Hi friends! If you are here to learn about painting tile with chalk paint I just repainted my entryway tile and have a post with all the how to's and tips here.
Yes friends, FREE. My most favorite price in the whole world.
My brother told me about this trick. It is going to the dump and taking paint that people have dropped off to be recycled.
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| Here's my brother Paul introducing me to the glories of dump paint. |
Here is the only real "rule" you need to remember: **When you mix paints, use matching finishes** For me that meant choosing two nearly full gallons of white-ish flat interior latex and then several quarts of blue, black, and grey flat interior latex. See what I did there? All flat interior latex. No mixing oil with latex or flat with gloss. For more painting tips check out my "Painting guide for the lazy and non-critical."
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| I took a whole box, hey, it's free! |
As you can see,I have not yet wall papered the stair risers-but I still plan to (when I win the lottery). *I finally did the wallpaper, you can see it here.
On a side note, I have not loved the orange entryway tile since we moved in so I decided to paint that too. Sometimes I paint unusual things on the principle that I can't hate it any worse than I already do so why not?
I used TSP cleaner to clean the tile really well first. Then I used two coats of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and one coat of ASCP Floor Lacquer. You can see how it looks in the pictures. I'm super happy and it has held up perfectly! Yay. No more orange floor.
Orange sweater yes, orange floor no. I'm a HUGE fan of ASCP, if you want to see more chalk paint project you can check these:
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LOVE the look and the free paint tip!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks fabulous, Shelley. Since I never paint, even free paint doesn't tempt me, but I'm sure Paul's tip will be a great little money saver for you and all your projects. I can't wait to see your house in August. Love you....Aunt Colleen
ReplyDeleteWow Shelly, I love the floor, very smart! Great tips on the paint. I'm not a big fan of spending a lot of money on paint. I get most of mine from clearence sectiins. I just invested a bit more than normal on General Finishes, but I'm always looking for a deal. This will come in handy!
ReplyDeletehow did you apply the chalk paint? Brush or roller? I'm wanting to paint smooth fireplace tiles and not sure what kind of brush to use...
ReplyDeleteI used a roller with a long handle-my broom handle actually will screw on to a paint roller handle when I unscrew the broom head. I put the paint in one of those disposable plastic pans.
DeleteHow has the floor held up since this blog post?
ReplyDeleteHi Jenny. It has held up remarkably well, like, almost perfectly. The only thing I do is sweep and mop it once a week, okay more like once every two weeks. I even ditched the mat that was in the entryway over a year ago when the dog got sick on it and the paint job is still going strong.
Deletedo you think this method would work on bathroom wall tile? or fail due to moisture?
ReplyDeleteI think it would work on wall tile, moisture didn't seem to bother the paint, just sitting under water for a long time. So maybe not wall tile in the shower-but just in the bathroom. I'd go for it.
DeleteLooks great, but you mentioned using two coats of Annie Sloan chalk paint and one coat of floor lacquer, but the pictures show you mixing surplus paint you obtained. Am I missing something?
ReplyDeleteSo the surplus paint was a latex that I used on my walls. For the floor I used Annie Sloan chalk paint and Annie Sloan floor lacquer.
DeleteWould this work just as well on ceramic wall tile in a kitchen? Do the same proceedure?
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried it, but I think it would. I'm hoping to paint the ceramic floor tile in my bathroom soon and I'll post about it when I do.
DeleteHow long does the paint last, my friend would like to do this (kitchen) but afraid it would wear out too soon..
ReplyDeleteIt lasted two years of high traffic and dirt (kids, dogs, etc.) really well and I think it would still be going strong except we had some water issues and the entryway flooded a couple of times in the night. The paint bubbled up a little in a couple of places but it was because it was under water for several hours during the night. I say go for it! It's super durable.
DeleteWould you recommend priming first or just start paimtimg after its clean?
ReplyDeleteHi Sharla, one of the great things about chalk paint is that you don't need to prime :-)
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