Thank you for coming back to my 31 Days of Paint Series. If you would like to
see it from the beginning just click
HERE.
Have your ever attempted to paint a rug? It is a good solution to any
decorating dilemma, paint the design and color you want to fit your space. I
personally have never tried this. But have been doing some research and have
found a lot of inspiration.
Lowe’s
Creative Ideas had this painted rug with instructions and free
stencil pattern that you can enlarge. They suggested using a utility mat and
spray paint.
I might try it just to see the texture of the paint but I suspect that it
would be rough underfoot. I would suggest using a textile medium and acrylic
paint. I have used this on pillows and curtains and it comes out flexible and
smooth.
My super creative friend Linda from
My
Crafty Home Life hosted a Paint A Rug party with 12 other bloggers. A DIY
challenge to paint a rug over 3 weeks.
Linda took this rug and created a Greek Key pattern with painters tape and then
painted it using a textile medium and flat black latex paint.
Mind boggling! I would have had to use a stencil, I could not even begin to
figure this out.
Didn’t it turn out great? I love the contrast and it makes her little sitting
area is so inviting. Linda is doing a 31 Day Series on Nantucket Style, be sure
and check it out
HERE.
All 13 participants in the Paint A Rug Party used different patterns and
styles to paint one-of-a-kind original rugs. Their trials and tribulations
through this project are carried out in that true to life “keeping it real” DIY
style that I love.
Before you begin painting a rug, I suggest you look at the styles and methods
of the 13 participants from the Paint A Rug Party listed & linked below. I
think I will have to give it a shot. Would you?
My Crafty Home Life
Chinoiserie
Chic
Design
du Monde
Design
Post Interiors
The
Junk House
Little
Black Door
My
Best Friend Craig
Pawleys
Island Posh
The
Pink Pagoda
Room
Rx
Seekers
Bazaar
Simple
Details
Trapped
In North Jersey
Thanks for the shout out, Danylle. It was a good lesson, and I definitely learned some tricks. I love your paint series.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had the guts!! Those rugs all turned out so fun ... and they learned all the tricks so now we don't have to experience as many mistakes!! Which would have been a given had I done this straight out of the gate!! Go For It and show us your creation!! xo
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