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 4x8 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
to keep the lines straight.
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
, applying it with an old paint brush and then wiping off the excess with a rag.
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
with a foam applicator.
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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Hi, there! Iām Gail, the author and mastermind behind My Repurposed Life. Iām obsessed with finding potential in unexpected places and believe that with a little hard work and imagination, any old thing can be made useful againāmyself included! I hope youāll enjoy the journey and pick up a few tools along the wayā¦ literally!
Susan
Wowza! Gail, you made my year with this tutorial!! Iāve been wanting a much larger vinyl backdrop, but couldnāt find one. Now I can make my own. Yippee!
Gail Wilson
Awesome Susan! I'm so happy you found this tutorial for the faux floor backdrop.
gail
Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.
Happy to feature you at our party this morning. Thanks so much for sharing!
Denise on a whim
So clever! I really need to get making this for my photos! Thanks for the idea š
Karen
what 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
WOW! This is amazing! Thank you for sharing
Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.
Oh you clever girl! That is a totally awesome (and thrifty) idea Gail! It looks like the real deal!
Rayana
This is awesome!!! Just what I needed š Thank you for sharing.
gail@myrepurposedlife.com
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment. Happy to inspire you.
gail
Betsy
Brilliant! It really does look so authentic.
Cynthia - Clockwork Interiors
What a great idea, Gail!
Mindi
What?!! You made it?! Wow Gail this was totally genius! You are my HERO!! Pinned!
Patricia
You know me... I'm a HUGE fan of faux wood floors! I totally give this TWO THUMBS UP! Great job Gail. Patricia
Debbie
Amazing idea! I may have to create one! Love it!
Mary
Hi 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
Great idea, and you could do something different on the back, so you have two looks.
Trish
You have amazed me yet again!
terry hayes
Beautiful as always! You are such an inspiration
Pam
Oh Wow.....looks great, like a real floor.....Great job.
Tammy
Your so clever...!!
Tracy@www.bluridgevintage.com
WOW!!!! 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
I 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
Genius! Seriously genius. Fantastic idea. Will have to do this when I get into more furniture painting.
Sylvia
Another 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
What a clever idea! It looks amazing, Gail!