Painted Red Brick Floors

The acidic vinegar will slightly etch the surface of the concrete to create a better key for the paint.
Painted red brick floors. Opt for this unique hue to paint the exterior of your home to create a modern meets rustic curb appeal that will stop passersby in their tracks. Nov 25 2016 explore lydia walkingwithdancers s board brick floor followed by 2178 people on pinterest. The technique preserves. For brick homes with a rustic ambiance choose rich earthy paint colors.
If using latex paint or chalk paint. While painting over brick with 100 percent latex paint will give the brick a solid opaque color whitewashing mutes the brick s natural color with a translucent finish. Water the paint down first. We painted our red brick house last fall and i am so glad we did.
This was in the foyer of a dance studio and it saw a lot of traffic. Just an aside if for some reason you paint it and you don t like it or it doesn t hold up i painted brick floors black for a client in a paint called breakthrough. 1 part paint to 3 parts water and mix well. Surround an interior brick fireplace with a sage green accent wall and apply creamy beige.
Coating concrete or brick with white vinegar is a good trick to help the paint stick and last longer particularly if it has a smooth surface. Here the multi hued red coloring of the brick is able to pick up subtle hints of blushing hues in the mahogany cabinets. Everything about the house is shown to its advantage the shrubbery the flowers the trees the porch furniture. It transformed what was just another brick house on the street to a standout in a good way.
Apply a muted green shade to the trim and exterior doors for a color boost. When i first thought about what paint i was going to use to whitewash the brick floor i looked into using porch and floor paint kilz primer and also white chalk paint. You can also use a mild hydrochloric acid following the manufacturer s instructions. See more ideas about porch flooring painted porch floors painted floors.
It held up beautifully. You can have paint tinted any color. See more ideas about brick flooring house design home. Sep 9 2018 explore taryn lopez juarbe s board painted porch floors on pinterest.
The herringbone pattern is very simple creating a cross cut visual that makes this small space seem larger than it actually is.