Floors Updated With Paper Bags

Gives the look of hardwood floors without all the cost.

Floors updated with paper bags.

I can finally reveal my paper bag flooring. The long awaited moment is here. Faux wood paper bag floors. This fascinating floor covering job has swept the blog writing world off of its feet with its abundant color and also marble textured results and also its economical.

But if you want major details i highly suggest heading over to the ultimate brown paper flooring guide. I will be giving a super brief tutorial. Essentially lesley used a water and glue mixture to adhere torn pieces of the paper bags to her floor and then covered the finished product with sealant. Apr 22 2020 explore karen perry s board paper bag flooring followed by 229 people on pinterest.

After the floor is prepped tear and crumple 6 to 8 inch paper wads from a roll of brown craft paper the material used in brown paper lunch bags. This guide is very detailed and can help you decide if you want to take the leap and install these unique but awesome floors. Plus this cheap flooring tutorial from remodelaholic means you can stain your floors to your color preference. I did not create this technique you can find tons of references to it via a quick internet search.

However never in my wildest dreams did i ever think the end result would look. I used a diluted water based paint to create a warm wash on the paper then i used oil based stain on the cogs and wheels and sealed the whole thing with a water modified polyurethane sealer about 6 coats. When going over old linoleum use poly instead of glue i did part of the floor each way and the area done with glue is having trouble in some areas. Surprisingly the realtor used the floors as a selling point and prospective buyers all eeewed and ahhhhed about.

Improve it by removing any fraying obsolete carpeting heap and also changing it with simple craft paper. When you re finished installing us a wood stain to make it look totally polished. One year later it is in fantastic shape. Lesley is a genius.

I designed a paper bag floor with cogs and wheels in my gallery on the coast in oregon. You wouldn t believe it but yes these floors are made from brown paper bags. Create the look of a custom floor in no time with nearly no expense. See more ideas about paper bag flooring flooring diy flooring.

A paper bag floor done right yields a tile like appearance. I did paper bag floors throughout my old house loved it.