Kelly really stretched her budget in this total bathroom makeover by painting the floors and cabinet.
Black floor tile paint.
Oil based paint holds up.
Select a semi or high gloss latex paint for solid tiles and a high gloss latex paint for patterned tiles.
After 24 hours redefine the grout line with a grout pen.
Wait 24 hours for the paint to dry.
Apply one coat of the paint working it into the grout line.
I chalk painted my tile floors.
Entryway stenciled floor tile by house homemade.
Tile paint works best on vertical surfaces that receive less abuse including backsplashes wall tile and wainscot tile.
Be sure to use a high adhesion primer to create an ideal environment for the paint itself.
High adhesion primer will chemically bond to the tile itself while still creating a surface on which you can reliably paint.
Make sure to paint grout as well.
Latex paint works for both solid and patterned tile floors.
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.
Jessica had those brick red colored tiles that were very popular in entryways.
Look at them now.
Stick with vertical surfaces.
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 is not standard practice to take a roller to your kitchen or bathroom floor tile.
Add a clear coat of polyurethane if desired.
It will help to prevent peeling and flaking of the paint over time.
It is extremely durable and washable.
Use a roller to apply paint evenly to the tile.
When painting tiles with epoxy or tile paint make sure the area is well.
Finish each tile with a vertical stroke.
All of these paints come in a full spectrum of sheens ranging.
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.
After all you can paint an ugly wall or an outdated door why not paint some floor tiles.
This paint is made to stick to tile.
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.
Priming the tiles is one of the most critical and often overlooked steps.
Painting tile floors seems like a common sense fix to an ugly tile problem.
Best practices for painting tile.
Natural stone tiles on the other hand need an acrylic latex paint formulated for interior masonry or stucco 20 to 35 per gallon.