Suggestions for a painted floor.
Brand new second-floor addition and I'm looking to funk up the hallway a bit. I'd like to do a painted floor and was wondering if anyone here has 1. painted a floor, and 2. what type of topcoat you used.
More info on my blog post about the floors: http://elephantbuffet.blogspot.ca/2013/02/another-one-bites-dust-part-i-before.html
More info on my blog post about the floors: http://elephantbuffet.blogspot.ca/2013/02/another-one-bites-dust-part-i-before.html
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Keitha I don't have a painted floor but I do have a friend that has a terrific painted floor in her foyer and it adds TONS of character! 
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Carol @ Elephant Buffet Is that her house? It adds so much impact!
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designideas4me wow I cant wait to find out how to paint a floor. Are you painting over white wood planks like it shows in the pictures? I have cement and have wanted to paint them for a year now. But when I looked into the concrete paint products i read that they chip easily so i didnt want to make more of a mess.
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olldbobbi There are three ideabooks on Houzz that should give you some valuable info: 
Ideabook: Are You Gutsy Enough to Paint...
Ideabook: Painted Wood Floors
Ideabook: DIY: Paint Your Floor for a...
Ideabook: Are You Gutsy Enough to Paint...Ideabook: Painted Wood FloorsIdeabook: DIY: Paint Your Floor for a...3 months ago · Like
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Carol @ Elephant Buffet Designideas4me: I'm just painting over the subfloor that my trades laid down --- just floor-grade plywood.
3 months ago · Like
olldbobbi If I understand you right, you will be using the subfloor as the top floor? And that's why you want to paint it?
3 months ago · Like
Interiors International, Inc. There are great ideas and info on how to do this on this site. Your local home improvement center can also help.
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Interiors International, Inc. @designideas4me look into concrete stain it will not chip.
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lauriaj My brother is a very talented artist, he does movie/commercial sets so a lot of faux work! He painted my parents concrete slab in our living room/dining room to look like marble and it was awesome!!! If done right, it could be very cool! Wonder if I have any pictures of that? My parents sold the house 12 years ago :(
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Keitha Carol, the picture I sent was not my friends house but her's is very a black and dark stained checkerboard pattern with their initials in the center. A little more formal than what you had in mind but her finish has held up very well for years now.
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designideas4me Interiors International, Inc.... Thx yes I realize that about stain but it will showthe many large imperfections in my concrete.....................unlessperhaps I used black.....no its still not a good idea because I would have to prep the floor with lots of dust. I guess I was looking for a paint option whereby I could just cover the concrete with paint til I put in wood.
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