Painted Kitchen Linoleum Floor

In renovating the cottage, we decided to paint the kitchen’s linoleum floor instead of replacing it. I had some crazy vision to paint the floor like a quilt– in tiny triangles. I chose six colors: light gray, dark gray, dark green, gold, and pink in porch paint. After securing a plan, we cleaned the floor to prepare for paint.  

First, I used a deglosser (AKA liquid sand paper) to remove any sheen from the linoleum. I ended up applying two coats.

Then, I primed the linoleum with Killz . . . two coats!

After the primer dried, I sketched out the triangles using my quilting rulers. I actually decided to work on sections at opposite ends of the kitchen and work my way to the middle. So, I would draw and paint one color at one end and then move to the opposite end while it dried to do the same. I painted section by section to the whole floor was covered.

Note: Since I did not plan  properly, and probably because I had the flu whilst working on this,  the lines did not meet in the middle. So, I had to improvise like a quilter. You can see it below. 

After the first coat dried, I went back and painted the second  coat of each color, one at a time. 

Since it is porch paint, you don’t have to seal the paint. . .or so we think. I can provide an update to let you know how it holds up. If it doesn’t hold up well, we can eventually replace it. ​All in all, we are so excited about how it turns out.