How To Paint A Faux Tile Floor

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How to paint a faux tile floor.

I completely transformed our dated peachy tile by painting it. How to paint a faux tile floor here s my step by step tutorial for giving your builder grade tile a customized glam look. In the mudroom i also had some serious tile repairs to make before i could even paint. Before it has a chance to dry draw a lightly loaded 4 inch brush through the paint from left to right which will give the tiles a bit of texture.

Let dry and lift the tape i needed a utility knife to help me. Pour each paint color into a separate squeeze bottle so that you can create veined swirls that will mimic natural features. Working in 4 by 4 foot sections roll on a coat of high gloss paint. Sponge paint the floor trying to keep any change of pattern on different parts of the grid.

These floors travel all the way into our mudroom. Here s how to do it yourself. This was the before. Step 6 remove the tape photo by wendell t.

Instead of buying and laying tile why not faux paint tiles on your concrete floor. Start taping off grout lines. Sponge paint a tile and move onto the next trying to stay within the grid of each tile. This boring bathroom floor is about to get an elegant upgrade.

2 coats of primer. Statement floors are having a major moment right now but colorful encaustic tiles tend to come with a hefty price tag. It wasn t horrendous but it also wasn t my style. Today i m talking about my faux cement tile painted floors.

When the paint is dry gently pull up the tape at an angle. Select two to four tile paint colors to create custom coloring for your tiles.