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How to paint outdated linoleum floor

Last week I showed my oak cabinets that I painted white. Several people remarked about not painting wood. I hope no one has objections to me painting linoleum. :)

See the full tutorial @ My Repurposed Life http://bit.ly/IeyAKO

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Kitchen Floor BEFORE-I've had this floor for almost 20 years. It was not in my budget to replace it. I had seen people paint their wood floors, so I decided to try to...
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Before painting with primer--I mopped the floor with a little dish soap, Mr. Clean and warm water. I rinsed the floor until the water was clean and soap free. This too...
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I have 2 cats and a dog. I used my leaf blower to make sure there were no stray hairs flying around.
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To get a good feel for the pattern I used newspapers.
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I got busy with some painter's tape and started painting my squares.
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I used Mythic paint. It went on really well, and 18 months later, is holding up fantastic. I don't like shiny floors-I chose the original floor for THAT reason. It w...
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I love how it turned out, but honestly, now that I have black countertops (that I painted) I'm thinking about changing out the blue squares.... You can see the f...
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UPDATED to add. I have changed out the blue squares for dark gray squares. See more details on the blog. http://bit.ly/Y8wq6S

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Yvonne Louisa, VA

I tried painting my linoleum too! It works and lasted for 7 years until I was able to replace the linoleum. I added white diamond shapes to give it more pizazz!
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