult. I have a lot of nail holes to repair and there is some pretty heavy wear in a few places. I think I can fix the nail holes by filling them with white wood putty then using a stain to recreate the "grain" in that area. I think golden oak will probably be a good match for color, I will have to do a little experimenting to find out.