94 gail--My Repurposed Life Blogger Louisville, KY on Apr 22, 2012 Like Clip How to paint outdated linoleum floor Last week I showed my oak cabinets that I painted white.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 Like Clip 1 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... Like Clip 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... Like Clip 1 I have 2 cats and a dog. I used my leaf blower to make sure there were no stray hairs flying around. Like Clip 2 To get a good feel for the pattern I used newspapers. Like Clip I got busy with some painter's tape and started painting my squares. Like Clip 2 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... Like Clip 8 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... Like Clip UPDATED to add. I have changed out the blue squares for dark gray squares. See more details on the blog. http://bit.ly/Y8wq6S Displaying 1 of 47 comments See All Comments Diane C Providence Forge, VA Hi Gail, your kitchen is wonderful. Hometalk is a great place to show off your talent. NOTE: You can drag and drop your photos to reorder them Required Comment Saving...
your kitchen is wonderful. Hometalk is a great place to show off your talent.