Floorboards are often old with no previous known history of exposure to varnishes, spillages or stains. Builders Warehouse shares this 6-step guide… I’m not clear on if you sanded the poly between coats or not. If you’re worried about it, go ahead and give it a light sanding so the paint has something to grip to. Learning how to Chalk Paint® your floors and floorboards is easy with Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan! • Once the Chalk Paint® is completely dry, apply Chalk Paint® Lacquer. I am definitely going to do this to my daughter’s 1960’s black & yellow bathroom! You can use the floor during this period but please be gentle with it. Can I do this on ceramic floor tiles ? I’m wondering if you used a water based or oil based poly? And lol..some people skip reading, we try to answer questions as we see them . Love to hear that feedback!! Then paint the rest of the floor. Using Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan made it easy! I’m done and sharing my finished powder room floor! Thanks for any advice you can give this newbie! We <3 that old door , Love it and want to try but am wondering how you did the partial stencil at the edges, like near the vanity, toilet and tub? We have 1 vent and it gets steamy and we didn’t have any moisture issues. This whole pin just doesn’t add up. I have experienced chipped off paint after doing all steps in chalk painting my kitchen cabinets and I even polyed them just for a precaution and It wasn’t a necessary step. Thanks, Hi Cathy! We used the polyacrylic because we’ve had good luck with it not yellowing, whew! No. And it’s help up decently for you? Oh yay, we think you’ll LOVE it!! How did you decide on the stencil? I love the natural light it offers all day! Do you think sealing it with polyacrilic wax has any resistance to traffic? After the kids went to bed and I turned Netflix on, I tackled the stencil. WOW! The doily goes so prettily with ruffled shower curtain. There have been the occasional chips but no major peeling and no major concerns. I love this idea and i seems easy enough to do! The chemicals in Lacquers which make it such a durable, hard wearing finish for your floor have the unfortunate effect of pulling stains and spills through Chalk Paint® and to the top of the surface, where a yellowing effect can occur. Holly of Storywood Designs created a soft checkerboard pattern using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint on her foyer floor. That is my only concern about using it in a bathroom. Click here to start your search for the right color. My floor was linoleum and it held up great . I just got pale gray walls, tan, gray & smokey floor tiles. I’m an avid DIY’er. What kind of prep work did you do before painting? Two girls paint creative Do not use products containing harsh chemicals such as bleach when pre-washing your floors, as these can prevent Chalk Paint® and Lacquer from performing properly. It actually held up really well for me until I was able to afford a bathroom remodel where we gutted this whole bathroom. We’ve been trying to add some charm and custom touches over the past 4 years, being renters ourselves. I always thought that was for distressing furniture. Hi Jennifer! I am going to for the mideum Gray chalk paint. Why didn’t I paint my bathroom tile floors FIVE years ago when we moved in!? I painted my cabinets and my floors now look terrible, LOL! Thank you for inspiration, needed it. I’m thinking though maybe a few decorative tiles on a wall art piece, or out in the yard. Leave plenty of time between coats for the Lacquer to fully dry. Enjoy rest of weekend. The matting agents in matt lacquers can also sometimes cause a cloudy effect on darker colors. I would highly recommend sanding the marble down to give the paint a better chance to adhere to the tile Good luck!! Sandpaper can be used to create distressed edges; I used 100 grit sandpaper for this project. Needs a grinder. You can achieve a highly customized look with the two-part BEHR ® Chalk Decorative Paint system, which offers the ability to mix and match paint colours, wax styles and sanding techniques.