Painting a Ceramic Tile Floor ~ A Tale of Adventure and Woe
by
Kelly @ The Moon And Me
(IC: blogger)
Have some ugly or bland tile flooring in your house but don't have the money or gumption to replace it? Paint is your new best friend! Some elbow grease and a little patience...well, and paint...are all you need for a fresh, new look!
Our front door opens directly into our living room. This little tile entry was just not evoking any warm and fuzzy greetings to me.
Despite the questioning looks I got from my husband...I started out on my journey.
Oh, remember how I said this was a tale of woe?
After much pouting and reconnoitering I went back to square one and redid the whole thing with homemade chalk paint with less in-your-face contrasting colors. Sealed with polyacrylic.
So if at first you don't succeed, don't give up. Have a refreshing adult beverage, pull up your big girl panties and trudge on! Perseverance, my friends.
We both love it now.
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Published August 7th, 2014 12:28 PM
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GR on Aug 10, 2014What a brilliant transformation. I hate the tiles in my utility room and have been thinking about painting them for a while now ( I actually refinish furniture for a living so you'd think I would have done it long ago!) My main concern has been that it is such a high traffic area but then so is your entryway and as you say I can always touch them up if needed. Thanks for posting :-)
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Myrna Engle on Nov 23, 2014Yes I love it.
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