Tear or cut depending on what look you are going for the paper into large pieces.
Diy brown paper flooring.
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.
If you are looking for a diy flooring idea that has the look of real wood without the price try this diy faux wood flooring made with ordinary brown craft paper.
This is pictures without instructions.
Check out my floors in the may june 2012 issue of natural home and garden.
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So if you want to rip out your old carpet but don t have the money to install hardwood flooring and still want the warm look of wood tones this is an excellent alternative.
By using this simple technique you can give your floors a.
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.
Stay clear of extremely little pieces that could develop a chintzy pebbled look rather than a sophisticated faux marble appearance.
A large roll of contractors paper or paper grocery bags elmer s glue all by the gallon floor grade polyurethane oil modified minwax a large bucket for mixing plastic gloves.
My brown paper floors are by far my most viewed content at the top of the list for faqs and seen more on pinterest than anything else i ve done.
Also featured in the november 2012 issue of wnc woman.
Well here it is the post everyone has been waiting for me to write.
I installed a paper bag floor in my dining room butler pantry and hallway.
Mix the glue and water at a 50 50 ratio in the bucket.
I was looking for an inexpensive alternative to carpeting or hardwood flooring.