Torn Paper Floor Covering

How to wallpaper using torn paper.

Torn paper floor covering. Brown paper bags make an economical and attractive insulating floor finish. To address both the aesthetics problem and the lack of insulation gwynne turned to a technique she d seen decades ago in a book. Using torn pieces of paper bag as a floor finish. The process is essentially decoupage with torn pieces of brown paper coated with diluted white glue laid on top of a.

And 4 years later it still looks great. Want to rip out your ugly carpet but don t have the money to put in hardwood flooring. Wallpaper needn t be the boring patterned wall covering that your parents and grandparents used it needn t be a roll of wallpaper at all. The pieces of torn kraft paper all came from the same roll but they dry light and dark i don t know why which i think creates a more interesting look than if it was all one color.

I wanted a floor that would go well with our 1950 s pink tile. The grey paper floor brought a modern edge to the room. Here you can better see what the floor looks like. Paper bag flooring application.

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. Using this simple diy technique you can give your floor a faux leathe. This fascinating floor covering job has swept the blog writing world off of its feet with its abundant color and also marble textured results and also its economical. Paper bag floors is your old flooring carpeted in style or in dust grime and various other antiques of time.

A trip to the local art store provided me with lots of options. 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. 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. Improve it by removing any fraying obsolete carpeting heap and also changing it with simple craft paper.

I ended up going with gun metal grey and now the floor looks like dark grey flagstone. Torn paper such as.