Add Paint To Area Rug

However if you are on a tight budget like us then you may quickly realize that the area rug you want is out of your price range boooooo.

Add paint to area rug.

Once i mixed the paint and fabric medium i just applied the mixture with a sponge brush. To keep from getting paint on the rug itself as you paint add painter s tape around the edge of the border to protect the rug. Lay it out on a drop cloth. Once i finished painting the rug i let it dry completely.

This is what the sad drab rug looked like before i got started. I used a stiff angled purdy paint brush to paint the border and didn t use tape since the angle on the paint brush made it fairly easy to not get paint on the rug as i painted. You might think your rug is ready but go over the entire rug one more time. They instantly change the way a space looks and are an easy and temporary way to add color or pattern to a room.

If you notice that any paint has sprayed beyond your double tape borders blot. So i decided to paint an inexpensive rug to get just the look i wanted. Here s a diy tutorial on how to paint your area rug with regular latex paint and still keep it soft. Add the extra strip on the inside of your tape borders so that you are not covering up the parts of the carpet that would become the stripes.

I don t know about you but i love area rugs. Spray painting stripes on the area rug. This will make more of a contrast between the paint and the rug and a crisper finished product. Cheryl simmons first coat.

I mixed 1 part fabric medium with 2 parts exterior latex paint. Pour the extended paint into a tray remove excess and begin rolling onto the area in small sections. How to paint a rug. To add a faux fabric technique to a faux painted rug mix one part paint extender with four parts paint and mix well.

This rug became my canvas to create my own design. Make sure it is clean and completely dry. It helps the paint soak into the fibers of the fabric rug so it s not going to flake and peel after a while. Painting your old area rug is great way to give it a new life and flex your artistic muscle.

This is a no dye method meaning you won t need to boil y. I didn t want a solid red rug. Vacuum your rug thoroughly. If you re also painting a 6 8 rug you ll need 2 6 oz bottles of the fabric medium found at a craft store and 1 quart of paint to do one coat.

I wanted the variations of different shades of red.