Diy Paint Area Rug

To minimize paint drips you will need to spray paint beyond the rug.

Diy paint area rug.

Measuring and taping the stripe pattern in the area rug. Cheryl simmons pro tips. 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.

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. We turned a plain inexpensive carpet remnant into this gorgeous area rug with upholstery paint and a few rolls of painter s tape. 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. Ask your local paint store for suggestions if you re not sure what kind to buy.

New area rugs can be very expensive. So for example you can paint a white rug black but you can not paint a black rug white. This is what the sad drab rug looked like before i got started. When choosing your paint color keep in mind that the paint can only cover a color lighter than the paint.