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.
Lo and behold the time has arrived for paint that is made just for floors.
Annie sloan is perhaps the world s most respected expert in decorative paint colours and techniques.
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.
Here annie will show you what to look out for the quickest ways to fix any issues.
Firstly you must test how chalk paint and chalk paint lacquer perform on your flooring.
When you apply chalk paint lacquer to a surface it can draw out old stains from your flooring through the chalk paint and mar your finish.
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.
The best type of paint to use is a chalk paint.
And not just tile floors folks vinyl hard wood concrete and even linoleum.
That chalk paint held up just fine thank you rust oleum but it s because we sealed it with 3412 layers of polyurethane.
However you can t just slap any old emulsion on.
You can just dive right in.
Painting floors and floorboards is easy with chalk paint by annie sloan.
How to paint floorboards white.
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.
And you should be up for a little light diy.
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.