How To Paint Wood Floors To Last
4 Materials
$50.00
4 Hours
Easy
As the nest emptied out I was able to take one of the kids rooms as my own to create a home office that I use for my blog business. My budget for this project was very small and just about everything was repurposed, including the tattered wood floors. Here is a basic tutorial of what we did and you'll find complete instructions on my blog, linked below.
Although it's a bit hard to tell, these parquet wood floors suffered damage in a previous flood. We never attempted refinishing them and hid them under an area rug once clean and dry.
I envisioned a clean white French modern style office, so we painted the floors and now a couple of years later they are holding up perfectly...even with several dogs who are in here most days while I work!
We cleaned the floors first after vacuuming with some hot water and TSP. Once dry we sanded the floors lightly. I talk more about that in the blog post.
We decided on a low luster porch and patio floor paint, that we rolled on with a foam roller and a long handled pole.
Once we let the paint dry we sealed it with several coats of sealer. I have the links for the products in my blog post and want to mention that when doing this type of painting indoors please ventilate with the windows open and wear a respirator if you are sensitive to fumes.
The final product is a beautiful and long lasting floor and it's holding up great! Since I do some photography for my blog in the room, the white floor is perfect for reflecting light!
As always your questions are welcomed.
Resources for this project:
See all materials
Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.
Hometalk may collect a small share of sales from the links on this page.More info
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Comments
Join the conversation
2 of 65 comments
-
Beautiful transformation! Love the white floor.
-
The link takes you to grey paint only
Frequently asked questions
Have a question about this project?
Can I do the same technique for laminare? Mine is a light colour and I want to make it darker.
my home parquet are all coming out. How do i overcome this?
Can you paint linoleum with paint like you used?