First things first there are 304 pennies in one square foot if you plant to make a 4 x4 foyer like mine you ll need 16 square feet of pennies.
How to make a floor made out of pennies.
Although it seemed like a small space and not too big of a project by the time we started laying about 2 78 worth of pennies per square foot the space started to feel much bigger.
Add distinctive designs by combining darker patina pennies dimes or nickles into interesting shapes throughout the floor.
But upon closer inspection it s actually made of 13 000 lincoln faced coins.
Pennies are indeed an affordable alternative to fancier building materials like marble and stone one company sells premade sheets on mesh backing similar to how building tile is packaged and.
Wear the appropriate safety gear rated for the tasks being done.
They are currently sold out but what a great idea for speeding up the process.
At the news of kat von d s penny floor kelly graham showed off her diy penny floor made from 7 500 pennies.
I decided to do my kitchen because the floor is only 38 square feet.
At first glance this copper floor looks like beautiful antique tile.
Materials to install a penny floor.
You ll need roughly 200 to 225 pennies to complete approximately 1 square foot of flooring area as each penny has a diameter of roughly 3 4 of an inch.
While we don t expect you to have your own basement barbershop it would be a shame not to try to take a few style cues from these safe havens of manhood.
7 steps to a diy penny floor step 1.
By checking out the images below you ll see that penny floors make a really cool choice for a barbershop floor.
Measure the floor space.
An incredible feat given that most people don t have the patience to sort through their change jar let alone thousands of pennies.
The made shop and if you were under any illusion about the popularity of penny floors then check out this custom made copper penny tile jig.