Today we’re going to show you our painted concrete floors and how to paint a garage floor!
I’ve had so many friends and neighbors stop by and compliment our painted concrete floors and want to peek inside. It’s so clean and functional and it just makes me so proud of our hard work. Today we’re sharing a tutorial on painting concrete floors in a classic, beautiful Greek key pattern. Let’s get started!
DIY Painted Concrete Floors Materials:
- Power Washer
- Broom
- ScotchBlue Exterior Surfaces Painter’s Tape – Note: Follow all ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape package instructions for proper surface cleaning and prep, adhesion and removal.
- Carpenter’s square
- Carpenter’s knife
- Putty knife or 5-in-1 tool
- Concrete floor paint
- Lint-free paint roller
- Paint Roller extension pole
Concrete Floor Paint Tutorial Instructions:
Step 1:
First, clean and prepare your floor. Make sure your door is clear of any old paint, grease, oils, dust, lint, dirt, wax etc. Use a power washer to remove any and all debris from the cement and allow to dry for 24-48 hours before painting. Once the cement is dry, sweep the garage floor several times to remove all dust.
Step 2:
Once your surface is completely clean and dry, apply ScotchBlue Exterior Surfaces Painter’s Tape in your desired pattern. We did a traditional Greek Key pattern.
To create this pattern you will want to create 4 squares on the perimeter of the room. You can trace them if you want. The biggest tip is to make sure your boxes are square and parallel to the other boxes on each corner. From there you’ll create an elbow going each direction off of the inner corner of each square. Last, connect the elbows to create the overall shape. Tracing with a pencil and a straight edge is very helpful for this part.
PRO TIP:
Use a putty knife or 5-in-1 tool to smooth and add pressure to the tape to ensure a tight seal for the paint. Make sure your edges are completely sealed.
Step 3:
Pour your concrete floor paint at the front wall of your garage and paint your way out of the garage door. This ensures you don’t get stuck inside wet paint. Using your paint rollers, start painting in thin coats allowing 1-4 hours between coats depending on your climate and dry time. See paint can instructions for recoating times for your specific paint. The paint roller extension pole is extremely helpful in this project. Work your way from the inside wall out of the garage door. We poured the concrete floor paint directly on the concrete and spread it around and worked our way out.
Step 4:
Carefully remove the ScotchBlue Exterior Surfaces Painter’s Tape at a 45-degree angle while paint is still tacky. Remove it slowly and make sure you pull it back on itself. Garage floor paint is quite thick so move slowly when removing the tape.
Step 5:
Allow to dry according to paint can directions. Use a clear sealer, if desired.
Since we painted the floor white, we will eventually apply a clear epoxy made for garage floors.
I put all of our supplies and storage bins back into the garage and added a little decor to make it feel more homey!
Our home gym is one of my favorite parts about it. I love that I can fit SO much storage, the gym area and still park my car in there! Yay!
The organized paint, peg board and tools makes me so happy and makes things so much simpler when we are working on other projects. I can literally say that I know where every single thing is and belongs in this garage. Huge!
See that door at the top? That’s my new office, right inside our 3rd car section of the garage. I love that it’s disconnected from the house but I don’t have to go outside to my office to work. It’s been really helpful as a work-at-home mom to have this space! I can’t wait to show you that makeover! We still have a ways to go in there.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this painted concrete floors tutorial and we are so happy that you stopped by! Be sure to check out the rest of our projects in the new house.


- Power Washer
- Broom
- Scotch Blue Exterior Surfaces Painter’s Tape
- Carpenters Square
- Carpenter Knife
- Putty Knife
- Paint Roller Extension Pole
- Mallory’s House BEFORE Tour
- Guest Bathroom Demo and Progress
- Guest Bathroom Reveal
- Boys’ Space Room Makeover
- Peek at the Bonus Room and HOW TO: Paint a dresser inside the house
- Dining Room Makeover and DIY Brush Stroke Wall
- Kitchen Reno: Part 1
22 Comments
Vel
September 16, 2016 at 10:31 amWish my garage floor looked like that! Beautiful!
Lowgs
September 22, 2016 at 3:36 pmThis might be silly, but how did you walk on the floor to remove the tape if the paint was still tacky?
Mallory & Savannah
September 23, 2016 at 8:34 amTo remove the tape we started at the corner closest to us and peeled it off slowly. Then we walked carefully on the now exposed concrete to peel off the rest of the tape! Hope that helps let me know if you have any further questions! xoxo
Tai
September 23, 2016 at 8:39 pmWhat garage floor paint did you use?
Mallory & Savannah
October 14, 2016 at 10:37 amBehr garage floor paint! If you have further questions feel free to email us at classyclutter4@gmail.com
Thanks for stopping by xo
Lindsay @ The DIY Mommy
November 17, 2016 at 3:52 pmThe first thing I thought when I saw this is OH My it looks like an area rug! What?!? That’s crazy beautiful! Great job! I can see why the neighbours would be stopping by so a little look 🙂
Laila Marxen
November 20, 2016 at 1:53 amHi
I noticed the beautiful brass (?) chair – is it vintage or new? I am hoping to find one similar 🙂
McKenzie
April 18, 2017 at 11:56 amWOW! Thank you for sharing this how-to. It looks really great.
Hunter
July 30, 2017 at 6:18 pmHow did you hang your stroller? I have a City Select Double stroller that I’d love to figure out how to attach it to the wall.
Mallory & Savannah
November 16, 2018 at 6:18 pmI have a large ladder hook!
Victoria Luisus
August 2, 2017 at 10:05 pmwhat paint you used in the door ? its look stunning 🙂
Sarah
April 10, 2018 at 11:49 pmWhere is the valley of the sun print from?
Mallory & Savannah
April 17, 2018 at 10:59 amHi Sarah! It’s from American Furniture Warehouse! 🙂
Sandra Cook
July 3, 2018 at 4:22 amJust saw your painted garage floor. I was wondering how the epoxy coat was added and how it has held up with a parked car sitting on it.
Michellle
July 7, 2018 at 11:30 pmTwo quick questions:
1. We have epoxy flooring already on our garage floor. Can we paint over it?
2. We get ture marks on our current epoxy. Did you have that issue with your last garage with the white paint?
Concrete Lady
February 11, 2019 at 2:13 pmI’m wondering if painting the garage floor would help take care of it being super slipperly… I would think so, but also how well it would hold up?
–Concrete Lady
Milford Concrete
February 20, 2020 at 5:44 pmThat garage floor is SO CUTE!!!! Gone are the days of the boring, old, nasty, oil-stained, garage floor. I’m not sure how long that prettiness would last in my garage, but I’d be willing to give it a try! : )
lisa
May 5, 2020 at 12:37 amThis is so beautiful! I love every bit of it! Can you link the wallpaper? I can’t seem to find it with the provided links. Thank you!!Garage
lisa
May 5, 2020 at 6:22 amHi Kristi .. I know you completed this beautiful artwork years ago .. any idea what the names of the paints that you used were? I know you referenced the wall mural post, but the colors weren’t listed there.
carry
May 25, 2020 at 9:28 amGood luck with your new garage. Enjoy the new space! As far as your porch goes, don’t worry. It just looks like someone lives there.
lisa
July 29, 2020 at 8:10 amThe performance of the passion 2016 in Thiersee has once again successfully managed to remind us of the suffering of Christ, which he took upon himself to bring love and peace to the world. I was impressed and touched.Garage
BenStorey
January 18, 2021 at 4:48 amYour work deserves top marks. Last year I decided to redo my garage floor. However, I decided to do an epoxy floor coating and so I hired garage floor coating contractors. This coating is more practical and stable compared to regular concrete paint.