How To paint A Checkerboard floor

This clever paint task creates a traditional bistro look underfoot, no remodelling required.

Materials: Semigloss or latex paint, triangle as well as straight-edge rulers, chalk or painter’s tape as well as a little sponge roller.

Step 1: Select two complementary shades of paint. We utilized medium grey as well as white for an update on traditional black as well as white tile.

Step 2: Paint the entire floor with two coats of the lighter color as well as let dry completely.

Step 3: Map out grid. starting in the center of the room, tape off the outside of the squares that will be the darker shade, utilizing a triangle ruler as well as directly edge to ensure 90º corners.

Step 4: Apply darker shade. fill in the taped-off squares with the darker color, utilizing a little sponge roller. let dry completely. Repeat with a second as well as third coat if needed, then eliminate tape.

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