Master Bedroom Painted Rug Tutorial

I wanted a chocolate geometric rug to complete our master bedroom design. I searched and searched, scoured the internet for hours to find the perfect rug, for the life of me I could not find what I was looking for. Finally, after many frustrating hours on the internet, I decided to make my own. Here is how I did it.

Materials:

* sisal rug, I used an 8 x 10
* 2" painters tape
* paint roller
* 2 colors of latex paint
* clear matte polyurethane spray (to seal it)

How to:

Rug Before

1. Decide which color you would like to be your dominate color (I chose chocolate as dominant)

2. Tape the binding around the rug with painters tape, to keep it clean.

3. Paint the whole surface of the rug the color you would like your pattern to be.
* This stage will take A LOT of paint, the rug will absorb a lot of paint.

Painted cream for the pattern

4. Tape a border around the existing border using painter's tape.

Small knot Rug = tape your border based on the edge of the current rug area
Large Knot Rug (Sisal rug = our rug) ignore the distance & count the # of knots length or width (inches do not matter, count the knots or pixels). This is your new measurment distance.

Your knot or pixel will be your new measurment. You need to use the valley between knots to make your lines straight on the rug. You are trying to make an uneven surface look even.




5. Figure out number of vertical and horizontal rectangles.
Apply the formula.

Formula:

Length or width = ODD #= odd # of rectangles in that direction (length or width)

i.e. 157 knots or 57 inches = 3,5,7 or 9 rectangles
156 knots or 56 inches = 2,4,6,or 8 rectangles based on your preference

Working Area = Width of rug( inches or knots) -2x(tape width in knots or inches)

i.e 96" rug(a 8'Rug) -2x(2"tape)=92"=Working Area

Rectangle Length or Width= Working Area-[(Tape width(in knots or inches)x4)x(#of rectangles)]/#of rectangles

i.e 92" working Area-[4x(2"tape)x(4 rectangles]/4 rectangles= 15" rectangles

This will be the size of the inside of the rectangle in that direction.

OR

If this is all very confusing that's ok. The math can save you some time, but in the end you can just tape it out.

Divide distance of the width or length by number of rectangles you would like to use. That will give you an approximate size of the rectangle width and length you need.

6. Find the center of the rectangle width for each rectangle. Place the center of the tape strip on the center of the rectangle (top and bottom), connecting the rectangle to the one above and below.




7. Repeat Step 6, taping horizontally, using the center of the length of each rectangle as reference.




8. Paint the rug with the dominant color and let it dry.



9. Remove the Tape.




7. Touch up.

Using the 1st painted color you should touch up the lines to ensure they are straight. Taping the valleys between the knots will help make the lines straight but you will need to go back and correct any deviant paint.

8. Let it dry.

9. Seal with clear, matte polyurethane spray to protect. Enjoy.

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