This week was all about painting our ugly tile floors. This is not my first rodeo painting floors and if done right, it can be a game changer and a temporary solution. Removing tile is very labor intensive and expensive so this is the budget friendly version. I did a checkerboard this time but have also stenciled out entry way so that is another option. I love the stencils from @cuttingedgestencils.

Here is the tutorial I use for Painting Tile or Vinyl Flooring

Scrub your flooring with a grime and dirt cleaner. Once dry, go over again with just water to rinse any cleaning residue. Let dry
Paint the floor with Primer using a roller for smooth surfaces. Once dry, paint another coat of primer, making sure you pick up any lint, dust or hair that you see along the way. We have a dog and a cat so pet hair is a constant around here!
For the checkerboard pattern, I painted my base coat color. To get the best results, I highly recommend a Porch & Flooring paint. It’s going to wear better and stand up to traffic.

Base Coat. I mixed two colors to get the right beige that matched the mural.

4. To create the checkerboard I used BM Simply White as the second color. This tile is 16″ squares so it was easy to alternate every other square with the white paint using a foam brush to do the edges and filling in with a small smooth texture roller. Using a garden foam mat as you’re painting is a lifesaver on your knees!

I let this dry for 24 hours to make sure it dried completely before sealing.

5. Use a matte, polyurethane, water based sealer for the final step. This is where you really want to make sure you don’t have any little lint, hair or whatever on the floor. You don’t want it sealed in there. Using a clean roller for smooth textures, apply the sealer. It calls for at least two coats but depending on the traffic the space is going to get, I would do more. It dries in an hour and you can keep going in and re-applying.