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Painted Striped Nautical Rug {tutorial}

Monday, September 19, 2011

So I decided to make a slightly nautical striped rug to go with my turquoise couch.  I used the same paint color as the walls to paint the rug.




This was definitely the easiest painted rug that I have done so far, and also my favorite!!  I found this rug on Pinterest that I loved, but it was $800 --










Here's what I did to make the rug:

• I measured the rug and then divided the sections up so that they were even. How many stripes and how thick they are will depend on how wide your rug is. I ended up having 5 thick stripes. I thought thicker looked a little more nautical. 


• Once I figured out how wide to make the stripes, I measured it out on my rug. The rug I used, from Ikea, had natural stripes and so it was super easy to measure out the stripes. 


• I used Frog Tape to tape off the stripes. It worked great. So great, in fact, that I didn't have to make ANY touch ups! yay!! 


• Then I rolled the paint on the rug. I actually started off with a darker color, and decided that the stripes were too dark and re-rolled them with the lighter {Sharkey Grey} color. 


• I applied two coats of paint with a foam roller for best coverage. 


• Then once it was dry, I peeled off the tape. 


• And to make sure the rug stays looking clean, I sprayed on some Fabric Protection Spray. 

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Labels: decorating, kitchen redo, slipcover