How To Redo Cement Floor With Paper Bags

Learn how to refinish concrete floors in a basement.

How to redo cement floor with paper bags.

Less than 100 to do a normal sized dining room floor. This is pictures without instructions. To use this video in a commercial player o. I used a diluted water based paint to create a warm wash on the paper then i used oil based stain on the cogs and wheels and sealed the whole thing with a water modified polyurethane sealer about 6 coats.

We re staining the floor before framing the walls to avoid water sitting under the wood. We re working on renovating our basement to turn it into a studio space for me to work in. After painting the ceiling we decided to stain the floor next. Create a look similar to leather or flagstone depending on the size.

I designed a paper bag floor with cogs and wheels in my gallery on the coast in oregon. I did not create this technique you can find tons of references to it via a quick internet search. While paper bags may seem like something to pick up off the floor you can also put them on the floor to make a floor covering. Brown paper bags you know the stuff.

Concrete floors even when painted give a room a cold. Create the look of a custom floor in no time with nearly no expense. Covering concrete with brown bag flooring adds a touch of creativity to a plain room. One year later it is in fantastic shape.

However never in my wildest dreams did i ever think the end result would look. To not have to rip up the floor after killing my back because it looked cheap and stupid.