Diy Brown Paper Flooring

I installed a paper bag floor in my dining room butler pantry and hallway.

Diy brown paper flooring.

So if you want to rip out your old carpet but don t have the money to install hardwood flooring and still want the warm look of wood tones this is an excellent alternative. Paper bag flooring application. Check out my floors in the may june 2012 issue of natural home and garden. This is pictures without instructions.

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. By using this simple technique you can give your floors a. I was looking for an inexpensive alternative to carpeting or hardwood flooring. Well here it is the post everyone has been waiting for me to write.

If you are looking for a diy flooring idea that has the look of real wood without the price try this diy faux wood flooring made with ordinary brown craft paper. Mix the glue and water at a 50 50 ratio in the bucket. After the floor is prepped tear and also crumple 6 to 8 inch paper heaps from a roll of brown craft paper the material utilized in brownish paper lunch bags. My brown paper floors are by far my most viewed content at the top of the list for faqs and seen more on pinterest than anything else i ve done.

Stay clear of extremely little pieces that could develop a chintzy pebbled look rather than a sophisticated faux marble appearance. Tear or cut depending on what look you are going for the paper into large pieces. Also featured in the november 2012 issue of wnc woman. Please use the pause button if the text is going too fast for you.