BEAUTIFUL JOB I did the ripped brown paper effect on and old dining room table top and I loved it. After i put the brown paper down I lightly went over it with a slightly darker stain and when that was dry I lightly ragged on and antique gold craft paint. After that I did 5 coats of poly. The depth of colors and texture was fantastic. I know someone that did this same thing for the backsplash in their kitchen and used an outdoor poly to seal it against any water splash. It was a great look too.
Great job! I used this idea in my home in a few different ways. I did an entire floor in my 3 season porch, it was cement. When finished it looked like glass.
I used it on the walls to cover the old peeling paneling. I pasted it up in odd shaped pieces, drew a huge tree on it and covered it with satin poly, I also used it to cover a old ugly lamp I found in the trash. It looked like leather when finished. Great an inexpensive decorating tool.
Nutmeg Place this is fabulous! You've opened all new doors for me! My wheels are now spinning out of control! I love the colors you've chosen. the walls, door, white trim about.....just beautiful.
You mentioned the paint Burnished Clay by Behr on the walls....I was wondering if you used that color throughout your house because it does look like it and I love the color as well.
Love this!! I did this to my garage steps about 3 months ago to see how it would hold up before doing a larger area inside the house. So far, so good! Looks as good as the first day. Will wait till after winter is over and all the wet foot traffic back and forth from the snow to really test it out. If the wear is good, will proceed to do a small bathroom and an area in the basement on a wood subfloor. Talk about a cheap AND beautiful floor ......after seeing your steps, I think I will add
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that to my list and do the stairs down to the basement, pull up that old carpet. Also, I plan to make a frame over the bathroom mirror and apply this technique to tie in the floor. Maybe some decorative tacks all around the edge .......will post pictures when I do!!
Love the floor treatment, after much research it seems like these floors are very durable. I'll guess the multiple coats of polyurethane is the key. Will be attempting this in my craft room in the new year...can't wait. Pics to follow if all goes well.
I used it on the walls to cover the old peeling paneling. I pasted it up in odd shaped pieces, drew a huge tree on it and covered it with satin poly, I also used it to cover a old ugly lamp I found in the trash. It looked like leather when finished. Great an inexpensive decorating tool.