Floor Make-over for Under 0, Decor it Yourself

I dont understand why you did not keep the awsome floor you had under and it was wood instead of that vinyl tile!!!!!

Renters Fun DIY Illustration Flooring Idea: 
cover your floors with contact paper (solid color is best) then use sharpies to draw whatever you want on the floor. It could be a unique mosaic tile motif, your own cartoony wood flooring, or go crazy with it  and doodle your way across the the floor.  
OR... you can purchase contact paper that has the pattern of your choice on it already.

Or you can always draw on the contact paper first and then place it on the floor, but if you want your corners to match up from the cut pieces of the space than I would suggest drawing on the floor.

P.S. Avoid bumpy floors:  be sure to really sweep or vacuum the floor before or while applying the contact paper. And make sure you push all those airbubbles from under the applied contact paper.

That's so scary. I have the same creepy linoleum in my kitchen...

Please please please make a video or blog about the desk or office area...mines a mess and my desk is old and painted a horrible 70s blue with scars in it(it was an old teacher's desk).

We have a dining room with commercial tile flooring.  The flooring was in good shape, but a ugly color.  After first contacting the makers of zingar primer and finding out which primer I should use, we got going.  After cleaning the floor with TSP cleaner we primed the floor.  The primer was very strong in smell, so make sure the room is well ventilated. Then I applied two coats of boat gray porch and deck paint.  I wanted a design, but not somthing to bold.  I cut out a diamond pattern and drew around it in pencil at every corner that the tile met.  Using a light gray deck and porch paint I filled in the diamond with a small artist brush.  I had planned on ding a second coat but like it with the slight amount of dark gray showing through, so I left it.  Since we used good paint we did not need to seal the floor.  The floor looks great, cost very little, and washes up like a dream.  If someone wanted to do this they could use any stencil they liked.

Wow awsome Idea I juss moved in this House a fem months ago and this is such a good Idea !! I really hate my bathroom floors and this looks like fun to do wit my partner !! yayy!! and beside my bathroom isnt all that big either !1 thanx for sharing!!!

Thank you so much Miss Meg for this episode. We're newlywed and have a home dearly in need of a little TLC. I'm just a beginner DIY-er, and your projects are going to make my house a home. Maybe I'll take pics as a "before and after/ Bachelor Pad to Beautiful Nest".

I have done that. But you should have put a boarding down cause I can tell the floor is uneven and with those tiles it will warp the tiles after time. There are sheets that come 4x6 or 4x8 and you screw to the floor and the tile will be smooth.

Wow I love this website. Your vintage style is awesome!!

Meg...You are great!  I took you advice and redid my floor with the tiles.  I never would have thought about doing that if I hadn't seen this.  Even though it was inexpensive it makes a huge difference.  I watch you every week. so keep up the good work!

i love how he isn't wearing/using any of the protective equipment mentioned while working the project.

I was thinking something similar...I think some places will let you do things like that. The really lousy places don't tend to...

Are you reommending that renters replace their kitchen floor without their landlord's permission? (Even IF they will be making it better!!) That wouldn't go over very well ... heck, at all!!! ... in the numerous places I've rented over the years.

wow meg ur like the coolest person ever and ive gotta say ur shows are very cute and fun to watch!

wow, you guys are rockstars! the floor looks amazing.

Wow, I love a woman who can do it all!

Nice. I had to do this at my rental loft. We opted for the tiles you have to glue down yourself. Photos @ Flickr include our whole kitchen construction: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bleuarts/sets/72157600871363398/

Awesome!  Now I know how to tile a floor :)  Can I suggest an episode on making creative seating?  We have almost no seating, but no room to fit a couch :(

Looks great, Meg!  I'm so happy y'all did it!

Very useful episode for lots of people.  Another thing you can do is put a 1/4" plywood underlayment down if the underneath layer is really rough and uneven.  That will give you a smoother, more even, albeit more expensive floor.  But lots of times what you describe works quite well! I've even seen these peal 'n stick tiles go down directly over old, unattractive bathroom floor tile to create a marble appearance. It would be wonderful if we could all have a "Will" to do the labor :>) Great episode! And that Milo Shoeshine is so cute I can hardly stand it.  Gracie really has some competition now.

ah sweet. mom did like 3 rooms with this sticky tile. They come in wood and tile patterns.

this episode came just about the right time...! I am going through this what would be a headache; and you just showed me i wont spend allll my money.
Anyhow: this what you are wearing looks so pretty. did you make it yourself?

I LOVE Threadbanger.!

If your landlord does not allow the ripping up and putting down, you can make a linoleum "rug." Get burlap or something similar for backing and put the wood tiems down on it. It can be cleaned like a floor, but also removed by picking it up.

You could also buy some laminate wood flooring, the type that just snaps together. Get enough to do your room in -- if you're like most apartment dwellers it won't be too much -- and then take it with you when you move. No harm, no foul, and your landlord can't make a fuss because it's not permanent and won't harm the original nasty a** floor.

Some sheet flooring and floor tile can contain asbestos. It is imperative that youcheck with your landlord whether of not the flooring in your apartment is asbestos-containing. If it is, leave it alone. The health risks of asbestos exposure include mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis.

This is an awesome idea that looks very easy to do. I didn't know that concrete could look so amazing stained! : ) Thanks Meg, for another awesome how-to.

that woudl be awesome if my landlord would jsut let me rip up my floor.

Ah! Super excellent! Finally, an idea of what to do with my poor stripped bedroom floor!