Have we mentioned that we have a crawlspace? Well, we do. And with that crawlspace comes a crawlspace door. Er, more like a trap door. Effectively a piece of plywood set into the floor.
Not very attractive.
We tried to cover it up with a rug…only to wash and dry said rug…until it shrunk too much to cover up the ugly. We went out and bought another rug…they were cheap at Ikea. This time we let the rug air dry after washing. Um, still too small. Sigh.
Time for a more permanent solution.
We didn’t really want the “rug” to stand out and be all bold like. We wanted it to just be there, you know? So we taped it off and gathered some supplies.
Then we painted the whole thing with a couple of coats of the same paint colour as the wall – Wexford Fog by CIL.
To get an allover pattern from one stencil, we measured and marked the centre point and started stencilling from there.
And now we have a painted rug that will never shrink! Ha! (Excuse the floor here, it’s the original floor that one day will be refinished and beautiful!)
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Here are a few of your projects from last week that we loved…
Jen from At Home In The Northwest worked a little magic in her family room.
Oh Korrie! You found your inner artist! Check out these knock off art canvases over at Red Hen Home!
Shelly – you have some mad painting skills! Check ‘em out on Shizzle Design.
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The rug looks amazing! I’ve never seen that stencil design before, but I’m assuming it’s a Martha Stewart stencil from your lovely box of goodies.
Great features, too! The market signs remind me of your Sunshine painting.
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Yup, it’s one of many. I just repeated it.
What a brilliant idea! I love the color and stencil. It stands out but is also subtle. Thanks for hosting!
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The stencil is a gorgeous Martha Stewart one! It was perfect for the space!
I wanted to let you know I featured your stenciled rug on my blog today. Thanks for linking to the party.
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Wonderful idea for a shrink-proof rug. Thank you for hosting your great party today.
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Totally shrink proof!
Oh, wow! I love that. It looks so much like a rug. Love the color and the stencil. Brilliant idea.
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What a great idea! I love the simplicity of the pattern. I’m sure you’ll feel better each time you walk by (or over) it!
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Way better! You gotta know that plywood was making me nuts!
What a great idea! Your new rug looks great. Lovely features! Hope you have a great weekend!
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How clever to just paint it. If you can’t hide it, work with it.
That’s the way of all decor…if you can’t hide something make it a feature!
Love that rug. I’ve thought about stenciling one for our front door. Thanks for hosting!
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Oh that’s a fun idea!
Wow I loovvveee your painted rug! What an intricate stencil as well! Great job!
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What a fabulous solution.
I’m enjoying the links in your party too; lots of stuff that is not being linked up at the “usual” blogs.
From another Canadian.
Interesting! Glad to hear you’re seeing some new stuff!
What a great solution for a problem area!! It looks great!
Hope you guys are having a great day!
xo Becca
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Enjoy your weekend!
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I love your creative solution for the crawlspace door, awesome! Thank you too for hosting a great party each week, wonderful features
Hugs, Tanya
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Y’all have some great projects!!!
I LOVE YOUR PAINTED RUG!! AND THANK YOU FOR A GREAT PLACE TO SHARE OUR CREATIVITY.
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Happy to share others creativity!
That is the cutest little rug ever! What a perfect solution to a design dilemma!
Kelly
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this is such a fun project…for a second i actually thought it was a rug…but its just stenciled onto the wood floor…how long did the whole process take?
It only took an afternoon!
really? that’s a lot faster than i expected! I need to give this a try!!
Yup, the acrylic paint dries really quick!
Great idea for the painted rug and it turned out wonderfully! I am going to try link #8 (painted door mats) from the link party. I need both a porch and deck mat so this will work perfectly!
Have fun painting!
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Thank you, Rebecca!