Black Floor Tile Paint

Kelly really stretched her budget in this total bathroom makeover by painting the floors and cabinet.

Black floor tile paint.

I m not a black decor lover typically so going for black paint was a little out of my league but i do love classic basics and think it s the perfect base. It will help to prevent peeling and flaking of the paint over time. Let the paint dry for 24 to 48 hours until it is completely dry. I m a pretty brave diy er but i was secretly a little nervous how it would turn out especially since we were live documenting the whole process via 140k thousand of you via instagram.

High adhesion primer will chemically bond to the tile itself while still creating a surface on which you can reliably paint. Latex paint works for both solid and patterned tile floors. Add a clear coat of polyurethane if desired. Select a semi or high gloss latex paint for solid tiles and a high gloss latex paint for patterned tiles.

Tile paint works best on vertical surfaces that receive less abuse including backsplashes wall tile and wainscot tile. Wait 24 hours for the paint to dry. I chalk painted my tile floors. Use a roller to apply paint evenly to the tile.

Best practices for painting tile. Stick with vertical surfaces. It is not standard practice to take a roller to your kitchen or bathroom floor tile. Bathroom stencil floor tile by domestic blonde.

Jessica had those brick red colored tiles that were very popular in entryways. After all you can paint an ugly wall or an outdated door why not paint some floor tiles. If you are painting with a significantly different colour you may need to apply a second coat to make sure that it s properly covered. Apply one coat of the paint working it into the grout line.

Be sure to use a high adhesion primer to create an ideal environment for the paint itself. Finish each tile with a vertical stroke. Oil based paint holds up. This paint is made to stick to tile.

When replacing floor tiles is so costly time consuming and messy a coat of paint seems like the obvious budget friendly alternative but this seemingly obvious diy solution isn t the fix all you d hope for. Paint on horizontal tiled surfaces that receive traffic will soon wear off. Natural stone tiles on the other hand need an acrylic latex paint formulated for interior masonry or stucco 20 to 35 per gallon. After 24 hours redefine the grout line with a grout pen.

All of these paints come in a full spectrum of sheens ranging. When painting tiles with epoxy or tile paint make sure the area is well. Painting tile floors seems like a common sense fix to an ugly tile problem. Entryway stenciled floor tile by house homemade.

Make sure to paint grout as well.