Painting Your Wood Floors White
Whitewashing wood flooring gives a rustic feel that brightens your space and extends the life of scratched old floors.
Painting your wood floors white. A brooklyn townhouse reinvented with style and restraint. Wood enthusiasts be advised to divert your attention elsewhere on the web right now. Plus he points out a lot of wood in old houses either the stairs or the floors has imperfections. First consider your supplies.
Oak floors painted in benjamin moore s platinum gray enamel with modern effect. And if you re planning a floor to ceiling paint party paint your floors after you paint everything. And not even how to paint floors the super professional way. Save your back by using a floor buffer.
If your hardwood flooring isn t compatible with your home s look paint s a great way to fix that. Because this post is about how to paint wood floors. If the surface has been finished previously such as with stain and polyurethane or old paint. We are going to show you how to paint wood floors the lazy way meaning how to paint wood floors without sanding.
And i ve learned a few things since then. You ll need a stir sticks a couple of 2 1 2 inch synthetic angled sash brushes a telescoping extension pole two roller covers a roller cage a 5 in 1 tool a. If you think you can paint floors with regular wall paint you re sadly mistaken. Dark or light tint warm or cool hue with paint you can quickly align your floors with the rest of your decor.
But those floors were a little different because they were bare wood floors. If it s finished wood floors you re painting you ll need to sand and prime. For starters the flooring in our closet was already painted with a glossy finish. Painting over your hardwood may seem risky but with the right techniques and instructions your floors can end up looking stunning.
The appeal of white wood floors relaxed but refined a not too blank canvas for showing off one s furnishings and antiques is stymied only by a justified fear of keeping them clean. A fresh coat of the right paint changes the whole feel in an entryway with a black door. Painting wood stairs and floors requires the same preparation as for any interior paint job. 1 gather your materials.
The thought of painting wood floors can be scary but if your hardwood floor is damaged or just ugly painting the floor can make it look great again. Painting a floor particularly in an old home may seem unusual today but it was a common and preferred. So i thought i d revisit how to paint wood floors white because i took a little different approach when painting our closet hardwood floors.