Chalk Paint Floors Whitewash

Whitewashing wood flooring gives a rustic feel that brightens your space and extends the life of scratched old floors.

Chalk paint floors whitewash.

1 part paint to 3 parts water and mix well. 2 make sure your floors are clean and dry. Start by mixing 1 part water to 6 parts of white paint. I d love to lighten it up.

I just had my kitchen backsplash redone in subway tile and i m sad with my dark grout choice. The tried and true techniques are easy low budget means of quickly transforming furniture walls floors ceilings and nearly any other wood surfaces you can think of. To whitewash with chalk paint spray water on one section at a time. Clean and dry floors prior to chalk paint application.

We show you how to do. When i first thought about what paint i was going to use to whitewash the brick floor i looked into using porch and floor paint kilz primer and also white chalk paint. If using latex paint or chalk paint. Allow to dry completely unless you want some of it mixing into your wash and dulling the results.

Now that our new floor is in we need to put a nice finish on it. Check out our easy to follow steps below to see how it s done. For more contrast such as pictured above use less water. 3 lightly sand floors to improve paint adhesion.

Stain may still mix a bit into chalk paint but you will get an antiqued look. I m thinking a 50 50 paint water mix with chalk paint would suck into to unsealed grout and wipe right off the white subway tile. See more ideas about painted floors flooring chalk paint. If you have crappy pine floors then by all means go right ahead and whitewash your floors with annie sloan chalk paint.

The paint adds texture and depth. You will need a spray bottle with water white paint i used annie sloan chalk paint in pure white paintbrush and a lint free cloth. Apply in the same way i show below. Water the paint down first.

Regardless of what trends come and go whitewashing and pickling have always been go to ways to add rustic cozy charm to a space. 2 open your chalk paint can and thin to preferred transparency. To get started pick up a gallon of whitewash stain and two quarts of gray paint. Get it pretty wet.

The stain will be the floor s core color. Paint or stain the base color of your choice.