Printer Paper Tile Flooring

I've seen a lot of people use brown paper as flooring, so I wondered if I could make paper tiles and make it work as well. It does work.

What I used: Large bowel, Elmer's glue, ream of printer paper, acrylic paint, sponge brushed, and poly sealer.


Painted the sheets of paper with acrylic paint. For this specific tiles I used chocolate brown and light blue which made a predominantly grey color.

Keep in mind that the dry painted paper tiles will look duller than they will after you have finished the process of the floor.

So after your painted paper is totally dry stack them up. Get a large bowl and fill it with half water half Elmer's glue.  (Pre-clean the surface you are going to glue the paper to.)

Do this one sheet of paper at a time because they will stick together in the bowl. Crunch up the paper and dip it into the glue mix. Just long enough to get the front and back wet, to long and the paper will fall apart. 

I did a couple rows at a time. It was easier to keep my son out them. This is what it looks like when you child runs on the paper tiles before the glue mixture drys. 

This was easy to fix. I just scraped the left two paper tiles of and replaced them new ones.

After the glue mixture drys, throw few coats of polyurethane over the paper tiles. I was able to walk on the tiles only after one coat, but I actually did 5 coats so the tables and chairs wouldn't damage the paper. I loved this whole experience. I did my kitchen for under $30.00.