Brown Paper Flooring

Stay clear of extremely little pieces that could develop a chintzy pebbled look rather than a sophisticated faux marble appearance.

Brown paper flooring.

Well here it is the post everyone has been waiting for me to write. I was looking for an inexpensive alternative to carpeting or hardwood flooring. If you are looking for a diy flooring idea that has the look of real wood without the price try this diy faux wood flooring made with ordinary brown craft paper. For general floor protection.

By using this simple technique you can give your floors a. So if you want to rip out your old carpet but don t have the money to install hardwood flooring and still want the warm look of wood tones this is an excellent alternative. Brown builder s paper is an economical kraft construction paper which is large enough for several projects. Check out my floors in the may june 2012 issue of natural home and garden.

The trimaco 35 in. Also featured in the november 2012 issue of wnc woman. Stained brown paper faux wood plank floors by chris of freckle face girl. I am a freckle face mama of 4 and a lover of projects.

After the floor is prepped tear and also crumple 6 to 8 inch paper heaps from a roll of brown craft paper the material utilized in brownish paper lunch bags. Roll is easy to handle. I am so excited to be a guest at remodelaholic today. It can be used as a paint drop cloth and runner or for general protection.

I installed a floor made of brown paper and polyurethane in my boy s room last year read that post here and since then i have gotten a ton of questions about it the original tutorial post currently has 645 comments most of them questions that i have done my best to answer and keep up with. 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. I think i m a project aholic. I m chris and i blog over at freckle face girl.

My brown paper floors are by far my most viewed content at the top of the list for faqs and seen more on pinterest than anything else i ve done. Using this simple diy technique you can give your floor a faux leathe. Please use the pause button if the text is going too fast for you. Large enough for most projects.