That chalk paint held up just fine thank you rust oleum but it s because we sealed it with 3412 layers of polyurethane.
How to paint floorboards with chalk paint.
How to paint floorboards white.
Ideally you should use floor paints for a long lasting finish but most good quality paints suitable for woodwork will give you a surprisingly tough floor.
Floorboards are often old with no previous known history of exposure to varnishes spillages or stains.
Painting floors and floorboards is easy with chalk paint by annie sloan.
Lo and behold the time has arrived for paint that is made just for floors.
The best type of paint to use is a chalk paint.
She has written over 20 books on the subject and developed her own range of decorative paint called chalk paint in 1990.
And you should be up for a little light diy.
When you apply chalk paint lacquer to a surface it can draw out old stains from your flooring through the chalk paint and mar your finish.
Painting floorboards is a great way to update a room on a budget especially if you have the time to tackle the job as a diy project.
However you can t just slap any old emulsion on.
And not just tile floors folks vinyl hard wood concrete and even linoleum.
Annie sloan is perhaps the world s most respected expert in decorative paint colours and techniques.
Paint is a quick easy and affordable way to transform floorboards particularly when compared to carpet or the cost of replacing with brand new hard wood.
The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
Here annie will show you what to look out for the quickest ways to fix any issues.
You can just dive right in.
Firstly you must test how chalk paint and chalk paint lacquer perform on your flooring.