She has written over 20 books on the subject and developed her own range of decorative paint called chalk paint in 1990.
How to paint floorboards with chalk paint.
Chalk paint is an extremely functional furniture paint that can be used on almost any surface.
Making it the perfect solution to update and refresh floors.
Firstly you must test how chalk paint and chalk paint lacquer perform on your flooring.
Here annie will show you what to look out for the quickest ways to fix any issues.
The best type of paint to use is a chalk paint.
The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.
And not just tile floors folks vinyl hard wood concrete and even linoleum.
Floorboards are often old with no previous known history of exposure to varnishes spillages or stains.
Painting floors and floorboards is easy with chalk paint by annie sloan.
And you should be up for a little light diy.
Annie sloan is perhaps the world s most respected expert in decorative paint colours and techniques.
However you can t just slap any old emulsion on.
Lo and behold the time has arrived for paint that is made just for floors.
Painting floorboards is a great way to update a room on a budget especially if you have the time to tackle the job as a diy project.
How to paint floorboards white.
Ideally you should use floor paints for a long lasting finish but most good quality paints suitable for woodwork will give you a surprisingly tough floor.
You can just dive right in.
Chalk paint can be used to paint almost anything walls kitchen cabinets metal wood and even fabric but the most common use is to give new life to old furniture or to make newer pieces look old.