How To Make A Paper Floor

Although its most often called a paper bag.

How to make a paper floor.

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. Staining the floor will bring out the wrinkled leather like look. So if you want to rip out your old carpet but don t have the money to install colored tiles flooring and still want the warm look of colored tones this is an excellent alternative. I did not create this technique you can find tons of references to it via a quick internet search.

Learn how to wallpaper a floor in your home using contact paper also know as fablon. However never in my wildest dreams did i ever think the end result would look. Do not used water based stain you will get a blotchy mess. Oil based liquid stains work ok but can make the paper look a bit muddy.

As a result the floor was a mismatch of concrete outdoor carpeting and various levels. Create the look of a custom floor in no time with nearly no expense. Create a look similar to leather or flagstone depending on the size. While paper bags may seem like something to pick up off the floor you can also put them on the floor to make a floor covering.

We decided to try a paper bag floor in our front room. Easy tips on how to wallpaper a laminate or linoleum floor. It worked so well that the guys decided to go with a paper floor throughout the entire store. Well here it is the post everyone has been waiting for me to write.

This is our first time trying this and we like the results. I experimented with a lot of different kinds of stain. Making use of scrap timber your paper bag supply discolor as well as polyurethane run through the floor covering technique described in the next section. If you are looking for a diy flooring idea that has the look of a solid smooth floor without the price try this diy colored paper flooring idea made with ordinary colored construction craft paper.

Paper bag flooring application.