How to Paint Wood Floors
Painting wood floors is a simple way to introduce a beautiful pop of colour in your scheme. At Little Greene, our Intelligent Floor Paint is available in our full palette of shades, so you can incorporate your flooring into an existing colour scheme or create a full room transformation.
Read our step-by-step guide to painting wood floors with Intelligent Floor Paint to achieve a hard-wearing satin finish with a smooth, professional appearance.
Choosing the best paint for your floors: Intelligent Floor Paint
- Available in almost all colours
- Durable low-sheen finish
- Suitable for interior wood, primed metal and concrete floors
- Easy to apply
- Low odour
- Quick-drying
- Washable finish
Our revolutionary water-based 'Intelligent Floor Paint' is suitable for a large variety of flooring and interior woodwork within the busy home.
Intelligent Floor Paint is easy to apply, durable and washable, with a sheen level of 30-40%. And, unlike oil-based alternatives, our low-odour Intelligent paints dry within two hours. No more waiting overnight for the floor paint to set, or planning complicated logistics whilst waiting for stairs to dry completely. Life can continue virtually seamlessly with our Intelligent floor paint alternative.
Steps for Painting Wood Floors
Before painting your hardwood floors, it’s important to prepare the surface correctly.
- The first step is to clean the floor completely and allow it to dry. Avoid using chemical cleaners if possible.
- If you have soft or knotted wood flooring, make sure to seal this with a wood primer as this will prevent staining.
- Apply one coat of Intelligent ASP (All Surface Primer) to provide the best surface for painting. You could thin the paint with 10-15% addition of water to allow maximum absorbency into the wooden surface.
- Paint two coats of Intelligent Floor Paint in your selected shade with a brush or roller, allowing to dry completely in between - up to 4 hours. Make sure to apply the paint carefully, starting from the corner furthest from the door. This will allow you to reach the entire space without needing to step on any drying paint as you leave the room!
- Allow the paint to dry completely before you carefully return your furniture to the space. Our Intelligent Floor Paint is touch dry in just 1-2 hours, but we recommend waiting at least 48 hours for the paint to fully cure before you move any furniture back in. Be very careful not to drag and damage the coating when replacing large furniture items such as sofas.
Download our technical advice sheet for floor paint, to learn more about the application process.