It’s amazing what people can accomplish by faux painting concrete floors.  By the time the painting is completed, you’d never know in many cases that it’s concrete.  Instead of looking like a garage floor poured in your basement family room, there’s painted tiles, textured finishes or painted designs which fit the room décor.  The possibilities are endless which makes this kind of painting all the more interesting.

Houses poured on concrete slabs, houses with basements and houses with garages and driveways are all candidates for faux painting.  Actually, there’s concrete paint or stain choices you can use to create a textured look.  That’s what faux painting concrete floors is all about – making the floor look like something other than concrete.  For example, the concrete can be faux painted to look like it’s made out of cobblestone, granite or marble.  Another popular idea is to paint faux tiles on the floor.

Faux Painting Concrete Floors

This kind of painting can turn a really ordinary concrete floor into an interesting and room enhancing floor.  A contractor will first prime the floor with concrete primer and then paint the design on using brushes, rags or sponges.  The design is then covered with a polyacrylic sealer which is durable and prevents paint chipping.   This type of painting is ideal for living rooms, family rooms, entertainment areas and even kid’s rooms.  Some people even faux paint their garage floors when they get tired of looking at ordinary gray or when they convert the garage into another use.

Just like faux painting walls, it’s recommended you use the services of a contractor for faux painting concrete floors.  The success of this project is dependent upon proper cleaning and sealing of the concrete.  Also, pictures in books can make this style of painting look easier than it really is in most cases.  If you don’t paint or stain the floor consistently, the final look isn’t going to be what you intended.  That can be a huge disappointment after a lot of work.  There’s no reason why you have to continue settling for boring concrete floors when you can faux paint any design you wish. 

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