Faux Cement Floor Painting

This was the before.

Faux cement floor painting.

Today i m talking about my faux cement tile painted floors. It wasn t horrendous but it also wasn t my style. Then give it a thorough. Whether you ve schooled yourself on how to paint a room or tried your hand at painting kitchen cabinets you probably haven t painted a floor.

Then i used the board to draw the line so i had a pencil mark for my grid. A base coat of paint provides the backdrop for whatever type of faux finish you wish to create from. Faux paint your concrete floor believe it or not you absolutely can faux paint your old stained concrete floor or patio and improve the appearance immensely without spending a fortune on new concrete. I marked 2 foot marks along the walls to create a 2 x 2 grid then i got a 12 foot 1 x 2 board and lined it up so i could make a midway mark on the floor.

Faux painted flooring can last several years with minimal care and even after. In the mudroom i also had some serious tile repairs to make before i could even paint. This might be my favorite blog post of all time. Although if you ve painted stairs you re already a step ahead first consider your supplies.

How to faux stone a concrete outside floor clean clean clean. If you think you can paint floors with regular wall paint you re sadly mistaken. No matter what style of faux stone you wish to create a base coat of a latex floor and patio. Supplies needed painters tape gray enamel porch and floor paint paint roller tape measure pencil chalk line ruler t square 1 2 inch thick foam rubber utility knife heavy cardboard two to four squirt bottles two to four colors of enamel porch and floor paint rubber gloves clean rags.

Grease oils and stains. Tips for faux painting finishing an indoor concrete floor clean it up. These floors travel all the way into our mudroom. After the paint has dried consider adding two layers of varnish to protect the new faux marble paint job on your concrete floor.

Painting the base coat. Sweep the concrete and vacuum the corners to remove the loose dirt and dust. I completely transformed our dated peachy tile by painting it.