I wanted a rug to go with my newly painted powder room
but I didn't want to spend much money-
Some of my DIY projects that start with what I already have,
don't always stay within my under $10 budget-
but the powder room was painted with leftover paint
and I had already purchased fabric for the window
- so use what ya got- right?
But, I hated the throw rug I had so, I scoured Pinterest for some inspiration-
Boy, did I find it- these bloggers took the idea of painting a rug
to a whole new level!!
to a whole new level!!
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So, what did I have to lose!!
The throw rug is cream, and it was about $10
but I was never happy with it, so
time to try painting-
I chose a simple block pattern-
had tape and no stencils so used what I had-
As you can see, I taped the rug onto the wood floor
and eyeballed the pattern-
and eyeballed the pattern-
I pressed the tape down with my nails
to make sure it was adhered tight enough
so paint wouldn't seep under the tape-
I also used a junky brush and tapped the heck out of it!
Now, the fun part-
ripping off the tape and crossing my fingers
ripping off the tape and crossing my fingers
that no paint seeped under the tape-
Yea!! It worked!!
Not bad, for a project that took 30 minutes-
I love how easy this was-
and best of all, no $$ was spent
since I used the leftover paint
from the laundry room makeover and the powder room-
amazing what you can do with one gallon of paint!!
You can see a snippet of the new wall color in that picture too!
Love the new rug, and I can't wait to try it out on a larger one
with a cool stencil!
Take care, gotta fly-
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