After all, you can paint an ugly wall or an outdated door—why not paint some floor tiles? Searches for painted floor tiles were up 1, percent on Pinterest in , so plenty of people are interested in the option, and a plethora of DIY guides to painting tile floors are floating around online.
But where figuring out how to clean floor tile grout is easy and straightforward, with reliable results, painting tiles floors can quickly go wrong. We went from expensive handcrafted terracotta floor tiles to mass-produced ceramic or porcelain ones.
Cheap factory tiles are now available everywhere, and so traditional bathroom tile painting is a little less common than it used to be. Tiles have been painted for hundreds of years. Painting over tiles comes has its own benefits and disadvantages. These pros and cons will help you decide if DIY tile painting is the right solution for you. You'll need to thoroughly prepare tiles for painting. DIY home renovation, for all its advantages, is not for everyone.
Glad it turned out well! Drying time is going to depend on whether you used a protective top coat or not and also the humidity — If you live somewhere really humid that will extend dry time. Great instructions and great results in your bathroom. I love your modern take on classic and your ideas definitely inspire me.
Curious about on update on how the painted tile is holding up? Thanks for any suggestions. Hey Kris! He also said there was no need to poly over it for the same concerns you had.. The wall tile was originally pink but the previous owners had it professionally glazed along with the pink tub! Congrats on your new home! This is my first time visiting your blog, wow is all I can say. Thank you for the very descriptive breakdown of each step. Cannot wait to use your painting alternative, it looks amazing!
This is amazing!!! Was it more than a day? So helpful. I was so frustrated with our tiles. Thought there was no hope then found your post. After a year there are starting to be just the slightest signs of wear so I might roll a quick recoat layer on to keep it looking good. Still super happy with it!
I need help with large tile floor in my kitchen. I would like to paint it if I could. It is the old s style. What would I need to do as in the easy steps that you have done in your bathroom and I am interested in doing the same with my kitchen. Please give me some comments. How did this hold up to water getting on it.. I used chalk paint and it looks great but if water gets on it it bubbles up instantly.. Looks amazing! What would you say about this process for bathroom walls?? Looks fantastic.
At the beginning they were a reddish tile and at the end they were blue? What color tile did you paint? The red or blue? This looks fantastic! Would you try this for the walls that were tiled to? How well do you think it would hold up in really wet situations like the shower?
How well has it held up? Has it scratched at all? I love your bathroom! I used the benjamin moree floor paint thank to your recommendation. Any recommendations for poly? Hi Kris , I just happened upon your post about painting your bathroom floor from September as I am searching for a way to breathe new life into my ceramic tile floors and I have a question for you How are your tiles holding up after a year and do you regularly use this bathroom?
Hi Patricia, this is our hall bathroom so it does get regular use. I plan to fix those tiles and give the whole room a single recoat sometime this winter. I want to say that your bathroom is just out of sight!
I have read and reread all of this project. But my question is…if the ceramic tile on the floors can be painted this way, then can the ceramic tiles on the wall be done the same?? Thanks for answering and again I must say that room is gorgeous! Thank you Pat! Well perhaps I will give it a go. Thanks for sharing. Thanks so much for this. We have some s red pattern tiles in Austria that we are thinking of painting a pale grey over concrete colour and wonder if we can keep the pattern from the tile with a light grey wash.
Have you experienced this before? Is this ok to do in a bigger area and higher traffic area? Thank you for sharing this!! If you try it in a higher traffic area, I would definitely seal it after painting. Not sure if I need a 3rd coat. Also, I noticed that the paint feels slightly tack-y.
Is this normal? Thanks for your feedback and I just subscribed! Thanks, Johanna. Sorry for the late reply! I was more concerned with painting bathroom ceramic tile. I also love the long bathroom rugs but worry how to launder them. Do you send them out or machine launder at home? How large is the capacity if I may ask? Kris- Love the bathroom! I have this hideous, small rectangular tile with pink grout on my bathroom counters. I was thinking I could paint it like you did the floors.
What do you think? Hi Lisa! Your bathroom looks amazing and I love seeing that. And knowing you transformed your entire bathroom and cost you practically nothing has got to be one of the best feeljngs this world!!!!
I love doing DIY projects myself around the house! I try to recycle as much as I can, too!! I just rolled over both the paint and tile. Superb result — hard work during all the preparation …. Well done YOU. What a difference! You did a great job! I would definitely top your painted floors with a protective top coat for a heavily trafficked area! I followed your instructions to the letter, using the same brand of paint. After 4 days the floors still feel slightly tacky when walked on.
Do you have any suggestions? It feels quite dry to the hand but sounds worrisome when walked on. Please let me know if you experienced the same?
Hey — I painted my floor tiles, but find it really picks up the dirt so easily and is hard to clean — have you found this at all? If it ends up being an issue for you, I would put a protective top coat over the painted tiles. Can you do the same thing for wall tile? I see yours is white already. I think it would likely work on wall tile too but I would hesitate to try it on tile exposed to water and a lot of moisture like wall tile in a shower.
Painting the tile would be a cheap, quick fix for my fireplace surround. Do you think the paint you used would hold up to heat that is given off by a gas fireplace? Your project looks great! How about just painting grout? I know there are grout color enhancers but they are very expensive for a large area. I am considering doing this! Thank you…the tiles look good but is there a particular paint..
Did you ever do that to get tiles more shinny? Also, what is the polyurathane product? If you go back and read through the post, I talked about the specific type of paint I used!
Also, three coats of paint is definitely over-kill. Cleaning with a stripper only takes a short amount of time so why cut corners and skip a step that could help the primer adhere a bit better. I love your bathroom and plan to paint our own bathroom tile this weekend. I was wondering how you clean painted tile. I normally use Pine-sol.
Can I use this on the painted tile? Would I need a finish on top of the paint to clean? I am so going to do that to the orange and black tiles in my old bathroom. Do you suppose you could do that to the tiles in the shower? What sandpaper do you recommend? If you were to seal the floor would you use a basic tile sealer or soemthing else? I think I used grit sandpaper.
I would talk to someone in a reputable local paint store about a specific sealing recommendation. This looks so good!! Do you think it would work on the tile on the wall? Do you think this would work? Hi Kris! So glad I stumbled onto your website!
Fantastic ideas and I adore your taste! I will be tackling the tile in our kitchen with this fantastic idea… But how many days did the whole project take? I know I can order takeout or pizza for a day or two, or will this be a 5 day project? All beautiful!! A couple of questions about the wall stencil, how did you do the corners to align the design, and how did you know what kind of paint to mix for the stencil???
It is gorgeous!!! All lovely, wonderful job! Great article. I am definitely going to try this on my tile foyer. Do you have a specific type of polyurethane you recommend? All the ones I can find say they are meant for use on wood — will they still work over the painted tile? I would talk to someone at a reputable local paint store! You did a great job and my bathroom floor is exactly what I am fixing to start on but my thought is to make it a more rugged paint for more traction.
I tend to slip alot. What are your thoughts on this? Thank you so much for this tutorial! Your bathroom looks amazing! I love seeing DIY mini makeovers that just need some elbow grease. So inspiring! Our bathroom walls were originally pink tile and the owners before us had them professionally reglazed in white. I am not happy with my kitchen tile texture traps dirt.
I wonder if something like this would be an inexpensive solution. It will be an enormous job with all the surfaces, but holy moly…. I want white on white on white….. Did you caulk around them when done? Also, what matte roller did you use? Might do that when I recoat! It looks great! I loved the new wallpaper too!
Great job. The whole room looks quite beautiful. I have been thinking of doing the same with my bathroom floor tiles. I shelled out to retile walls but doing the floor is just too much upheaval and cost. I am keeping your article on hand to refer to.
Yes, prep is definitely key! Any chance you can link the paint you used? Thank You! I really enjoyed how you wrote this.
Honestly, I usually just browse over these type of articles. But I actually read yours and that means I will be using your guide for my entry tile, bathroom tile, and kitchen tile. The kitchen tile I may have to touch up more often.
But… it will be easier than chipping and tearing up all that tile. Thank You Again. Image Credit: theranchette on Instagram. This will help you get better coverage and stretch out the longevity of your newly painted floor. You can buy primers with a white or grey tint too, giving you a neutral base to minimise the number of coats you need to do. When it comes to the paint, you can buy specialist tile paint from most DIY stores that will do the job.
Chalk paint or heavy duty floor paint have also been proven to work well when painting floor tiles. Image Credit: fabulouslyexhausted on Instagram. Of course!
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