Kitchen Floor Tile Paint Ideas

Whether you ve schooled yourself on how to paint a room or tried your hand at painting kitchen cabinets you probably haven t painted a floor.

Kitchen floor tile paint ideas.

Choose a high quality latex oil or epoxy paint that will adhere properly to the surface of your tiles. After all you can paint an ugly wall or an outdated door why not paint some floor tiles. Terracotta walls have been a huge kitchen paint trend so far this year. If you think you can paint floors with regular wall paint you re sadly mistaken.

The result is an incredibly fresh cooking space that feels both stylish and approachable. When painting tiles with epoxy or tile paint make sure the area is well ventilated. With just a stencil pattern a few jars of acrylic or stencil paint a stencil brush painters tape and a few paper towels or a rag you ll be able to make an artistic statement on your floor. Bit less garish and orangey than the colour that graced many a home during the 80s think mediterranean vibes rather than your grandma s kitchen tiles.

Stencils are another way to spruce up your kitchen floor. Stir the paint and pour it into a clean working pot. Latex paint works for both solid and patterned tile floors. It s also important to put a surface conditioner for enamel paint on your tiles before painting them.

Add a clear coat of polyurethane if desired. Oil based paint holds up. Here the firm combines a bold pattern floor tile with pastel cabinetry in a paint color called mint julep by benjamin moore. Since tiles are glossy and it can be hard to get paint to stick to them try using an enamel paint in your desired color.

Although if you ve painted stairs you re already a step ahead first consider your supplies. Make sure to paint grout as well. Select a semi or high gloss latex paint for solid tiles and a high gloss latex paint for patterned tiles. It s earthier warmer and a whole lot cooler.

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. Let the paint dry for 24 to 48 hours until it is completely dry. Wear a paint mask as well as other protective gear. Use a roller to apply paint evenly to the tile.

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