Painted Rug Porch

A full tutorial on how to make this greek key rug plus a printable worksheet is coming up soon.
Painted rug porch. You can always replace it later. Follow these steps to paint a rug design on concrete. A faux rug painted on wooden porch in bright colors via flickr. In the meantime here are 7 tips to help you create a beautiful painted rug.
The first thing to do is find the right kind of rug. You want to use a rug with a low nap or a flat woven rug work best. Sketch out the design of the rug on paper. Paint several twisted and overlapping strands of fringe to make the faux painted porch rug look more convincing.
How to add the lattice design to your painted rug. Nadia giordana recorded how she hand painted an area rug onto an old deck surface using paint stain and masking tape. Linda is the author of it all started with paint and oh my you re in for a treat here. July 23 2012 at 6 35 pm.
Wait till you see the painted rug that linda created for her front porch floor. As a last reserve pan intended if you don t feel comfortable yet painting your porch then start with a doormat. Had to pin this one as a must do project for this year. Remember that straight lines are much easier to recreate with painter s tape.
Lastly once the paint has dried completely protect the faux porch rug with two or three coats of acrylic polyurethane finish. Lay out the outside dimensions on the concrete slab and mark the lines using a chalk line. Tape out lattice design for rug pattern using the tape cover the gray border and adhere the tape using your nail or foam roller to rid air bubbles then take the same tape and run a full length of tape at a 45 degree angle starting at the center of the door and working it all the way to the outer border. I ve been reminded of your great front porch painted rug over at southern hospitality s summer porch party.
Using porch floor paint to create a painted rug porch floor paint need not be boring. 5 out of 5 stars 13 13 reviews 25 00. Look at this painted doormat isn t it awesome. In addition paint the fringe and like a real porch rug do not make it perfectly straight.
I love this project of yours. Linda took her front porch from worn and tired to a charming place that turns heads. Fill in the design using the tape to create the lines. Aug 14 2017 explore sheila 29569 shaffer s board painted rugs on decks followed by 236 people on pinterest.
Favorite add to. The entire project took only four hours.