I’ve been wanting to “up the game” in my furniture staging. Since I don’t haul my pieces inside to take pictures, I’ve been looking for some new options like a faux hardwood floor photo prop. I saw a painted and stained floor on pinterest. However I didn’t really want to go to the trouble of painting my lines on the underlayment I purchased for under $12 at Home Depot.
Underlayment is for subflooring, and it’s sold in a 4×8 sheet. Eight feet was a little longer than I needed so I cut it to size.
Instead of painting my lines on the underlayment, I used a Sharpie Oil Paint Bold Marker and Drywall T-Square
After drawing the long lines east to west, I then drew the shorter lines north to south. The beauty about the Sharpie pen is it dried really quickly, and it was ready for stain in no time.
I used some Minwax Hickory Gel Stain
You can see where I wiped off the gel stain I just applied.
After allowing the gel stain to dry, I applied some Minwax Semi Gloss Polycrylic
Hardwood Floor Photo Prop
Voila! here it is in use when I staged my dresser tv stand! I already had the stain and poly on hand, so the only thing I had to pay for was the underlayment and the Sharpie. So, I have a new faux hardwood floor photo prop for less than $20.
This is of course great for staging furniture pieces, but it could also be helpful for budding photographers.
gail
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Susan says
January 19, 2018 at 10:54 amWowza! Gail, you made my year with this tutorial!! I’ve been wanting a much larger vinyl backdrop, but couldn’t find one. Now I can make my own. Yippee!
Gail Wilson says
January 19, 2018 at 3:22 pmAwesome Susan! I’m so happy you found this tutorial for the faux floor backdrop.
gail
Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says
March 3, 2015 at 2:23 pmHappy to feature you at our party this morning. Thanks so much for sharing!
Denise on a whim says
March 3, 2015 at 10:00 amSo clever! I really need to get making this for my photos! Thanks for the idea 🙂
Karen says
March 2, 2015 at 8:40 pmwhat a great idea! I need to get some backdrops so everyone doesn’t see my paint splattered floor and unfinished projects around the stuff I make.
Sharon Mobley says
March 2, 2015 at 9:52 amWOW! This is amazing! Thank you for sharing
Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says
March 1, 2015 at 4:49 pmOh you clever girl! That is a totally awesome (and thrifty) idea Gail! It looks like the real deal!
Rayana says
February 27, 2015 at 7:33 pmThis is awesome!!! Just what I needed 🙂 Thank you for sharing.
gail@myrepurposedlife.com says
February 27, 2015 at 10:45 pmThanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment. Happy to inspire you.
gail
Betsy says
February 26, 2015 at 5:46 pmBrilliant! It really does look so authentic.
Cynthia - Clockwork Interiors says
February 25, 2015 at 11:47 pmWhat a great idea, Gail!
Mindi says
February 25, 2015 at 1:05 amWhat?!! You made it?! Wow Gail this was totally genius! You are my HERO!! Pinned!
Patricia says
February 24, 2015 at 8:27 pmYou know me… I’m a HUGE fan of faux wood floors! I totally give this TWO THUMBS UP! Great job Gail. Patricia
Debbie says
February 24, 2015 at 8:20 pmAmazing idea! I may have to create one! Love it!
Mary says
February 24, 2015 at 6:59 pmHi Gail! Haven’t dropped a comment in a while. You now have a Wonderful!! prop / idea. I love it. I could use that under my sewing machine table to keep strings off the carpet. Sewing strings/small pieces of fabric, etc on carpet is not a good mixture for tidiness.
We have snow here in NC tonight.
Mary
Julie @ follow your heart woodworking says
February 24, 2015 at 6:28 pmGreat idea, and you could do something different on the back, so you have two looks.
Trish says
February 24, 2015 at 5:51 pmYou have amazed me yet again!
terry hayes says
February 24, 2015 at 3:39 pmBeautiful as always! You are such an inspiration
Pam says
February 24, 2015 at 2:43 pmOh Wow…..looks great, like a real floor…..Great job.
Tammy says
February 24, 2015 at 2:37 pmYour so clever…!!
Tracy@www.bluridgevintage.com says
February 24, 2015 at 12:47 pmWOW!!!! What an awesome idea and an fabulous back drop for a photo shoot. You have really kicked it up and I am sure that will be lots of people giving this a shot.
Catherine says
February 24, 2015 at 11:04 amI think I’m going to need to do this too! I don’t have the energy to schlep things in and out of the house for pictures, my garage studio is where it all happens anyway.
Such a great idea!
Catherine
Kathleen says
February 24, 2015 at 10:26 amGenius! Seriously genius. Fantastic idea. Will have to do this when I get into more furniture painting.
Sylvia says
February 24, 2015 at 8:17 amAnother great idea. I have been thinking about doing something similar to the subfloor in some of the rooms in our house. Instead of staining, I am thinking about painting the subfloor white and then drawing the lines to make it look like and old painted hardwood floor. Old carpet needs to go but, I’d like a cheap alternative to new flooring for a while. You have inspired me to think more about this.
Robin @ Redo It Yourself Inspirations says
February 24, 2015 at 7:02 amWhat a clever idea! It looks amazing, Gail!