Wood Floor Paint for Your Palette
Hardwood floors are classy and timeless. However, like everything else, a little color can make it more interesting. Painting wood flooring can be a good design idea and a great do-it-yourself project that can be finished in a week.
Before you start painting hardwood floors, you need come up with a design. You need to consider the overall effect it will have on your interior design. You have to make sure that the colors you have in mind will blend and not clash with what’s already there.
Preparing Your Canvas
When you’re ready to paint, wood floors should be assessed. Make sure that you have a flat, clean surface to work on.
- Clean off any mildew or dust formations on wooden surfaces.
- Old paint should be scraped off or sanded down.
- Your new wood floor paint has the best effect on scruffy surfaces so scruff sand glossy areas.
- After all that sanding, remove the dirt with some warm water and detergent so you will have a nice, clean canvas to start on.
Primers for Your Paint
Before you start painting with your wood floor paint, wood primer must first be applied. Use a latex wood primer if you will be using latex wood floor paints. Alkyd wood primer also works with latex, as well as alkyd and polyurethane wood floor paints.
The Finish
Choose your wood floor paint according to the gloss you want to achieve with your floor. For a satin-like finish, you can’t go wrong with quality latex wood floor paint. Polyurethane and alkyd wood floor paint can provide a semi-glossy or glossy finish.
Your Checklist
Of course, you can’t undertake a painting job without the necessary supplies. Some items to include:
- wood floor paint
- wood primer
- varnish
- paint rollers and brushes
- painter’s tape
- sand paper or floor sander
- paint thinners
- scrapers
Application
Now you’re ready to start painting wood floors. There are several ways on how to paint wood floors:
- Paint rollers allow for an even application and make the job faster.
- Paint brushes come in handy when applying wood floor paint around edges and corners unreachable by paint rollers.
- Paint spray is also a good option and is recommended by some painters. This has the advantage of being faster and application is more even. However, this is not ideal if you are on a strict budget. Paint spray can be expensive and more wasteful on wood floor paint.
Like most projects, a great deal of thought should be put into the endeavour, if only to eliminate regrets. Look for design ideas in magazines and make sure it would enhance your home’s overall atmosphere. Consider a minimalist approach because you can’t go wrong. Remember, once you take out those paint brushes, there’s no turning back!