If you have really large shapes or stripes you could also use a foam roller. After the paint had dried I actually went around and painted over the shapes one more time. A couple of hours and many foam brushes later, my rug looked like this:. Well, even when the foam part broke off I still used it to sorta squeegee the paint onto the rug. I was impatient so after a few hours, it seemed dry enough so I went ahead and started painting around the edges of the pattern using a smaller paintbrush and some custom mixed turquoise paint.
It was so much fun watching the rug transform before my eyes, talk about instant gratification! At first, I was bummed that I screwed up my original design plan because I really wanted to have more than 3 columns, but I still think it turned out pretty awesome. In fact, I think it worked out pretty good because now there is more contrast in the dining room with the additional white showing on the carpet.
I actually want to pick up some fabric protector to spray over it just to make sure all that hard work lasts. I will probably do that next weekend. So what do you think? Have you painted a rug before or are you considering making one?
Do you plan to give it a try? If so we would love to hear about it below. It seems to have gotten softer over time — although the painted areas are still crunchy and are holding up really well.
I have no problems vacuuming it or doing spot cleaning. The best advice I could give is that if you create a custom color be sure to have extra set aside or know exactly how you made it. The rug held up much better than I expected but one of our cats ended up struvite crystals and long story short he peed on the rug… multiple times. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. I love this! The navy and turquoise combo is beautiful together. Thanks so much Caitlin! Oh my gosh I love it!! It was actually already bound.
I find these in the same area as the decorative area rugs, sometimes one aisle over. Some days the selection is slim and other days they have more options, so you just have to keep a look out.
Same with Lowes. What kind of protectant did you use afterward? Holy moly girl. And then just seeing it with a small glimpse of your table and stunning white chairs…. Awww, thanks Amy! What an absolutely fabulous idea. I was confused while reading through your tutorial, thinking that your final rug was the inspiration rug. I love this rug! It looks absolutely amazing and you did a fabulous job! Thanks for the tip about HD — I never thought of that! Thank you Cher! I am obsessed with those rugs now, lol.
It turned out perfectly, Katie! I love it!! Will you please tell me more about this remnant rug thing? I need to know your secret! I find them in the same area as the decorative area rugs at HD or Lowes — sometimes 1 or 2 aisles over and some days they have white ones and other days they only have beige, brown, grey, etc.
What a beautiful transformation! I love the idea of less rows it looks lovely. I also like the idea of just a touch of turquoise to bring a soft touch of color. WOW this looks absolutely beautiful.. The patience needed for this rug i can imagine but the result is amazing. Thanks Anam! Oh boy am I getting a lesson on patience lately.
Guess it will come in handy when we have kids, lol. I love the design, the colors, everything. I love a houseful of rugs too, but they can be so expensive. Great job! Thanks Nicki! Although it definitely takes some time and patience, the outcome is totally worth it!
I have wanted to paint rugs forever! I love this tutorial! Thank you so much for the invite Ashley, I just linked up! By the way, love how you used electrical conduit for curtain rods! So gorgeous! Thanks, Leslie. Comments Thank you so much for the inspiration!!
Wonderful tutorial! I definitely have a rug that could use a touch up! This room is phenomenal!!! I love it! Great job, girl! Great rug. I also like the little table. Where did you get it? Love the color Beth! Actually, I love the whole room — nice work.
Great tutorial! Like I commented in a previous post, I love the color of this rug and the room. Absolutely gorgeous! I love the color and how affordable the project is! Thanks for sharing this awesome idea! I am going to have to try this one day. Do a dry run on graph paper. The paint sprays far beyond a thin-strip tape border. Add the extra strip on the inside of your tape borders, so that you are not covering up the parts of the carpet that would become the stripes.
Continued painting until all stripes have been painted. If you notice that any paint has sprayed beyond your double-tape borders, blot the paint up while it is still wet to avoid any obvious paint between the stripes. Leave the paint to dry overnight. Check the directions on the paint can to ensure that you can use the paint again the following day. The next day, in this case, the paint had substantially lightened in color. The carpet fibers and carpet backing soaked up the paint.
There was a lot of streaking where the paint was not applied evenly. So, this rug needed a second coat of paint. A second coat was added and again left to dry overnight. Wait a full 24 hours before peeling off the tape. Susie from The Chelsea Project. Toni, This looks awesome!
I remember talking to you when I did mine and I'm super happy with how mine came out. Your rug is amazing and so pretty! Read More Pin Share Tweet. Click here to cancel reply. Mary Thursday 15th of March
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