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DIY: How to Paint a Sisal Rug
Two designers show how to give old beige sisal rugs a colorful new life
Do you have a dingy rug sitting somewhere in your house? Instead of tossing it or hiding it in a back room, you might try giving it a new look with the help of painter's tape and paint. Designers Jenna Burger and Lydia Pudel show us how they completely updated their old sisal rugs.
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| Makeover No. 1. Would you believe there's an old sisal rug under this crisp, contemporary pattern? Pudel, a graphic designer in Germany, did this project after falling in love with a gray and white trellis rug from West Elm. Instead of spending the money on a brand new rug, she painting her existing sisal to get the same look. See the before shot, next. |
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| Pudel searched online until she found a bold graphic in a similar pattern, printed it out, and made a stencil that would allow her to create a custom pattern for her 5' x 7' rug. |
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| She painstakingly traced the stencil onto the carpet with a pencil, making sure that the pattern was centered and even. |
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| Using standard interior paint in a warm gray, she gave the rug two coats of paint, and then used a creamy white for the edges. |
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| It took Pudel about two days to finish this project. After painting, she took her electric sander to the rug to make it feel less stiff and rough. The paint stayed on, and the surface felt more like it did without the paint. A quick vacuum is all it needs to stay clean. To read more about Pudel's DIY, visit her blog, Pudel Design. |
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Makeover No. 2: Jenna Burger, interior designer and owner of New York-based SAS Interiors, wanted to incorporate a bit of chevron pattern into her home without spending a lot of money. So she gave an old sisal rug in her entryway this pattern with leftover house paint.
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With a measuring tape, ruler and calculator, Burger carefully planned her chevron pattern so that it would be perfectly centered.
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After finding the center of the rug, she spaced her zigzags across the entire carpet.
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Burger then painted her stripes in alternating colors. She had all the materials she needed lying around her house, so this project cost her nothing.
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Burger wanted her rug to look slightly distressed and imperfect, so she used a dry-brush method to apply the paint thinly for a worn and rustic style.
To read more about Burger's DIY, visit her blog at SAS Interiors.
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To read more about Burger's DIY, visit her blog at SAS Interiors.
Do you have a great DIY to show off? Share it in the Comments below!
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Comments
annalaye Love the navy rug!!!!! Now I'm ging to start looking for a used sisal rug on craigslist to try this one!!!!
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Barbara Oehlzand Is it possible to use acrylic paints or does it have to be wall paint ?
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Reetika Kapila Is this work on wool rugs
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Ideabook published on Nov. 4, 2011.
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