Paper Floor Mat From Newspaper

Flatten as well as stick each paper heap to the floor overlapping the pieces a few inches for an organic look.

Paper floor mat from newspaper.

In this video you will be able to learn how to make a waterproof mat by using newspaper and. 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. Repeat until you have covered the floor but don t have any overlapping stones on the floor. Fold down the top edge of that strip and tuck it into the horizontal strip it covers.

Do not polyurethane the paper it turns the paper crispy and translucent and you don t want that. Use your paintbrush to smooth creases. Turn the newspaper so that its center fold is closest to you. Work these ends into your weave until they are all hidden in the woven mat.

Repeat this process for the side you re working on rotating the mat and folding and tucking into the horizontal strips along the edges. This is pictures without instructions. You should have a finished mat of approximately 18 inches square. To use this video in a commercial player o.

Well here it is the post everyone has been waiting for me to write. The next day you can fix any elevated edges using a paintbrush and the adhesive mix. Fold each of the newspaper strip ends toward the side of your mat with an over weave at the point of the edge of each weave. Beginning at one corner fold the bottom of the strip up and press the crease.

Then came the doubts about investigators conclusion that it was an accident. Place your paper where you want it on the floor and paint over the top of it with the découpage mixture. Repeat this procedure till the floor is covered in paper as well as completely dry the floor overnight. 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.

Cut straight lines 1 inch 2 54 cm apart from the fold to the edge of the paper farthest from you. Each end will be folded to the opposite side in a front back front back pattern. Notice the texture the crumpling gives the stones once again. Wait for it to dry.

How to make waterproof protective mat from newspaper how to make place mats newspaper craft. Leave a 1 inch 2 54 cm border around the three sides that aren t folded so your place mat has something holding it together. I installed a paper bag floor in my dining room butler pantry and hallway.