one of Montreal designer Scott Yetman’s favourite embellishing techniques is painting floors instead of discoloring or varnishing them. “It’s a fantastic method to add rate of interest to a space since you still get the structure of the grain however with a much more uniform colour (and it’s simple to touch up scuffs or scratches),” he says. “It produces a extremely contemporary Zen feel in a room.” As a diy project, painting is easier than discoloring or varnishing, plus paint is much more cost effective as well as less time-consuming than installing new floors. Yetman swears by Farrow & sphere floor paint as well as likes their French gray as well as sphere Green.

Follow Yetman’s simple steps for utilizing paint to update hardwood floors:

Prep: before you begin, sand the floor to smooth out the surface, making sure to vacuum up the dust. wipe with a moist fabric to pick up any type of residual debris.

Prime: apply one coat of oil-based primer. Make sure to begin at the far wall as well as work toward the room’s exit, so you don’t paint yourself into a corner. let primer dry for about 24 hours.

Paint: wipe the floor once again to eliminate any type of new dust that may have settled overnight. apply one coat of oil-based paint, as well as let dry (about 24 hours). Repeat this step. apply at least two to three coats.