How To Spray Paint A Rug

When we got a sweet little note from a fabulous DIY chick, we couldn’t wait to share her ten dollar rug transformation. Talk about inspiring! Here’s her letter:

I’m a loyal reader of your cute blog, and love your style! I wanted to send you some photos of a do-it-yourself project that I came up with when I couldn’t find a rug in the pattern that I liked. I see this pattern in a lot in design magazines, but for some reason have been unable to find it in any stores. I was thinking about it today, and realized that I could probably create this look on my own, and voila! I did it. I used a rug that I already had from Ikea (I think if you decide to do this, it’s best to use a rug with a thicker grade of cloth so that it holds the pattern/spraypaint well) and a can of Rust-Oleum “Espresso” colored spray paint. The whole thing comes out to being about $10! My pattern wasn’t perfect because I didn’t have my measuring devices, but I eyeballed it pretty well, I think. I blogged about it at kfddesigns.blogspot.com, so you can check it out there, if you like. Hope you enjoy!- Kristen

How fab is that? Honestly, it’s one of our favorite reader redesigns ever. And it was only $10! Insanely cool. Thanks so much for the inspiration Kristen! Makes me wanna grab a can of spray paint and coat… something… anything…