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!!

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-

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

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-

Bless My Nest