Garage Makeover Tutorial # 1- Custom Painted Rugs!
Hopefully you got to see my Garage Mudroom Makeover. Â If you missed the reveal, you can check out the full post here. Â
Today I’m giving you the inside scoop on the fun rugs I made. Â I’ll be sharing the other tutorials over the next few days.Â
I used the same Home Depot rugs that I used for my stenciled outdoor rug. Â Check out that post for all the details on where to buy them. Â They were under $20 each!
Instead of one big rug, I wanted two runners, so I folded it in half and cut it.Â
 For the first runner, I decided I wanted some graphic arrows going in and out.  I measured from the side, and used chalk marks to keep my lines straight.
Scotch Blue tape worked like a charm for really well sealed lines.
Once it was all taped off, I had to cover the rest of the rug. Â I had a pile of old circulars around, and they did the trick!
It was a tad windy, so the hubs helped by holding up a piece of foam core (we had used it as a target at Kira’s Brave Party) so the spray paint wouldn’t get all over the rug.
Because of the wind, some of the paper lifted and I had some bleeding. Â Thankfully, soap and water removed it all and I was left with crisp lines.
For the second rug, I was excited to use our new Silhouette Cameo. I wanted to write the word shoes nice and large so that my crazy kids just might happen to remember to put them away! So far it’s working!
For this rug, I wanted to have the letters be negative space, so I taped off the area to be painted and then used spray adhesive to attach the letters to the rug.
I used the same method of covering up the rest of the rug so that I could spray paint it.
I was so excited to see how crisp the letters turned out!
I’m such a fan of graphic word art and these rugs make me excited every time I walk in the door.
What do you think? Â
Will you be trying out some DIY Rugs anytime soon?Â
Do you have a suggestion foir someone who does not own a silhouette cameo for printing the letters.
Thank You
I love these rugs! They are pretty sharp. Giving me some ideas for a welcome mat 🙂 Great job!
What do u you use to keep the paint from rubbing off on your shoes or sox when you use it? In particular for the livingroom stencil?
LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM!!! I think I will stop by home depot on my way home for some rug material and a new can of spray paint! What would you suggest for making letters without a Cameo? I was also wondering how the rugs have worn so far (i.e. wiping your shoes off on them?)
Thanks for inspiring me!!
Dani
Hey Dani!
Glad that I could inspire you to get your rug on! 🙂 I’ll just give you a heads up that I think those discount rugs are an on-line only thing, but the shipping was super quick. As far as letters without a cameo, I would just print them out on card stock on your computer and then cut them with an X-acto. That’s what I always did before getting the Cameo a few weeks ago. It should still work well.
As far as wear goes… so far so good. I’ve been vacuuming them because my kids track in all kinds of things. I think the grey or tan colors work best because they hide a good bit of dirt.
Let me know how you make out!
Monica (and Jess)
I am dying for the locker tutorial!!! Tell me it’s coming soon!!!!
ditto on the locker tut can’t wait
yes found it! should have scrolled longer before my other comment! thanks!
I love this idea! I really need a custom rug for business and this is perfect 🙂
What type/kind/brand of paint did you use? Do you have paint recommendation for high volume/traffic use?
Thank you
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