Can You Paint Hardwood Floors

The thought of painting wood floors can be scary but if your hardwood floor is damaged or just ugly painting the floor can make it look great again.
Can you paint hardwood floors. 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. If you decide you want your painted wood floors to be the same color as ours snap a pic of the label on the top of the paint can shown above and take that to your paint store. When using a pad you may find it more efficient to pour the paint on the floor and drag the pad through it from one side of the room to the other. I d like to know if you can recommend a water based floor paint for me.
1 gather your materials. Instead purchase a latex enamel that is specifically designed to be used on hardwood floors porches or decks. You ve likely tackled a paint project at some point. Keep in mind that whatever color you choose will thin out and become lighter as people walk on the floor over time.
You cannot paint a hardwood floor with standard latex paint. Yep those beat up old floors can become a great big blank canvas. Thank you for this easy to read and very informative article. I can t begin to tell you how many articles i ve read about painting worn out hardwood floors but yours is definitely the first one that made complete sense to me.
Although if you ve painted stairs you re already a step ahead. That should allow them to custom mix your wood floor paint. Paint the floor with a roller or a paint pad on the end of a 4 foot extension pole.