Brown Paper Concrete Floor

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.

Brown paper concrete floor. Paper bag flooring application. Well here it is the post everyone has been waiting for me to write. Our most viewed post and video by far is the brown kraft paper diy alternative to wood flooring tutorial. A brown bag floor covering is an ideal way to.

I was looking for an inexpensive alternative to carpeting or hardwood flooring. Plain brown grocery bags create the paper bag floor although you can also use plain brown craft or contractor s paper both available on a roll. Check out my floors in the may june 2012 issue of natural home and garden. Less than 100 to do a normal sized dining room floor.

Carpeting tile or wood flooring. I installed a floor made of brown paper and polyurethane in my boy s room last year read that post here and since then i have gotten a ton of questions about it the original tutorial post currently has 645 comments most of them questions that i have done my best to answer and keep up with. For us the paper bag floor was about as durable as you might expect paper to be even with a lot of floor sealer on it. Please use the pause button if the text is going too fast for you.

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. To not have to rip up the floor after killing my back because it looked cheap and stupid. Stay clear of extremely little pieces that could develop a chintzy pebbled look rather than a sophisticated faux marble appearance. How to cover a floor in brown kraft paper to create a great leather looking surface.

Concrete floors even when painted give a room a cold uninviting feel. Brown paper bags you know the stuff. Covering concrete with brown bag flooring adds a touch of creativity to a plain room. Brown paper bag floors stained to look like stained concrete.

And after having this tutorial get published in cottages and bungalows magazine in april 2011 woot more readers and bloggers have tried it in their homes with great success.