My Brown Paper Bag Floor
by
Lisa Schulte
Tim and I had a ceramic tile floor laid in our kitchen as a wedding gift from a friend. Although this had been his trade for 25 years, for some reason our tile didn’t adhere well and soon cracked. We lived with cracked tile for years, then finally plywood! I know it’s strange, but I just didn’t know what I wanted and everything we looked at was $3,000! It’s a huge commitment when you don’t know what you want!
One day I searched DIY inexpensive kitchen floors and I found Paper Bag floors. I fell in love with them, but wasn’t sure how well it would do, especially in a kitchen. I researched more, and finally decided to do it.
One day I searched DIY inexpensive kitchen floors and I found Paper Bag floors. I fell in love with them, but wasn’t sure how well it would do, especially in a kitchen. I researched more, and finally decided to do it.
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Why does Lisa's floor look so professional and actually look like stones, but the other pics I'm seeing really aren't that great. I really wanted to do this to my kitchen floor, but I don't want it to look like some of the others. Lisa, any suggestions what not to do?
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If you want more of a leather look crinkle your paper up a couple times by laying it flat then crinkling it up again wear gloves if you have a lot to do it'll save your hands. Also if you're using craft paper/Carpenter paper watch the sides that you use and remember what side is what because it the sides have different textures and will give you different results.
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It's the way you tear the paper and lay it. Use different sizes or crumble the paper a little less or more, depending on how you did it.
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