DIY Concrete Floor Painting: Faux Finish

Mom transformed a worn concrete floor into a work of art!

All painting/pictures/editing by my mom. She just doesn't possess a YouTube channel so she used mine, lol.

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[marnegibbs]

That was amazing! I have been debating on what to do with my, already painted concrete floor. I love it, but it just looked so unfinished, and the final clear coat that was put on it, turned it yellow in some spots! The border was the "finish" I was looking for! This video gave me some new ideas! Thank you so much for sharing!!!!!

[BenevolentLaughter]

@marnegibbs Sorry for the tardiness of my reply! I could've sworn I replied to this but I am purging my inbox and saw the email notification for it and realized I hadn't! Sorry about that. How is your border coming along? Let me know if you need any help and thanks for watching!! =]

[jcmid2]

thanks for your reply; I'm gonna try painting my living room floor as soon as I can and will let you know how it turns out. Thanks for great directions

[BenevolentLaughter]

@jcmid2 How is the floor project coming along? Any more advice we can offer?

[jcmid2]

We have removed carpet from the floor and there are the holes where the tack strips were.....should we fill them before painting??? Your floor looks great! thanks

[BenevolentLaughter]

@jcmid2 we didn't fill ours in, but it depends on if you want it to look really smooth or not. the primer would probably fill any little holes in, but we didn't fix any imperfections in the floor before painting it.

[GingerDodson]

How is the floor wearing? How easy is it to mop and sweep after the paint has worn some? She did a great job! I want to do mine but I wanna know how easy they are to maintain. Thanks for your help!

[dreamweaver822]

i know its been years but do you remember how long this DIY job took? I have pets but would relocate them for a week or so if i could get something like this done at my house. i've tiled some rooms but i actually think i prefer my bare floors! Just not in boring grey. Good Work!

[dropdeadlegstoo]

Incredibly beautiful! The stenciling and border make this technique truly special.

[aemooredk]

I have pulled up the carpet in my daughter's room and want to paint the floor. What did you use to patch the little holes form the nails that held down the tack strips?

[cacufoster]

@BenevolentLaughter Thanks for posting this video! I'm following your mom's instructions to the letter to faux finish my porch concrete floors. Can you please tell me which Quikrete sealer your mom used? I've found one called "Concrete & Masonry High Gloss Sealer" and another called "Wet Look High Gloss Sealer." Neither of them say that it is for painted concrete floors (and the sales people didn't now), so I am hoping you or your mom can recall which Quikrete sealer your mom used. Thanks!

[cheddarjojo]

I just bought a home with 20 year old carpet- eegads! pulled it up, mostly concrete- I will try this! and...by the way... I think the music is wonderful =)

[javalen]

beautiful job of painting but the music made me want to punch my mother in the face!

[annabirdy2]

Stunning! Thank you so much for posting this and giving me inspiration!

[annabirdy2]

Stunning! Thank you so much for posting this and giving me inspiration!

[gocezar]

WHAT WAS THE RATIO OF GLAZE TO BASE COLOR????? :)