If you have kept up with my ever-changing inspiration for this project, you deserve a prize! I have flip-flopped over this rug so many times. I was driving myself crazy trying to come up with a design that would be different and interesting and would wow the masses but the harder I tried the worse my ideas were becoming!
Luckily I had an aha moment and decided that simplicity was key. Especially for someone with absolutely no painting skills! And thankfully one of my favorite rooms happen to pop up before me and give me the perfect idea….
I love that wallpaper more than you know and it has a pattern that is definitely within my reach. So, I double-checked the rules and finger-painting was perfectly acceptable as far as I could tell.
Supplies:
fabric paint in black
flat weave rug
my finger
Process:
– Dip finger in paint
– finger-paint various sized dots onto rug
*At this stage I had gone through 1 and 1/12 bottles of paint…just to give you an idea of how far a bottle goes. I used 3 (1 fl. oz) bottles total.
I spray-painted the edges gold for a little extra something.
As you can see one coat does not fully cover the existing colors- some of the pattern on the reverse side of the rug was on the side I was painting.
Up close you can see that my dots are not perfect.
But from far away they are exactly the graphic print I was going for.
According to the package, the paint is safe to wash after 72 hours.
If I did this project again I would probably do some type of seal over the whole rug to keep it more protected but for this time I am just going to spot-clean and vacuum it as necessary.
If the paint starts to really chip or peal, I can easily finger-paint a few more dots!
I found the extra-large “B” at a local place here in Charlotte and spray painted it black.
My little mudroom still needs a lot but she is at least better accessorized now!
Down the road we want to add some more substantial storage, built-in cabinets, but for now we are working with what we have.
And since I stole this rug from my kitchen, I needed a replacement.
Luckily I had this rug in a closet…
It was a $20 sale rug I grabbed at Crate & Barrel one day.
It works for now and also ties in the black from the mudroom.
I am loving the simple black and white dots so much that they have inspired my front porch decor as well. I will be sharing my wreath next week!
Thanks Linda of My Crafty Home Life for organizing this rug painting party!
It was a good nudge for me to pretty-up a room in my house that often gets over-looked.
Make sure to check out ALL the final results today from these lovely ladies:
My Crafty Home Life says
I love the dots. It looks fresh and fun. I also love that $20 rug in your kitchen, score!
desingpostinteriors@hotmail.com says
I thought about just trying to pass that kitchen rug off as my project but figured yall might call me out 🙂 Thanks so much for organizing!!
Holly says
I love it! I love that you can probably put it anywhere in your home and it will look great. Nice work!
pam {simple details} says
Oh Beth, no way you did one of my favorite patterns, that's the perfect dose of it too! Makes me want to paint another rug! Great choice for your cute mudroom!
charmaine says
Great choice! Love the gold detail too.
Nancy says
Very cute rug Beth and love love the dots and gold border. Your backdoor styling is really wonderful!
xo Nancy
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Beth Connolly says
Very cute – love the gold edges too!
Robin @ Happily Home, After says
Love. Pinned. Copying. OK? Robin @ happilyhomeafter.blogspot.com
Elizabeth @ The Little Black Door says
It's a perfect match to the paper I think. A wonderful job, I love it!!
Cathy Wall says
Wish I had thought of this! Simple, easy and with a fantastic result. The gold border is a great touch, nice job!
Cathy @ Room Rx
desingpostinteriors@hotmail.com says
Thanks ladies! It was definitely the easy way out which was smart for me since I can't paint and I also can't bend very much at this stage in the game.
The Pink Pagoda says
Fantastic! It looks great and was a brilliant idea!
desingpostinteriors@hotmail.com says
thanks!
Karena says
Beth it is really adorable and something even I could (possibly) do!
Oh, I am having an amazing Giveaway of Plush Pumpkins from Love Feast!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
Chateau À Gogo says
That is super cute!! I love seeing everyone's rugs and finding new blogs to follow – Brandy@ChateauÀGogo
desingpostinteriors@hotmail.com says
Happy to have found your's as well!
Kim@Chattafabulous says
Yay to the spots! Love the gold trim you added to – great detail.
http://www.chattafabulous.blogspot.com
desingpostinteriors@hotmail.com says
Thanks Kim!
SHERRY HART says
That was a good idea…yay for using fingers!!!
The Governors Daughter says
i like the polka dots and that it doesn't look "perfect." It reminds me of this nursery I pinned:
http://pinterest.com/pin/164662930096480246/
desingpostinteriors@hotmail.com says
I have pinned the same one…love it!
Sam @ The Junk House says
Great idea! And I love the gold border! Definitely the perfect finishing touch!