Congratulations Jennifer!
I am so happy for her. Here is my favorite one.
Paint A Rug Party...take 2
I'm Done! Just kidding. Welcome back to week 2 of the Paint a Rug Party. For week one, go here. You may recall that I am working on a square rug in my dressing area. Well, this is my official inspiration. I am going to attempt this Greek Key rug.
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I stumbled upon Tatertots & Jello's Greek Key rug tutorial. If you are using the Ikea rectangular rug...then go there and print one of these out
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It's the perfect grid layout for the Ikea rug. She said it was a lot of Algebra. I love algebra, and feel that geometry is a more accurate description.
Regardless, if you are using an existing rug, then scrap all of the above...because you we will never be lucky enough to have it that easy.
Here is the rug, and one thing is for sure....it will never look like this, again.
I had no idea what size tape to use, so I bought 3 sizes
I started with the 2" wide tape for the boarder. Most of the rug tutorials...OK, all of them, use a huge amount of tape, and then peal away for the painted spaces. Being as thrifty as I can be when I want to.....I decided to spot pieces of tape to set an even distance for the next row.
Using the edge of the tape as my guide, I would run the next row.
I used a razor blade to cut the edges straight.
Here is where I started rethinking the entire project....REMEMBER the tape will be the original color of the rug. You have to keep thinking in reverse.
After measuring the inside dimension, It was clear that the 2" tape was too big to continue. So, I changed to the 1.5" tape for the pattern portion. I wold try to do a few rows on one side before I moved to the next.
And before I knew it, I lost my square corners, and my marbles.
I kept at because I knew you were coming by to take a peak.
It started resembling the pattern. I think I will do the center portions on all four sides, and then cheat the corners where needed.
CL - Palm Beach
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Camper in Trouble
Do the same thing at the other end of the rug...connect the outside edges with a straight edge. You will want to cut both sides of the rug for uniformed sides
Cut along the line
I am so glad this does not fit my hallway. If it did, I would have to tell her that I tried to hack a rug, but was unsuccessful...because, I would totally keep it!
It's Almost Here!
My iPhone 5 in white.
According to FedEx....it is in Newark, NJ and arriving in my small town today.
What won't be here today, is this :(
Paint A Rug Party!
Last month, I invited everyone to join in and attempt a rug painting project. There are no rules except for the timeline....three weeks.
12 brave bloggers have agreed to participate and document their process along the way. I am fairly certain that none of us have ever tried to paint a rug. Hopefully, this group will offer plenty of tips and inspiration. I know it will be entertaining....these ladies are fun...and funny!
I hope you stick with us for the next three Thursday's.
Here is the low down of my rug project.
This is the little dressing area between my bedroom and bathroom.
The entire space could use a makeover, but for now I'm going to concentrate on the bland rug.
I am actually going to paint the existing rug...well, that's what I'm thinking. It's a bit worn, so I hope the paint will
It has a woven waffle pattern, and I have a feeling that will be the death of me. I can't remember if it is 100% wool? I am also guessing that painting on synthetic can lead to additional headaches? I will definitely let you know.
Now for my inspiration....might as well dream big.
At first I was thinking Greek key
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| Jonathan Adler via Decor Pad |
How about stripes?
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That might be too ambitious.
Maybe squares
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| Labyrinth via Layla Grayce |