Tuscan Tile Kitchen Floors on a Budget

How to Paint a Faux Tuscan Kitchen Tile Floors

By RS, published Apr 07, 2007
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Looking for a Tuscan tile paint technique you can use on your kitchen Floors? Try this project out to remodel and update existing kitchen Floors on a budget with a Tuscan décor. This project works well on linoleum or wood kitchen floors.

Creating a Tuscan kitchen Tile Floors project is an inexpensive way to update your kitchen Floors with the look of expensive tile as well as establish a warm decor in your kitchen.

This faux Tuscan Kitchen Floors tile project is easy to complete and will add a distinctly Tuscan flare to the Floors in your kitchen. The entire faux Floors tile project can be completed for under $150 depending on the size of your kitchen and how many Tuscan inspired Floors paint colors you decide to go with. This is a great way to update your kitchen Floors on a budget in one weekend.

Tuscan inspired colors are warm earth tones. They include colors like terra cotta, warm mustard yellows, earthy warm browns, glowing oranges with a hint of brown, and warm grays. Keep these in mind when you are choosing the paints for your faux tile Floors.

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You will need:

Primer

Sand paper
Blue tape in ¼" width (2 roles for a large kitchen)
Egg Shell Or Semi Gloss Paint (3 Colors, One base grout color, 2 earthy warm tile colors)
3"bristle brushes (3)
Roller brush
4 Paint trays
Glaze Medium
Scissors or exacto knife

In a high-end kitchen with authentic Tuscan Floor tile look you would normally see an intricate tile and larger tiles. The Tuscan tile would continue in matching hues, but larger tiles might be used in the center of the Floors.

So, lightly sand your linoleum Floors. Wipe away any debris and apply on or two coats of primer.

Let this dry.

I like to start this project by painting all of the Floors receiving the faux tile treatment in the kitchen a warm Tuscan inspired color that will be the grout color. There is no white left in this project, so this is a good way to prevent any white area from seeping through your Tuscan faux Floors tile paint job.

Takeaways
  • The glaze medium will keep your Tuscan inspired paint wet for a longer period of time, so you can do
  • Now that your Tuscan faux tile Floors are taped off you can start painting.
  • For this project it would be best to create a few different looks for your tiles based on your two p
Did You Know?
Have one Floor tile be closer to paint color #1, the second tile be close to paint #2, and create a third unique paint color by mixing an equal combination of the two paints.
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