Make A Paper Bag Floor

Paper bag floors is your old flooring carpeted in style or in dust grime and various other antiques of time.

Make a paper bag floor.

Paper bag floor diy. Also make sure there are no stains because they will bleed through the paper. This fascinating floor covering job has swept the blog writing world off of its feet with its abundant color and also marble textured results and also its economical. This is a test to see if we want to do it to ou.

Clean the floor well and consider applying kilz if necessary. 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 used a diluted water based paint to create a warm wash on the paper then i used oil based stain on the cogs and wheels and sealed the whole thing with a water modified polyurethane sealer about 6 coats. It worked so well that the guys decided to go with a paper floor throughout the entire store.

Brett decided to try a paper bag floor in the bathroom last winter to see how it would turn out. I designed a paper bag floor with cogs and wheels in my gallery on the coast in oregon. Paper bag floors aren t difficult or expensive but they are time consuming. See more ideas about paper bag flooring flooring diy flooring.

While paper bags may seem like something to pick up off the floor you can also put them on the floor to make a floor covering. Glad you came by. We didn t have to move into our house right away so we were able to take our time on the floors. Improve it by removing any fraying obsolete carpeting heap and also changing it with simple craft paper.

Apr 22 2020 explore karen perry s board paper bag flooring followed by 229 people on pinterest. Today i am putting down some brown paper bag floors in my laundry area. Create a look similar to leather or flagstone depending on the size. Watch tv and tear away.

I didn t want to post about this project until we had a little time to see how they held up. Spend an evening ahead of time tearing craft paper or paper bags into irregularly shaped pieces. One year later it is in fantastic shape. A year later they all still look.

As a result the floor was a mismatch of concrete outdoor carpeting and various levels.