Simple painted pavers
Habitat bright ideas with Fleur Thorpe – DIY projects
Enhance and rejuvenate old pavers with paint for a fresh new finish. Follow Fleur's step by step instructions to make your own.
Purple pot painted in Resene Chetwode Blue
You will need
- Pavers – Fleur's are 270mm x 270mm x 40mm
- Resene Concrete Primer
- Paintbrush
- Cardboard
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Resene paint in your choice of colour – Fleur used Resene House White and Resene Double Fuscous Grey
Instructions
How to create your own simple painted pavers:
Step 1
Start by painting your pavers with Resene Concrete Primer.
Step 2
Once the primer is dry, apply two coats of Resene Walk-on or Resene Lumbersider in Resene House White.
Step 3
Cut a circle out of cardboard. Fleur made her circle slightly smaller than the size of the pavers. Use a pencil to trace around the circle.
Step 4
Position the pavers together and use the same cardboard circle to draw on another circle where four pavers meet.
Step 5
To finish the design, draw on a smaller circle in the middle of each paver. Fleur used an up-turned cup to make the circle.
Step 6
Paint the small circle and the intersecting arcs of the big circles with Resene Double Fuscous Grey.
Top tip: If your pavers are prone to being slippery when wet, use Resene Non-Skid Deck & Path for your topcoat – it’s grit texture will help reduce the risk of slipping.
Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe. Feb 2022.