Flooring Made From Brown Paper Bags

When i was my girls ga leader we made the cutest paper bag scrapbooks.

Flooring made from brown paper bags.

Paper bag flooring application. Everything you need to know and expect about. The floor is actually made from brown paper. Look at this gorgeous wood plank floor.

Brown paper i used craft paper but you could use grocery bags applicator i used a sponge applicator but you could also use a cheap chip brush something for glazing i used black craft paint but you could use a glaze or a stain this is what my table looked like after i made it and before i painted my bedroom and wood trim. Well here it is the post everyone has been waiting for me to write. The girls loved them. My brown paper floors are by far my most viewed content at the top of the list for faqs and seen more on pinterest than anything else i ve done.

Much like a decoupage project these paper floors are made by gluing down scraps of paper in a random organic pattern then covering everything with a layer of polyurethane. I installed a floor made of brown paper and polyurethane in my boy s room last year read that post here and since then i have gotten a ton of questions about it the original tutorial post currently has 645 comments most of them questions that i have done my best to answer and keep up with. Check out my floors in the may june 2012 issue of natural home and garden. Also featured in the november 2012 issue of wnc woman.

A brown bag floor covering is an ideal way to. These projects are great. Stay clear of extremely little pieces that could develop a chintzy pebbled look rather than a sophisticated faux marble appearance. They are a kind of blank canvas for creativity.

Plain brown grocery bags create the paper bag floor although you can also use plain brown craft or contractor s paper both available on a roll. After the floor is prepped tear and also crumple 6 to 8 inch paper heaps from a roll of brown craft paper the material utilized in brownish paper lunch bags. This stunningly beautiful remedy for that dilemma involves everyday brown paper bags. 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.

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