Diamond Painted Floor
If your wood floor is beginning to show signs of wear and tear painting it can be a budget friendly solution to give it new life.
Diamond painted floor. And if you re planning a floor to ceiling paint party paint your floors after you paint everything. In the meantime i m sharing how i painted diamonds on the floor. Oct 10 2018 explore jean molesworth kee s board painted floors followed by 2996 people on pinterest. A shiny painted floor is guaranteed to turn heads.
Step 2 prep the base photo by kolin smith. Keep in mind that once the floor is painted it will require a bit of upkeep plan to repaint as soon as the floor starts to show wear. Paint the base color. Illustration by gregory nemec.
A solid color. In fact i painted years ago the floor of my tiny porch at my old house here in ga. Sand and clean the floor. Using a 4 wide paint brush work in the direction of the grain and apply two coats of the darker paint to the inside of the diamond patterns.
Paint manufacturers offer super durable porch and floor paint products and sealers that will keep your painted floors well painted. Well these are all great reasons for opting to paint your flooring. There are of course a few little things to bear in mind. Long lasting protection for your floor.
I have long been a fan of painting diamonds on the floor and when 2 of my friends did it on their screened porches ages ago i knew that i wanted it on mine too. Resilient enough to put up with daily knocks scuffs and scrapes our diamond hard floor paint will have your floor looking good and staying tough. To get the look use an oil base enamel floor paint this hue is safety red from sherwin williams. Don t skimp on the quality of brush you buy.
Suitable for wood concrete and stone floors. If you think you can paint floors with regular wall paint you re sadly mistaken. To make the paint adhere better and the finish last longer sand and clean the floor first. For the purpose of illustration a well proportioned pattern for a floor 12 long by 10 wide would be four diamonds across and four diamonds lengthwise.
Available in a range of colours it can be used on wood concrete and stone floors. Plus it unites a space that has mismatched wood finish. See more ideas about painted floors home painted wood floors. First consider your supplies.
Lay out tape and paint the pattern. To design the diamond grid first measure the length and width of the room and determine the number of diamonds to include in the pattern. Inexpensive brushes may shed bristles into the wet paint making a high quality brush well worth the expense. Apply a second coat or polyurethane as needed.