Diy Paint Area Rug

We turned a plain inexpensive carpet remnant into this gorgeous area rug with upholstery paint and a few rolls of painter s tape.

Diy paint area rug.

When choosing your paint color keep in mind that the paint can only cover a color lighter than the paint. I have wanted a rug in our girls playroom for a while but i just didn t want to drop a ton of cash on one. Allow your diy painted area rug to dry overnight before sealing with two coats of a good quality water base flooring polyurethane the same polyurethane that would be applied to a painted wood floor. Save some money and make a rug.

Ask your local paint store for suggestions if you re not sure what kind to buy. So i decided to paint an inexpensive rug to get just the look i wanted. 10 doable designs for a diy rug though not always considered essential area rugs provide comfort and warmth for hard floor surfaces while adding aesthetics to a room s design. Measuring and taping the stripe pattern in the area rug.

This is what the sad drab rug looked like before i got started. So for example you can paint a white rug black but you can not paint a black rug white. I had originally planned to paint the rug i currently have in my office studio but after coming across a pattern i loved i realized i could get the same look with just a sharpie. New area rugs can be very expensive.