Painting Ceramic Tile Floor Diy

This post was updated on april 30 2020 to answer all questions and give a status on house the floors are holding up.

Painting ceramic tile floor diy.

Latex acrylic latex and enamel paints will all perform well on the ceramic tile if you have used a quality high adhesion primer to prepare the surface. Painting the bathroom tile can involve either rolling color onto large swaths of tile at a time or brushing individual tiles by first cutting in around the edges. Painting the ceramic tile floors in our first floor bathroom was one of those projects for me. I decided i was going to paint my bathroom floors way back in 2014 when i was making over my space for the one room challenge but the stenciling of the bathroom walls took so long that i ran out of time to do it before my big reveal.

Make sure to paint grout as well. After all you can paint an ugly wall or an outdated door why not paint some floor tiles. Painting the tiles feels like the easy part once you ve muscled through the cleaning routine. Preparing the tile for paint.

What we re talking about in this article is painting wall tile or countertops that see everyday use but won t get soaking wet all the time. The goal is to create a surface that the paint will stick to. I knew that painting the floor tiles was going to be my best bet to get this space looking up to date and fresh. Directly across the hall from the guest bathroom you ll find our laundry room.

Whether they are flooring a countertop or a backsplash their color isn t always quite right. Use a roller to apply paint evenly to the tile. I love the patterned tile in this space and figured that if i coordinated with this tile in the bathroom then we would be in good shape. Apply two to three even coats as needed until you achieve full coverage.

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. Wear a paint mask as well as other protective gear. When painting tiles with epoxy or tile paint make sure the area is well ventilated. While they are notoriously difficult to paint there are ways to ensure that your tiles get a beautiful makeover and don t lose their new color without having to replace them.

Painting tile floors seems like a common sense fix to an ugly tile problem. Ceramic tiles are a staple of many homes. Chalk paint can be applied without primer to lend a shabby chic solid color to the. Add a clear coat of polyurethane if desired.

When painting a tile floor the following three types of paint work best. Choosing a paint for tile flooring. Let the paint dry for 24 to 48 hours until it is completely dry.