• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Crystel Montenegro at Home

  • Home
  • Project Categories
    • DIY Projects
    • Furniture
    • Home Decor
    • Lifestyle
    • Organization
    • Woodworking
  • About Me
  • Printables Library
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest

Painting My Tile Floor

August 6, 2018 by crystelmont Leave a Comment

When I began this bathroom update, painting the floor was the project I was excited to do most. Luckily it was the kind of project you do last, and that’s precisely what kept me motivated to finish all of the other projects in the bathroom I needed to do first. Well, I finally did it. And I LOVE it! Ohhhh, just you wait. I made my own stencil for this project, but I’ll give you some other resources later on for where to purchase them.

If you’ve been keeping up on the progress of this bathroom, you’ll remember how I installed new beadboard wainscoting, built new bathroom shelves, refreshed the old mirror, and painted the shower. I did the whole thing all by my lonesome over the course of about 3 weeks and boy, was it WORK. But I’m telling you right now, the end result was totally worth it.

So let’s get this show on the road! Let me show you what I did.

Materials:

Abrasive sponge

Floor cleaner

Foam rollers ( I used these)

Chalk paint – Rustoleum Linen White

Chalk paint – Rustoleum Aged Gray

Small paint brushes for touching up

High traffic water-based Polyurethane (I used one similar to this)

 

 

How to paint a tile floor, paint a bathroom floor, paint tile with chalk paint, bathroom remodel, bathroom makeover, bathroom update

I began by cleaning the floor REEEEALLY well. For a little better adhesion you might consider taking some sandpaper to the tile to make some little microscopic scratches for the paint to grab onto. Me? I just scrubbed it down with an abrasive sponge and called it good. I also removed the caulk from around the toilet and tub, and then unhooked the sink and moved it out. I’m wishing I would have done the same with the toilet, which I’ll explain why a little later.

Stenciling a floor, paint a floor, painting a tile floor, paint a tile floor, bathroom remodel, bathroom refresh, bathroom update, cottage bathroom

Next up, start to paint. I used Rust-oleum’s Chalked paint in Linen White.

 

Aaaand add a second coat. 

Looking much better already! Now onto the fun part. I made my stencil on my own using my cricket, (which unfortunately I couldn’t make large enough for 12 x 12 tiles so the spacing is a little bigger than I would’ve liked) but I’ve seen some beautiful stencils you can buy from Royal Design Studios.

Once the base coat of the floor had plenty of time to dry, I began using my stencil with the Rustoleum Chalked Aged Gray chalk paint. Here’s a tip, wear socks to keep the floor from getting dirty. 🙂

I had done some experimentation to see just how saturated I wanted my stencil to be. At first I kept rolling until I couldn’t see any spots, but decided I wanted to go for more of a vintage-y look, which actually worked out much better because then I didn’t have to be so perfect about it. I made sure not to put too much paint on my roller brush or it would seep under the stencil, so I rolled any excess onto a paper towel before applying to the floor. It’s much better to to multiple coats of a thin layer than to do too much paint right at first. Then you’re just asking for trouble. 

I rolled all of the whole tiles first, which made it easier to know how I would need to cut my stencil to do the perimeter. Stencil a floor, paint a floor, painting a tile floor, paint a tile floor, bathroom remodel, bathroom refresh, bathroom update, cottage bathroom

Once that dried sufficiently, I began the perimeter. For the Larger sections of tile I simply bent my stencil and wasn’t too picky about getting the paint all the way to the wall.

Pro tip: Remove everything you can, even the toilet. It was an absolute BEAR to work my stencil around the toilet angles and I wished I would have just removed it entirely. I didn’t get a pic, but I should have so you could see. Luckily it was in a corner and the imperfections weren’t too obvious. Stencil a floor, paint a floor, painting a tile floor, paint a tile floor, bathroom remodel, bathroom refresh, bathroom update, cottage bathroom

Once I had done all the larger perimeter tiles, I began to cut my stencil down to fit the others. Once all of that was dry, I went back through with a small paint brush and touched up any drips or smears in the paint.

Stencil a floor, paint a floor, painting a tile floor, paint a tile floor, bathroom remodel, bathroom refresh, bathroom update, cottage bathroom

Once that finished drying, I gave it a good couple of coats of a water-based high traffic polyurethane. I love this stuff. It won’t yellow your paint, and its super sturdy. It dries to the touch within the hour, but it takes a day or more to cure, so make sure you’re not doing any dragging of items across the floor too soon or you’ll scratch off all of your beautiful hard work.

Stay tuned for the big reveal of the bathroom! I’m so excited and I can’t wait to show you!

Oh, and if you’d like to come back and read this post later, be sure to pin it with the image below!

Stencil a floor, paint a floor, painting a tile floor, paint a tile floor, bathroom remodel, bathroom refresh, bathroom update, cottage bathroom

XOXO,

 

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)

Related Posts

Filed Under: DIY Projects Tagged With: Bathroom Remodel, chalk paint, Paint a floor, stencil tile

Previous Post: « How to Paint a Shower
Next Post: Stone Cottage Bathroom Reveal »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Welcome!

Hey there! Welcome to my blog! I'm so happy to have you here, and I hope you'll find something that inspires you. Crystel Montenegro Home is a website that I started in an effort to show you that creating a beautiful, comfortable and functional home does not have to be an expensive or difficult ordeal, and that YOU. CAN. DO IT! Read More...

Categories

  • DIY Projects
  • Furniture
  • Home Decor
  • Lifestyle
  • Organization
  • Woodworking

Check out My Instagram!

PSA: Mother’s Day will be here before you know i PSA: Mother’s Day will be here before you know it and I know the perfect gift to get all of the mothers in your life! #ad
I made this sweet little book from @mixbook for my mom for her Mother’s Day gift and she is going to love it! My sweet Dad passed away not quite 3 years ago and I rounded up some pictures of him from my siblings that she may not have seen before.  I also made one for my mother-in-law with letters from each of her children in it along with pictures! I can’t wait to give these to them!  Don’t wait to make your mothers a book! They will cherish it forever ❤️❤️ Be sure to use my code CRYSTELM50 for 50% off your first #mixbook !  #mixbookpartner
It’s done!! Well, mostly. 😄 But can we all j It’s done!! Well, mostly. 😄  But can we all just appreciate that there is no more rock on the wall and no more weird window going into the shower?  I learned a lot with this project, and there’s a lot more to do still like put on baseboard and trim out the windows and build an entertainment center on the wall behind us.  But it will be nice to be able to use this room again!  If you were following along in stories you might remember that when we removed the wall we found a bunch of rot and mold that we had to remedy, and this room was freezing cold in the winter time because there was the wrong insulation and nothing was sealed properly.  What originally was going to be a simple removal of rock turned into an entire stripping of everything in this room down to the studs, re-wiring the electrical, sealing all the gaps, adding the proper insulation, adding fancy new lighting (and getting rid of the boob light😃), installing new sheetrock, tape and texture, and then finally paint!  It took some serious work, but thankfully I had Grandpa, @s_montenegro and @ammon.montenegro to help out!  So happy it’s finally finished! I’m wiped out, time to take the day off to celebrate my little Evelyn’s birthday!
Jumping for joy that this mudding is almost done! Jumping for joy that this mudding is almost done! Let’s take a look at where we started, shall we? (Swipe)  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again... mudding is a perfectionist’s nightmare! Lucky for me I’m no perfectionist 😂 are you??  I’ve never done tape and texture to this scale before and I have been learning A LOT.  My learning process goes kind of like this. I get an idea in my head and watch some YouTube videos on how to do it.  I jump in with both feet and usually very soon after starting find myself thinking “ohhh.... so THAT’S why they say to do that”. And then I shrug my shoulders and think “well, next time I’ll know!” And then the next time I do.  Everything in DIY can be undone and re-done. Sometimes it’s worth a re-do, and sometimes it’s not. Yes, you sacrifice time and convenience, but in the end if you keep your shoulder to the wheel you’ll not only get things exactly how you want it, but you’ll come away with more knowledge, a deeper appreciation for those that do this for a living, a serious sense of accomplishment, and all the many benefits that come from just plain old hard work.  Keep pushing, friends. Don’t give up. There is much more to gain than just the end result of your labor.
Happy Easter! He is Risen! I hope you all had a wo Happy Easter! He is Risen! I hope you all had a wonderful day. We had our egg hunt and dyed some eggs and the girls loved it!  Speaking of eggs... we have a chicken coop!! It turned out so cute, and Stuart came up with the design all by his little old self! Watch out for my stories for a complete tour!  We used mostly scrap wood that was from when we re-did the ceiling in our living room, and we even used the leftover plywood cut down to make some “cedar” shake!  I painted it before we shingled the roof with my @gracohomeownersprayers and it was the easiest paint job I’ve ever done!  All the details for this build can be found in my highlights.  Also... just you wait until I get this yard cleaned up. It’s going to be the cutest little yard with the cutest little coop you ever did see!  The only thing I’m bummed about is that we couldn’t make room for any windows for me to put window boxes on. I guess I’ll just have to settle for a cute wreath our the arched door!  #chickencoop #diyprojects #diy #backyardchickensofinstagram #backyardchickens
TABLE REVEAL! Isn’t it amazing how this table br TABLE REVEAL! Isn’t it amazing how this table brings this space to life?? I love walking by here and knowing that I built that. All of it. By myself.  And it’s so fun seeing my vision for this space become a reality!  I am so glad I decided to start over on the stain. Even though it added several hours to an already unpleasant process, I don’t regret that I did because I got it just how I want it. I would have regretted it if I didn’t!  Tell me what you think!  All the details for this build including stain color can be found in my highlights under “kitchen table”!  #girlswhobuild #buildlikeagirl #kitchentable #woodworkher #diningroom #diningroomdecor
How about this bay window, eh?? I am so happy to f How about this bay window, eh?? I am so happy to finally have it finished, especially with the indecision I faced with trimming out the windows. Swipe all the way to see the before!  I am loving how the picture frame molding dressed it up, but I will have you know that this rug from @wellwovenrugs was my inspiration from the very beginning. #ad  My husband is a practical kind of guy and has always been anti-rug under the dining table, especially with kids. But this one convinced him! Not only is the design beautiful and hides a lot of mess, but it is a truly machine washable rug!  I have purchased machine washable rugs before that are so stiff they’re almost not really machine washable, but this rug is so high quality and so pliable that it goes right in so easily!  These rugs are also super affordable, ethically made and Well Woven even provides free shipping! So go get ya one, and tell ‘em I sent ya! You can use the code CRYSTEL15 for 15% off orders over $75 until March 31st so hurry hurry hurry!  I have the Ripon Machine Washable Vintage Medallion Botanical Border Blue Red Flat-Weave distressed rug in a 5 x 7.  All the details for this bay window project can be found in my highlights!  #livewellwoven

Search this Site

Connect with Me!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Favorite Posts

120+ Fun Out-of-the-Box Family Tradition Ideas

HOW TO MAKE A FAUX BOXWOOD WREATH — FOR CHEAP!

HOW TO MAKE A RUSTIC MIRROR FRAME

Footer

Pages

  • About Me
  • Copyright, Disclosure, Privacy, and Comment Policies
  • Got a Question? Comment?
  • Home
  • Latest Projects
  • Printables Library
  • Subscribe here to access my library of free printables!

Never Miss A Post!

Copyright © 2021 Crystel Montenegro at Home on the Foodie Pro Theme

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.