When i first thought about what paint i was going to use to whitewash the brick floor i looked into using porch and floor paint kilz primer and also white chalk paint.
Chalk paint floors whitewash.
2 make sure your floors are clean and dry.
Water the paint down first.
I just had my kitchen backsplash redone in subway tile and i m sad with my dark grout choice.
Allow to dry completely unless you want some of it mixing into your wash and dulling the results.
I m thinking a 50 50 paint water mix with chalk paint would suck into to unsealed grout and wipe right off the white subway tile.
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Apply in the same way i show below.
The stain will be the floor s core color.
Regardless of what trends come and go whitewashing and pickling have always been go to ways to add rustic cozy charm to a space.
Check out our easy to follow steps below to see how it s done.
Paint or stain the base color of your choice.
Stain may still mix a bit into chalk paint but you will get an antiqued look.
If using latex paint or chalk paint.
To get started pick up a gallon of whitewash stain and two quarts of gray paint.
If you have crappy pine floors then by all means go right ahead and whitewash your floors with annie sloan chalk paint.
3 lightly sand floors to improve paint adhesion.
I m wondering if you ve tried to whitewash grout.
The tried and true techniques are easy low budget means of quickly transforming furniture walls floors ceilings and nearly any other wood surfaces you can think of.
Start by mixing 1 part water to 6 parts of white paint.
The paint adds texture and depth.
Get it pretty wet.
Now that our new floor is in we need to put a nice finish on it.
I d love to lighten it up.
To whitewash with chalk paint spray water on one section at a time.
Then lightly dip the end of the paintbrush these brushes are my favorite in the white chalk paint and brush over the wet.
2 open your chalk paint can and thin to preferred transparency.
1 part paint to 3 parts water and mix well.
We choose to do a whitewash that will show the beautiful wood grain.
We show you how to do.
For more contrast such as pictured above use less water.