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Floor Painting Patterns

Mamta Mule
Your home can have beautiful floors with lovely designs, unique colors, and different textures on them. Let us look at various ideas that you can opt for, while painting your floor.
If you want to refinish your floor, then painting it is the best option. Changing your entire flooring from scratch can be too expensive or time consuming. A cheaper and more creative alternative is to paint it. This gives the floor a fresh, new look, and hides imperfections like cracks, chips, and discolorations. 
This method is popularly used for wood or concrete flooring.
With painting becoming a popular floor enhancement technique, there are different kinds of paints and finishes available in the market. With these options available, you can easily refinish your floors to make them look classy and new. Here are some ideas that you can try out.

Ideas to Consider

Shading Effect

By choosing the right shade of color, you can create an exotic effect. Just take two or three shades of your favorite color and use them to create a one-of-a-kind result.
You can also create a hardwood effect by painting the floor with shades of brown. While the paint is wet, move a wood-graining tool over the floor to make it look like wood.

Geometrical Patterns

Geometrical patterns are popularly used for flooring and are usually created using tiles. You can go for an embossed geometrical pattern at the center of your room or around its borders.
Using shapes like triangles, squares, circles, hexagons, and pentagons, you can create amazing patterns. A huge geometric pattern at the center of a room, gives a grand look to a home.

Stencils

If you want perfection in your floor painting task, then stencils are the best choice. You can buy stencils from a store and use them to perform your artwork. Stencil various patterns of your choice on the floor and paint the center with an interesting design.
If you like the classy look of rugs, then you can even use stencils to create patterns that mimic the look of a rug. Stencils of various patterns are easily available online.

Textured Look

If you don't like regular paint or glossy enamels, then textured paint is your best pick. This paint also offers a slip-resistant flooring surface. Thus, it is a perfect choice for kitchens and patios.
You can also have a faux stucco texture to give it a soft and classy look. Marble and sand effects can also be experimented with.