How to paint a beautiful wooden floor
Are you wondering how to paint a wooden floor?
Railings, Farrow & Ball
We’re here to help. Follow our simple step by step guide to achieve a fabulous painted floor in your home using Farrow & Ball paint. For this guide we will be using Farrow & Ball’s Wood Floor Primer & Undercoat and Farrow & Ball Modern Eggshell.
Step 1:
If your wooden floor has a coat of varnish on it, you’ll need to give it a light sand to make the surface porous again. This will also give you a lovely smooth finish on your floor. There will be lots of dust so be sure to keep the door to the room closed and cover anything in the room you don’t want dust on. You should also consider painting your skirting if it needs a coat of paint as you’re newly painted floor will show up your skirting.
Step 2:
Clean the dust off the floor and wipe down sanded surfaces with sugar soap and warm water. This will remove all traces of dirt, dust and grease.
Step 3:
Ensure the surface is dry and then mask the edge of the skirting board that meets the floor with masking tape. Mask all areas of the room which you won’t be painting. We recommend using Washi Masking Tape to make it easier to remove the masking tape after painting.
For Knotty or Resinous Wood Preparation: Heat the knot to draw out any excess resin (we recommend using a hot air paint stripper). Scrape off any residue resin, and then thoroughly clean the area with white or methylated spirit. Allow the area to dry thoroughly before continuing. Apply Rustins Knotting for sealing knots to prevent bleeding through paint film. Allow 1 hour to dry before priming. Clean brushes with methylated spirits.
Step 4:
Priming and undercoating is a crucial part of the painting process when it comes to painting a wooden floor. Wooden floors experience a high level of traffic and therefore it is important to use the recommended primer and undercoat that will ensure your paint holds up and wears well over time. It also ensures your final colour turns out exactly how you want it to. When painting a wooden floor with Farrow & Ball we recommend using Farrow & Ball’s Wood Floor Primer & Undercoat. The primer and undercoat comes in 4 different colours to suit your topcoat colour. These are:
- White & Light Tones
- Red & Warm Tones
- Mid Tones
- Dark Tones
We have a list below to help you choose the correct primer and undercoat colour for your topcoat.
Give your Farrow & Ball Wood Floor Primer & Undercoat paint a good stir and if you’re using the roller for the first time, use a spray bottle to lightly coat it with water and spin the water off . This will help reduce fluff and help the roller absorb more paint. As the Two Fussy Blokes say “Always rinse and spin before you begin”.
Cut in around the edges using a brush and then use your roller to paint the whole floor. Apply two coats of Farrow & Ball’s Wood Floor Primer & Undercoat.
Step 5:
Once the floor is primed and undercoated, apply your topcoat of Farrow & Ball Modern Eggshell. Farrow & Ball Modern Eggshell is a semi-gloss/sheen that's extremely hardwearing, and works beautifully on wooden floors. This water-based paint finish can be applied with a brush and/or roller. We recommend using Two Fussy Blokes rollers for an extra smooth finish.
Farrow & Ball Modern Eggshell is an eco-friendly and ultra-low VOC, meaning low odor. It's quick drying in 2 hours and ready for recoating in 4 hours.
Give your paint a good stir and if you’re using the roller for the first time, use a spray bottle to lightly coat it with water and spin the water off . This will help reduce fluff and help the roller absorb more paint.
Cut in around the edges using a brush and then use your roller to paint the whole floor. Apply two coats of Farrow & Ball’s Modern Eggshell.
Teresa's Green, Farrow & Ball
Remove the masking tape and you’re finished! We would love to see your finished project, be sure to tag us on social media or send us pictures of your newly painted floor so we can share the love. Now go and enjoy your newly painted wooden floors!
Cromarty (Base Colour), Arsenic (Stripes), Vardo (Diamonds)
Here is an excellent step by step video which illustrates the process of painting a floor perfectly. In this video, we see how to paint a geometric pattern on your floor in the beautiful colours above from Farrow & Ball.
Recommended Primer & Undercoat Tones for the Farrow & Ball Paint Colour:
All White - White & Light Tones | Ammonite - White & Light Tones | Archive - Mid Tones | Arsenic - Mid Tones | Babouche - White & Light Tones | Ball Green - Mid Tones | Black Blue - Dark Tones | Blackened - White & Light Tones | Blazer - Red & Warm Tones | Blue Gray - Mid Tones | Blue Ground - Dark Tones | Bone - Mid Tones | Book Room Red - Red & Warm Tones | Borrowed Light - White & Light Tones | Brassica - Dark Tones | Breakfast Room Green - Mid Tones | Brinjal - Red & Warm Tones | Cabbage White - White & Light Tones | Calamine - White & Light Tones | Calke Green - Dark Tones | Calluna - White & Light Tones | Card Room Green - Dark Tones | Charleston Gray - Dark Tones | Charlotte's Locks- Red & Warm Tones | Churlish Green- Mid Tones | Cinder Rose- Mid Tones | Citron - White & Light Tones | Clunch - White & Light Tones | Cooking Apple Green - Mid Tones | Cook's Blue - Dark Tones | Cord - Mid Tones | Cornforth White - White & Light Tones | Cromarty - Mid Tones | Dayroom Yellow- White & Light Tones | Dead Salmon- Red & Warm Tones | Dimity - White & Light Tones | Dimpse - White & Light Tones | Dix Blue - Mid Tones | Dorset Cream - Mid Tones Dove Tale - Mid Tones | Down Pipe - Dark Tones | Drawing Room Blue - Dark Tones | Drop Cloth - Mid Tones | Eating Room Red - Red & Warm Tones | Elephant's Breath - Mid Tones | Farrow's Cream - Mid Tones | French Gray - Mid Tones | Great White - White & Light Tones | Green Blue - Dark Tones | Green Ground - White & Light Tones | Green Smoke - Dark Tones | Hague Blue - Dark Tones | Hardwick White - Mid Tones | Hay - Mid Tones | House White - Mid Tones | Incarnadine - Red & Warm Tones | Inchyra Blue - Dark Tones | India Yellow - Red & Warm Tones | James White - White & Light Tones | Joa's White - Mid Tones | Lamp Room Gray - Mid Tones | Lichen - Dark Tones | Light Blue - Mid Tones | Light Gray - Mid Tones | Lime White - Mid Tones | London Clay - Dark Tones | London Stone - Mid Tones | Lulworth Blue - Dark Tones | Mahogany - Dark Tones | Manor House Gray - Dark Tones | Matchstick - White & Light Tones | Middleton Pink - White & Light Tones | Mizzle - Mid Tones | Mole's Breath - Dark Tones | Mouse's Back - Dark Tones | Nancy's Blushes - White & Light Tones | New White - White & Light Tones | Off- Black - Dark Tones | Off-White - White & Light Tones | Old White - Mid Tones | Oval Room Blue - Dark Tones | Oxford Stone - Mid Tones | Pale Hound - Mid Tones | Pale Powder - White & Light Tones | Parma Gray - Mid Tones | Pavilion Blue - White & Light Tones | Pavilion Gray - Mid Tones | Peignoir - Mid Tones | Pelt - Dark Tones | Picture Gallery Red - Red & Warm Tones | Pigeon - Dark Tones | Pink Ground - White & Light Tones | Pitch Black - Dark Tones | Pitch Blue - Dark Tones | Plummett - Dark Tones | Pointing - White & Light Tones | Purbeck Stone - Mid Tones | Radicchio - Red & Warm Tones | Railings - Dark Tones | Rectory Red - Red & Warm Tones | Red Earth - Red & Warm Tones | Salon Drab - Dark Tones | Savage Ground - Mid Tones | Setting Plaster - White & Light Tones | Shaded White - White & Light Tones | Shadow White - White & Light Tones | Skimming Stone - White & Light Tones | Skylight- White & Light Tones | Slipper Satin - White & Light Tones | Smoked Trout - Mid Tones | St Giles Blue - Mid Tones | Stiffkey Blue - Dark Tones | Stone Blue- Dark Tones | Stony Ground- Mid Tones | String - Mid Tones | Strong White - White & Light Tones | Studio Green - Dark Tones | Sudbury Yellow - White & Light Tones | Tallow - White & Light Tones | Tanner's Brown - Dark Tones | Teresa's Green - Dark Tones | Tunsgate Green - White & Light Tones | Vardo - Dark Tones | Vert de Terre - Mid Tones | Wevet - White & Light Tones White Tie - White & Light Tones | Wimborne White - White & Light Tones | Worsted - Mid Tones | Yeabridge Green - Mid Tones | Yellowcake - White & Light Tones | Yellow Ground - White & Light Tones