Flooring on a Budget with Paper Bags
By lilaclady
@lilaclady (28207)
Australia
January 19, 2007 11:54pm CST
Yes sounds crazy doesn't it but for people who like doing things for themselves this to me sounds very interesting...
Doing flooring from yes brown paper bags...check it out on:
http://rubyglen.com/crafts/leatherfloor.htm
Fot people who like doing for themselves on a budget.
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13 responses
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
20 Jan 07
gee they look ok, I quite like it, I had printed out the other one I am now printing this out and now that I have seen the photos I am very interested in this, thank you so much for going to the trouible to find the pictures, much appreciated....:)
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@SunlightSwoon (1060)
• United States
21 Jan 07
Hey, that really did look great on the wall, thanks...SS
@destinycole (827)
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20 Jan 07
Thats amazing! my niece just got a house and flooring is a huge problem! I may even suggest this for her. Love to see a picture of it though. It sounds cool! and sturdy and look no wood! but hey a leather look floor! going to try this in the small room or the toilet lol.
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
20 Jan 07
myslewis, a couple of posts up found a site with walls dome the same and it has pictures..
http://www.bozzle.com/bbwBonnyeManning.html
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
20 Jan 07
If you look at the link that mystewis has provided above it has some photos and it looks good...
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
20 Jan 07
that sounds good, the actual pics of the wall look good, its amazing how people think of these things, she must have saved all her lunch bags from school and thought "what am I going to do with all these" hahahahaahha
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@Angelwhispers (8978)
• United States
20 Jan 07
Wow, sounds very interesting, I had to go to the site to have a look see, I wish there had been a picture posted. I am very interested to see what this looks like.
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
20 Jan 07
Yes I would have like to have seen a photo too, I would like to see what it would look like...thanks
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@courtlynne77 (4839)
• United States
31 Jan 07
I checked out the link, it sounds kind of cool, but I was disappointed that there were no pictures. I would not want to try something like that without getting a glimpse of the finished product. How would you remove it?
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
31 Jan 07
That is exactly what another poster said and she found this link that shows a picture of a wall done the same way...
http://www.bozzle.com/bbwBonnyeManning.html
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
1 Feb 07
I saw this donr on HGTV a few month ago. It was really nice. The color depends onn the color of the paper bag.\s but why couldn't you color the bags before sealing them or when just putting them down. I want ot try a nice sturdy card board box.
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
1 Feb 07
hey yeh a nice big box would look good, I might even try that.....
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
21 Jan 07
That is just crazy! I love it. My husband has been looking for ways to redo the living room and this may just do the trick.
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
21 Jan 07
http://www.bozzle.com/bbwBonnyeManning.html
there is a photo of a wall done like it, thanks to myslewis for finding it on the net...
@SunlightSwoon (1060)
• United States
21 Jan 07
I once covered a shelf with this technique and it really did
come out very nice. I didn't see a picture of the completed floor, so I am really wondering how it looked, I hate my kitchen floor, and I was thinking about using some type of inexpensive cover-up treatment. I think I am gonna keep this idea on the back burner...SS
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
21 Jan 07
myslewis found a photo of a wall done with this I must must admit in the photo it looks better than I thought it would.
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
21 Jan 07
I'm really going to have to look into this. Our flooring is pretty bland and not the greatest but redoing it on a budget is not easy. This might be something for us to do. Of course keeping animals and kids off the area won't be easy but it might be worth it.
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
21 Jan 07
I would try it maybe on a piece of wood or something first, to really see what it looks like and to get some practice....
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
23 Feb 07
Very good point. I probably would too. I know my brother said he did something similar with a bar he had up in Michigan and it looked great but I'd want to try it out on something safe first.
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
4 Feb 07
Not sure I would want it on a floor but if anyone is on a budget then why not..
