Craft Paper Leather Flooring

Want to rip out your ugly carpet but don t have the money to put in hardwood flooring.

Craft paper leather flooring.

Jami from an oregon cottage was one of the first to feature this technique on her blog although i know this idea has been around for quite some time. It s a great alternative to wood floors and creates a cool leather look. This treatment can be used on furniture walls book covers and even floors. Dilute white glue with water so it is of a heavy cream consistency.

Craft paper flooring grocery bag flooring may 28 2012. Using this simple diy technique you can give your floor a faux leathe. It s a doable diy that anyone can do and results in a leather look flooring that lasts a surprisingly long time. Our guest today is here to share a big crazy brilliant idea that worked and looks wonderful.

As promised here is a video tutorial that shows all the steps needed to create a do it yourself floor using brown kraft paper and glue like the one we did for both our son s room makeover and our daughter s recent room makeover. Paper flooring inspiration creative curiosities blog july 18 2012 i originally saw the idea brown paper floor technique on pinterest and i was a bit skeptical. Fauxleather fauxfinishes diy supplies you ll need. Everything constantly feels dirty and gritty.

A faux wood plank floor made using brown kraft paper. Have you ever had an idea that was just so crazy that you knew that it would either be brilliant or a big fat flop. Uncategorized homesteaderblog 12 58 pm. This will allow the glue to fully saturate the paper.

This tutorial will walk you through the steps to create a faux leather look simply by using brown craft paper glue and paint or stain. Elmer s glue and water or matte mod podge brown craft paper brown grocery or lunch sacks can also be used paint brushes. After the floor is prepped tear and crumple 6 to 8 inch paper wads from a roll of brown craft paper the material used in brown paper lunch bags. Especially when there are pets in the house.

To make this project eco friendly and fume free use either old paper bags or recycled content craft paper. My house smelled like animals. I experimented with different methods of applying the glue and the best results came from first spraying the paper with water letting the water soak in for a few seconds then painting the floor with the diluted glue mixture laying the paper on top of the glue and.