Chalk Paint Floors Whitewash

Whitewashing wood flooring gives a rustic feel that brightens your space and extends the life of scratched old floors.

Chalk paint floors whitewash.

Clean and dry floors prior to chalk paint application. 1 part paint to 3 parts water and mix well. To whitewash with chalk paint spray water on one section at a time. I m wondering if you ve tried to whitewash grout.

Stain may still mix a bit into chalk paint but you will get an antiqued look. Apply in the same way i show below. To get started pick up a gallon of whitewash stain and two quarts of gray paint. We show you how to do.

3 lightly sand floors to improve paint adhesion. Get it pretty wet. Water the paint down first. If using latex paint or chalk paint.

Paint or stain the base color of your choice. I d love to lighten it up. The paint adds texture and depth. We choose to do a whitewash that will show the beautiful wood grain.

The stain will be the floor s core color. 2 open your chalk paint can and thin to preferred transparency. Then lightly dip the end of the paintbrush these brushes are my favorite in the white chalk paint and brush over the wet. You will need a spray bottle with water white paint i used annie sloan chalk paint in pure white paintbrush and a lint free cloth.

Regardless of what trends come and go whitewashing and pickling have always been go to ways to add rustic cozy charm to a space. Check out our easy to follow steps below to see how it s done. Now that our new floor is in we need to put a nice finish on it. When i first thought about what paint i was going to use to whitewash the brick floor i looked into using porch and floor paint kilz primer and also white chalk paint.

Start by mixing 1 part water to 6 parts of white paint. I m thinking a 50 50 paint water mix with chalk paint would suck into to unsealed grout and wipe right off the white subway tile. 2 make sure your floors are clean and dry. For more contrast such as pictured above use less water.

The tried and true techniques are easy low budget means of quickly transforming furniture walls floors ceilings and nearly any other wood surfaces you can think of. Allow to dry completely unless you want some of it mixing into your wash and dulling the results.