Barbara's Painted Concrete Floor Screened in Back Porch

by Barbara Curran
(Lebanon, NJ, USA)

When my husband and I moved into our 1973 Cape Cod home in central New Jersey, it had a nice screened in porch with a concrete floor. After living with all the stains and dirt which accumulated on the floor for 4 years, I decided to paint and decorate the space.

I chose to paint the floor with a faux tile look in an effort to hide any dirt coming up onto the porch with kids, dog and husband. First cleaning the floor with a power washer, I then primed the floor with concrete paint.

I put my base color down which served as my grout lines. Using everyday masking tape I created the size and position of my faux tile. I then used a sponge and repeating the technique twice, I dabbed a brown and gray color onto the floor. I let it dry and then pulled up the tape to reveal my new floor!

Tab top curtains hung on drawer pulls which are glued to nails and then cinched with napkin rings to complete my back porch's new look!