Diamond Painted Floor

Floors made from wood cement tile or linoleum not so much laminate make excellent surfaces for painted floor designs and these days there are a number of specialist products for each of these types of surface that will help you achieve a professional finish.

Diamond painted floor.

First consider your supplies. To get the look use an oil base enamel floor paint this hue is safety red from sherwin williams. In fact i painted years ago the floor of my tiny porch at my old house here in ga. Well these are all great reasons for opting to paint your flooring.

Paint the base color. There are of course a few little things to bear in mind. 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. Plus it unites a space that has mismatched wood finish.

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. 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. Long lasting protection for your floor. Paint manufacturers offer super durable porch and floor paint products and sealers that will keep your painted floors well painted.

Paint diamond pattern on wood floor. A solid color. If you think you can paint floors with regular wall paint you re sadly mistaken. A shiny painted floor is guaranteed to turn heads.

Lay out tape and paint the pattern. 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. Sand and clean the floor. To make the paint adhere better and the finish last longer sand and clean the floor first.

Available in a range of colours it can be used on wood concrete and stone floors. Don t skimp on the quality of brush you buy. Apply a second coat or polyurethane as needed. And if you re planning a floor to ceiling paint party paint your floors after you paint everything.

Illustration by gregory nemec. 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. 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. See more ideas about painted floors home painted wood floors.

Inexpensive brushes may shed bristles into the wet paint making a high quality brush well worth the expense. In the meantime i m sharing how i painted diamonds on the floor. Step 2 prep the base photo by kolin smith. 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.