Patio Floor Makeover

   Here is the deal,  I live in Florida, and during the rainy season it obviously  rains, a lot.  After it rains, SOMEHOW  the patio floors always looks  dingy and dirty.  I have painted it several times, and each time it looks old and dirty with in a week.

      I was looking at the back yard,  and I had a "DUH"  moment. The concrete patio pavers!  I had painted/stained them, why couldn't I do the same to the patio floor ?!  Eureka. I  grabbed some paint and stain, and this is what  I did: 

 I   mixed up 6 different complimenting colors.  I then drizzled some of each color on paper plates.  I then swirled it around to create a marble look.  (Don't over mix it or it could potentially turn  hideous  solid color.) 

  I  used plastic bags and crinkled them up and just started "dabbing" away. 

 It went  quicker than I imagined,  but was still tedious.

  Once  I had finished dabbing the paint on,  I felt like it still looked incomplete.  I wanted something to  fill in the lighter patches.

  I  grabbed the stain, it was a thinner consistency and would fill in any holes and crevices  and create some visual texture.  I simply took a small amount of stain on a foam bush and lightly brushed it on and then quickly  wiped it back off with an old rag.

 

  I let mine dry a few days (it's really  muggy here in Florida.) 

 Really that's all there is to it.  It is fairly simple, and really cheap project!  I didn't spend a single cent on this floor revamp. ( I  had  all the materials on hand.)  I really love the way it turned out! The pictures don't really do it justice.  Bonus, it hides the dirt perfectly.  Score!  Gotta love that! 

 Take Luck, 

 Corey