Drop Cloth Outdoor Rug

This easy and inexpensive diy rug project will add style to your home or outdoor porch in no time.

Drop cloth outdoor rug.

See more ideas about drop cloth drop cloth projects drop cloth rug. How to turn a canvas drop cloth into an outdoor rug. It will come out in a big wrinkled ball and your lint trap will be completely full. If you re looking to make a larger area rug they also have a 9 x 12 cloth for only 18 47.

Add a bright pop of color to your patio or deck by making an outdoor rug from a painter s drop cloth paint and stencils. Larger drop cloths like this 12 x 15 size are typically smaller ones sewn together. Follow these steps on how to make a rug out of fabric using a drop cloth and chalk paint. The only thing i had to buy was the actual painter s drop cloth rug itself.

Start by washing and drying your drop cloth. I love layering rugs at my front door but finding the perfect rug to go under my mat has been a challenge. If you don t feel super comfortable free handing the design of your outdoor rug you can try stenciling it instead. Via the hunted.

I started by purchasing a 4 x 15 heavy canvas drop cloth from menard s for 14 57. They have a few different sizes available but since the rugs i wanted to make are more like runners the 4 foot wide drop cloth was perfect. The size i used was a 6 9 feet i folded it in half so it is now 6 4 5 feet. Cost skill level start to finish day.

I honestly had my doubts that a canvas drop cloth would make a good faux outdoor rug but i always trust that my friends at home depot won t steer me wrong. For this method you need to get a drop cloth that is double the size you want it to be width wise. Sewing machine with heavy duty or denim needle. I washed and dried the drop cloth to help remove the folds and wrinkles and laid it out flat over another drop cloth in my entry way.

That way you can fold it down the middle resulting in a thicker rug. Diy outdoor curtains from tiny sidekick this gave me the idea to make the rug out of a drop cloth this bright and beautiful outdoor rug is actually just painted right on the cement via a beautiful mess.