Distressed Painted Floors
Use a specialty porch or floor paint and apply a thin first coat.
Distressed painted floors. When dry apply a second thin coat. These beautiful painted floors include ideas for every type of flooring. The key is to do it in a way that makes it look natural like it s a floor that s been walked on for 100 years. How to distress a floor with painting.
Fortunately painting a distressed floor can be a rewarding way to preserve the historical charm of the home and add to its aesthetic value. Painted floors wear better and longer when your paint is thin. While much of a homeowner s do it yourself efforts seem. See more ideas about painted floors painted wood floors flooring.
Distressing is the hardest part. Plywood hardwoods concrete vinyl tile and more. Apr 6 2017 explore penny wilson s board distressed wood floors followed by 798 people on pinterest. Now that the floors are painted we need help distressing them.
See more ideas about wood floors distressed wood floors flooring. Never apply thick paint to floorboards its easy to do when you are in a hurry but it won t last. The end results of painting your distressed hardwood floor can vary depending on the age of the floor the type of wood and how many times it has been sanded and painted in the past. Below is the simple process that you can use to give new wood a vintage shabby chic distressed painted look.
It s not difficult to make distressed wood floors and if i can do this on a 300 sf floor you can do it on a table top or piece of furniture much easier. Jan 5 2015 explore angela sanchez s board distressed painted floors followed by 112 people on pinterest. The kitchen after painting and distressing floors. The reason thinly painted floors wear slower is because they dry harder.
There are in fact multiple techniques for distressing painted furniture one furniture painting technique that you may have heard of is wet distressing. Sarah painting her kitchen floors. Let dry for three days the paint must be super dry and hard so it can withstand the sanding without peeling. Artificial aging or distressing is a set of techniques for creating wear and tear on a new finish.