There is no reason to limit fake paint in your home to just the walls. Have you considered that the same paint finish would look equally good on your floor? This is especially true if you have a concrete floor; you should definitely consider painting this. If it is for no other reason than to offer a cost effective solution to cover your floor; the painting process can also be a lot of fun.
Sponge painting your floors is a great way to start if you don’t have a particular design in mind. It’s also one of the easiest ways to finish off a design on your floor that makes it look like what you had planned it to look like all along … no one will ever know differently. After all, most other types of faux floor paint involve trying to match a particular type of design. Sponge painting, on the other hand, is just one way to make a pattern on the floor.
To sponge your floor, you will need to prepare the floor in the same way that you would for any other type of paint in your home. First things first … you should wash the floor with a strong cleaning solution. This is to clean up any dirt that may have been ground in the past. This is also a good way to remove marks that may have been left on the floor of furniture with rubber feet.
If there are still rough spots on the floor, you will need to sand them down. You don’t have to have a floor that is 1000% flat, but having a clean, level surface to paint will make your life easier during the sponge painting phase. Do not cause any unnecessary difficulty in doing this type of work.
Sponge painting will require two different colors of paint. Most people go for complementary colors or two different shades of the same color. For example, if you are looking for a blue floor, you can put a lighter shade of blue with a darker blue on top.
After you’ve allowed the base coat to dry for a full day, you need to add the second coat of paint. Essentially, sponge painting on your floor will work the same way it does on your walls. Just be sure to use the sponge to remove the second coat of paint in some areas, rather than using it to apply that coat of paint; otherwise, you could ruin the effect you are trying to achieve.