If your finished floor will be dark barn red for.
Distressed painted hardwood floors.
Apply two thin even coats of your latex deck paint base color.
Use this compelling floor to create an inviting ambiance in any room.
The truth is i live in a conservative area.
Primer optional sand paper around 200 grit recommended vacuum.
So let s get into the topic of painted hardwood floors.
Well it wasn t exactly painted.
Whether you are distressing a new floor or an old one you need to give everything a light sanding prior to starting.
He came up with the idea to distress the floors so imperfections would be harder to spot.
Fortunately painting a distressed floor can be a rewarding way to preserve the historical charm of the home and add to its aesthetic value.
Tisbury is a distressed wide plank wood flooring with lots of character.
The end results of painting your distressed hardwood floor can vary depending on the age of the floor its type of wood and how many times it has been sanded and painted in the past.
This is the color that will show through the finish coat only in distressed areas.
Not that a painted floor is radical but not the most conventional however we did a painted floor one time about 20 years ago.
He got down on his knees with a hand sander and went over the paint to lightly wear down the areas where the wood would have naturally weathered because it was raised a little higher or was in a natural traffic area.
This smooths out surface imperfections cleans up the wood and prepares the surface to accept the paint better.
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