Distressed Painted Floors

Several years ago i was wracking my brain trying to figure out a way to replace our nasty carpet without spending a lot of money.

Distressed painted floors.

Jan 5 2015 explore angela sanchez s board distressed painted floors followed by 112 people on pinterest. Artificial aging or distressing is a set of techniques for creating wear and tear on a new finish. Sarah painting her kitchen floors. When dry apply a second thin coat.

The kitchen after painting and distressing floors. Now that the floors are painted we need help distressing them. The end results of painting your distressed hardwood floor can vary depending on the age of the floor the type of wood and how many times it has been sanded and painted in the past. The reason thinly painted floors wear slower is because they dry harder.

Never apply thick paint to floorboards its easy to do when you are in a hurry but it won t last. Painted floors wear better and longer when your paint is thin. The key is to do it in a way that makes it look natural like it s a floor that s been walked on for 100 years. While much of a homeowner s do it yourself efforts seem.

See more ideas about wood floors distressed wood floors flooring. These beautiful painted floors include ideas for every type of flooring. Others may prefer to distress furniture with paint. Plywood hardwoods concrete vinyl tile and more.

Below is the simple process that you can use to give new wood a vintage shabby chic distressed painted look. It s not difficult to make distressed wood floors and if i can do this on a 300 sf floor you can do it on a table top or piece of furniture much easier. There are in fact multiple techniques for distressing painted furniture one furniture painting technique that you may have heard of is wet distressing. Are you interested in how to distress painted wood or more specifically how to distress white painted wood to achieve that farmhouse finish that we all love.

Use a specialty porch or floor paint and apply a thin first coat. Let dry for three days the paint must be super dry and hard so it can withstand the sanding without peeling. How to distress a floor with painting. See more ideas about painted floors painted wood floors flooring.