Diamond Painted Floor

Available in a range of colours it can be used on wood concrete and stone floors.

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. A shiny painted floor is guaranteed to turn heads. Illustration by gregory nemec. 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.

To make the paint adhere better and the finish last longer sand and clean the floor first. Plus it unites a space that has mismatched wood finish. A solid color. Lay out tape and paint the pattern.

Suitable for wood concrete and stone floors. Don t skimp on the quality of brush you buy. Inexpensive brushes may shed bristles into the wet paint making a high quality brush well worth the expense. In fact i painted years ago the floor of my tiny porch at my old house here in ga.

Long lasting protection for your floor. In the meantime i m sharing how i painted diamonds on the floor. 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. Paint the base color.

Paint diamond pattern on wood floor. Step 2 prep the base photo by kolin smith. Well these are all great reasons for opting to paint your flooring. Apply a second coat or polyurethane as needed.

Sand and clean the floor. Paint manufacturers offer super durable porch and floor paint products and sealers that will keep your painted floors well painted. Tips on painting diamond squares on a wood floor. To get the look use an oil base enamel floor paint this hue is safety red from sherwin williams.

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. If you think you can paint floors with regular wall paint you re sadly mistaken. And if you re planning a floor to ceiling paint party paint your floors after you paint everything. 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.

Oct 10 2018 explore jean molesworth kee s board painted floors followed by 2996 people on pinterest. 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. There are of course a few little things to bear in mind. 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.