Diy Brown Paper Bag Floor

Brown paper bag floors stained to look like stained concrete.

Diy brown paper bag floor.

Brown paper bags you know the stuff. Also featured in the november 2012 issue of wnc woman. I was almost instantly convinced that this was what we needed to do on our basement concrete. After googling cheap flooring late one night i found various posts about paper bag floors.

I am busy researching paper bag flooring for our camper that we are remodeling. Less than 100 to do a normal sized dining room floor. You can stain the bags for a variety in colors or use virtually any material you desire. I had never seen anything like it before.

To not have to rip up the floor after killing my back because it looked cheap and stupid. My brown paper floors are by far my most viewed content at the top of the list for faqs and seen more on pinterest than anything else i ve done. If i missed anything be sure to leave me a comment and i ll add it. After the floor is prepped tear and also crumple 6 to 8 inch paper heaps from a roll of brown craft paper the material utilized in brownish paper lunch bags.

I installed a floor made of brown paper and polyurethane in my boy s room last year read that post here and since then i have gotten a ton of questions about it the original tutorial post currently has 645 comments most of them questions that i have done my best to answer and keep up with. Well here it is the post everyone has been waiting for me to write. Paper bag floor diy. Stay clear of extremely little pieces that could develop a chintzy pebbled look rather than a sophisticated faux marble appearance.

Check out my floors in the may june 2012 issue of natural home and garden. After the floor is prepped tear and crumple 6 to 8 inch paper wads from a roll of brown craft paper the material used in brown paper lunch bags. Roll of brown kraft paper spray bottle for water glue. Paper bag flooring application.

Glue water ratios some say 2 1 others are 3 1. A brown paper bag floor is incredibly versatile. It s held up to our foot and paw traffic and we love it. The ultimate diy flooring brown paper floor.

Supplies needed for paper bag floors. I am a little confused by all the information i am finding.