Painting tile floors seems like a common sense fix to an ugly tile problem.
Chalkboard paint on tile.
Chalkboard paint looks great on just the backsplash area or can be applied on the back of open shelves or an entire accent wall image 3.
In this tile painting video tutorial by do it on a dime on youtube you will learn this easy three step method to paint your kitchen tiles you start by sanding the entire area you wish to paint.
Mix the appropriate amount of white lightening cleaner with water per the directions and spray the tile liberally letting the cleaner run across both tile and grout allowing it to do its job of degreasing and cutting through grit and grime.
So all grease splashes from cooking and we cook a lot stick to that backsplash pretty well and it is a nightmare and nearly impossible to wipe them off completely.
Wipe dry with a lint free cloth or paper.
Begin painting for diy chalkboard wall after the wall has been prepped cut in around cabinets outlets trim and counters using a 2 1 2 sash brush.
I made my own stencil and set to work with chalk paint in pure white and graphite.
Materials for tile painting.
I spent a lot of time looking at tutorials on kitchen cabinets painted with chalk paint as it is a high traffic area that needs to be durable and easy to clean.
Unfortunately doing tile is not an option for us at the moment.
Given my love of chalk paint it seemed like an easy choice.
The reason is because chalkboard paint is matte and not very washable.
I also looked up how to paint ceramic tile to update our backsplash see ya later decorative tiles.
How to paint a tile backsplash.
I always love the look of a patterned cement tile but that was a down the line investment.
Annie sloan chalk paint.
I m a pretty brave diy er but i was secretly a little nervous how it would turn out especially since we were live documenting the whole process via 140k thousand of you via instagram.
I realized that annie sloan made a specific chalk paint lacquer that you can use on floors as a sealant on top of the paint.
After all you can paint an ugly wall or an outdated door why not paint some floor tiles.
It changed the look of the room drastically.
I chalk painted my tile floors.