Painting Ceramic Tile Floor Diy

This post was updated on april 30 2020 to answer all questions and give a status on house the floors are holding up.

Painting ceramic tile floor diy.

Painting the ceramic tile floors in our first floor bathroom was one of those projects for me. As with most painting projects preparation is the most important part. While they are notoriously difficult to paint there are ways to ensure that your tiles get a beautiful makeover and don t lose their new color without having to replace them. The goal is to create a surface that the paint will stick to.

What we re talking about in this article is painting wall tile or countertops that see everyday use but won t get soaking wet all the time. Painting the tiles feels like the easy part once you ve muscled through the cleaning routine. Apply two to three even coats as needed until you achieve full coverage. I love the patterned tile in this space and figured that if i coordinated with this tile in the bathroom then we would be in good shape.

Make sure to paint grout as well. Choosing a paint for tile flooring. Painting tile floors seems like a common sense fix to an ugly tile problem. Let the paint dry for 24 to 48 hours until it is completely dry.

When replacing floor tiles is so costly time consuming and messy a coat of paint seems like the obvious budget friendly alternative but this seemingly obvious diy solution isn t the fix all you d hope for. Whether they are flooring a countertop or a backsplash their color isn t always quite right. Add a clear coat of polyurethane if desired. After all you can paint an ugly wall or an outdated door why not paint some floor tiles.

When painting a tile floor the following three types of paint work best. Latex acrylic latex and enamel paints will all perform well on the ceramic tile if you have used a quality high adhesion primer to prepare the surface. Directly across the hall from the guest bathroom you ll find our laundry room. I decided i was going to paint my bathroom floors way back in 2014 when i was making over my space for the one room challenge but the stenciling of the bathroom walls took so long that i ran out of time to do it before my big reveal.

Ceramic tiles are a staple of many homes. Painting the bathroom tile can involve either rolling color onto large swaths of tile at a time or brushing individual tiles by first cutting in around the edges. Preparing the tile for paint. How to paint ceramic floor tile this post is in partnership with rust oleum.

Wear a paint mask as well as other protective gear. I knew that painting the floor tiles was going to be my best bet to get this space looking up to date and fresh. When painting tiles with epoxy or tile paint make sure the area is well ventilated.