I am proud to be a 3M sponsored blogger, and, as part of my responsibilities, I get the opportunity to evaluate new products from ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape. Opinions are my own and additional product used in the project were selected by me.
Two months ago, right before Katie was due to have the baby, ScotchBlue.com reached out to us and asked us to create an outdoor DIY project for under $100. I was super excited since I’ve been chomping at the bit to paint our back patio floor. Katie has been fighting me on this project for a while, and this was the perfect opportunity to let me do this project. And that I did—it came out amazing. I think Katie felt slightly bad that she resisted the painted patio for so long.
We live in Florida and have a cozy little back patio that we love to sit out on 80% of the year. The one problem we have had over the past few years is keeping rugs that don’t fade and/or fall apart. That is where my solution of painting the patio floor came into play. I figured if we painted it with a fun pattern we won’t need a rug—thus saving us money year after year on new outdoor rugs.
Supplies:
- Chalk Line
- Measuring Tape
- 2 rolls of ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape for Exterior Surfaces (2097)
- Exterior Paint
- Paint Brush
- Paint Roller
- Paint Tray
Step 1: Clean your patio surface very well. If you have a pressure washer—use it. If not, go the old fashion route like Jon did and scrub the floor with soapy water and a scrub brush. Make sure you let the surface dry completely before you start the project.
Step 2: Once your surface is dry, using a measuring tape mark the floor with a chalk line, evenly space out your design.
Step 3: Once the surface is measured and marked, begin applying ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape for Exterior Surfaces (2097). We decided to let the tape overlap to allow for the square design in the middle of the lines. We love the look it gave, but of course you can decide to do whatever design tickles your fancy.
Make sure you smooth out the tape as best as you can. Especially on textured surfaces this helps.
Once all the tape is applied give one last sweep. After all you are working outside dirt does blow around.
Now it’s time to paint. Using a roller or paint brush begin painting inside the lines of the tape.
I found that I liked using the paint brush better. I had more control over the paint. Since our floor is textured I had some seepage when I used the roller (or at least more so with the roller than the paint brush). I knew this would most likely happen and I was totally ok with it.
After painting the patio I removed the ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape the same night so this way I didn’t get any tear up from the freshly painted floor.
The next day once it was light out, we moved the furniture back in and enjoyed our new patio. What an amazing difference the painted design makes on our patio!
We love the way the pattern pops with our bright furniture.
We hope we’ve inspired you to spruce up your patio.
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I am proud to be a 3M sponsored blogger, and, as part of my responsibilities, I get the opportunity to evaluate new products from ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape. Opinions are my own and additional product used in the project were selected by me.
