Anyone who has bought or rented a house knows very well that tile can completely change the first appearance. They can overshadow or make an environment look older, but they can also do the opposite: give it a touch of style and originality!
Of course, when wanting to change or remove them, other obstacles appear: the time we need to do it and the money we have to invest. But with a very simple technique you can completely transform their look without breaking or removing them.
In addition, it is much cheaper and you can give it your own style.
In this note you will learn how to do this technique in a small bathroom, but you can also apply it to other floors in your home.
Materials
- white acrylic paint
- black acrylic paint
- Brush
- Stencil of the reason you want (you can be inspired by these ideas)
- mixing bowl
- Transparent protective paint
Note: you can also choose the color you like
Process
1. Before starting to paint, clean the floor well.
2. Paint the tiles black, trying to fill the joints completely.
3. Once it dries, paint a second coat of the same color.
4. With a stencil or template that you have acquired in a graphic or that you make yourself with an old x-ray, alternately paint the tiles with white acrylic to make it easier for you. You may need to mark the joints with a pencil so as not to lose the reference, tape the template to the ground so that it does not move or wait for them to dry little by little to work more neatly without risk of running the paint.
5. Once you have finished and everything has dried well, with a small brush touch up or neaten up the finishes well.
6. Apply a layer of clear protective paint. It must be a waterproof and resistant paint, like a varnish. When it dries well, apply another, and so on until completing five layers of protective paint. This step is very important, because it will be the one that gives the tiles a ceramic appearance, and the one that makes them as waterproof and resistant as before they were painted.
Clever!
You can complement the decoration of your bathroom with this shelf that you can easily make.