The Household Hints & Tips Thread...

[Dominique]

Originally Posted by LaDivina

Interesting! It looked sort of like concrete to me. I wonder how it would look if you tore the paper in long strips, like plank flooring.

I have an art studio/office type of room that I majorly double fucked up the carpet in. First,
I knocked a bottle of ink off the drawing table (splaattt). Then serious ruin came when I put a triple espresso on top of an imaginary table . That espresso stain covers 6 feet. So I'm going to cut the center square carpet out of the room and cover it with this paper floor. It can NOT look any worse than the way it's looking now.

I'm thinking about LaDivina's suggestion. Why couldn't I make faux planks? Cut planks and draw wood like patterns (with a sharpie maybe ??) assorted grains and knot holes. It's an art room....if it looks awful, as the youtube tutors have said, add another layer and cover it.

I imparted from one lady (on u tube) {read the comments} she did a bedroom, then a cement entryway, then furniture....she used welbond from micheals instead of elmers and suggests satin waterbased verathane for the *clear coat floor finish* dries quicker, less V.O.C's and holds up better.

I'd finish off the project by using some kind of wood to tie the carpet edges into my faux floor.

I'm open to suggestions....I love to tap into peoples imaginations............................