July has been so busy and I finally have a few minutes to write it all down! We went on vacation, bought a pool, and most exciting-FINISHED my kitchen floor! It looks so much better than it did. It was super easy and I would do it again in a heart beat. How did we re-do it? Paint. I painted all of it. My new motto for life: Ice cream, naps, and paint, can fix a lot of problems. Here's what it looked like before(plus Aphrodite kitty): How we did it: Materials: Valspar Bonding Primer-https://www.lowes.com/pd/Valspar-Bonding-Primer-Actual-Net-Contents-128-fl-oz/1000381269 Valspar Floor & Porch Paint- https://www.lowes.com/pd/Valspar-Base-2-Tintable-Satin-Interior-Exterior-Porch-and-Floor-Paint-Actual-Net-Contents-124-fl-oz/3083589 Valspar Glitter-https://www.lowes.com/pd/Valspar-Silver-Glitter-Paint-Color-Flakes/3172069 I had some Valspar Bonding Primer left over from when I did the bathroom tile back in October. So I thought "what the heck, it can't look any worse" and started off on my painting journey. Now when I say "we" did it, I really mean me and the 1000000 of pet hairs that I constantly swept up. Steven Just lets me do what I want and hands me a hammer when I need it-and hauls the trash out when I rip things out. Step 1: Sweep. And mop. Then sweep/vacuum like 10000 more times cause that pet fur just floats back. Step 2: if any of your vinyl tiles need replaced do that now. I had to replace 4 of them. You can get cheap ones at Lowe's. Step 3: Grab a paint brush(or roller, but I used a brush) and start painting the bonding primer on. I did NOT sand anything. I googled before I did any of this and pretty much figure that there's a high chance of asbestos or lead in the vinyl that was there so I didn't risk it. Let dry overnight. Step 4: Repeat step 1 and 3. After you let this coat of primer dry over night it's time for the fun stuff!
Step 5: Sweep again. And again. Step 6: I used Valspar Glitter in the Floor & Porch paint. So mix it in now if you want to use it. Then grab your paint brush and start painting! I only did 1 coat of this because I didn't feel like I needed 2-3 coats. Step 7: This is the hard part-You have to let the Floor & Porch paint dry for 3 days to be fully cured. We timed it so we would be on vacation and Iris puppy would be boarded at the vet. After your 3 days is up you can enjoy your floor! No sealer is needed-and if you decided you don't like the color you can change it! See? It's super easy and I did it for less than $100!
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EII know it’s been awhile since my last post but we’ve been so busy! I started my own E-Store, helped with VBS, and decided to paint the kitchen floor! I’ve been working on the Autumn CAL that will start in August, I hope you join me! I’m so excited to start releasing all the graphs and patterns! Anyways, on the new E-Store, you can purchase all the patterns that were on Ravelry and then some! I have a couple free patterns on there too! For the Crochet-Along you just need to get the Autumn CAL pack and you will get coupons for all of the graphs to download free! Coupons NEVER expire so you don’t have to worry about missing a deadline! VBS was fun to help out with this week. Most people know that I’m not a “kid” person, but I will totally support our church kids-by doing registration and handing out name badges. I love being support staff for functions like that. We have the coolest pastor and he dressed up like Paul in jail all week! We all had so much fun but we were all wore out by Friday. And since I was wore out-I decided to paint my kitchen floor(I know I’m crazy.... and tired). I decided a white floor with silver glitter is what I wanted in my kitchen-and so far I love it! I’m done with the whole floor yet but the section I tried first turned out great! I would love to hear what projects you’ve been working on this last week! Show me in the comments or hit me up on Facebook! |
AuthorI work in a fabrication and manufacturing shop in Perry, OK as a project bidder and secretary. I'm married since 2017 to Steven, and we have a kitty and a puppy that are like kids. We love having people over and cooking out in the summer. I love crocheting and traveling! Archives
August 2019
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