Simple Stencil Sunday

OK. So first I need to give credit to my friend Alayna who gave me this idea.  She lives in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area and is one of the writers of an online magazine having to do with everything from interior design, photography, fashion, cooking, and everything in between.  You should check it out at http://www.prairiehive.com/.  (did you like that plug Alayna?)

Here is the rug that I started with. Tiffany actually gave me this rug that she was not using anymore.  It is just a plain green sisal type rug that matched perfectly in my kitchen.  I just needed to spice it up of coarse.  I am a painting queen.  Anything that can be painted in my house is painted.  Ask my husband.  I just think it is a cheep way to change up something and you will soon learn I like change.  

 

First you need to pick out a pattern you like. I found my pattern on another site where the lady was using it to paint her wall.  If you would like to use the same pattern I used comment on this post and I will point you to the website where I got it from.  I printed it off and transferred the pattern to cardboard so the pattern would last longer. 

Next, I taped off the sides of the rug where I didn't want to paint and taped off lines so my pattern would run straight on my rug.  My daughter decided she wanted to help.  My mini me is a great helper with my do it yourself projects.

 

Then I found the center of the rug and started there.  Grab a small paint brush or foam brush and go for it! Here is what the rug looked like in the beginning stages.

For this pattern you need to lay the next pattern over the first so the negative space makes the same pattern. You overlap end to end also.  Don't worry about it being perfect.  I am in no way a perfectionist and somehow I made it work.  Any do it yourself guru can takle this one.

And here is the final product.  Love it!

 

A few tips I learned while doing this project:

2. Don’t soak your rug in paint, it will bleed through and not look as nice.

3. Clean the back of your pattern after each paint step so you don't transfer any unwanted paint from the bottom of the pattern.

Happy Painting!

Anna Landers