Brown Paper Flooring

Check out my floors in the may june 2012 issue of natural home and garden.

Brown paper flooring.

Stained brown paper faux wood plank floors by chris of freckle face girl. Roll is easy to handle. Well here it is the post everyone has been waiting for me to write. 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.

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. I was looking for an inexpensive alternative to carpeting or hardwood flooring. 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. Using this simple diy technique you can give your floor a faux leathe.

I am a freckle face mama of 4 and a lover of projects. 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. 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. I am so excited to be a guest at remodelaholic today.

Brown builder s paper is an economical kraft construction paper which is large enough for several projects. 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. For general floor protection. Stay clear of extremely little pieces that could develop a chintzy pebbled look rather than a sophisticated faux marble appearance.

The trimaco 35 in. Want to rip out your ugly carpet but don t have the money to put in hardwood flooring. I think i m a project aholic. It can be used as a paint drop cloth and runner or for general protection.

Please use the pause button if the text is going too fast for you. Paper bag flooring application. I m chris and i blog over at freckle face girl. By using this simple technique you can give your floors a.