Saturday, July 24, 2010

DIY Chevron Floorcloth

( Daisy modeling on the finished product!)

After making my canvas placemats, I had a small amount of canvas left and decided to create a floorcloth. I have always wanted to try one, so I went for it. Being enamored with the Chevron pattern right now, I thought I would use it and seemed simple enough to create. First I primed and painted the piece of canvas, I did this on a scrap board so no one would walk on it while it was wet



Next, using 2 inch painter's tape, I created the Chevron pattern. I just eyeballed it, I was not going for perfection.


Using some black enamel paint left over from another project, I painted away!


After it dried, I took off the tape, and blurred the painted edges so it wouldn't look so "tapey" and laid it in the foyer.
I love how it looks and it added a great graphic pop!
It doesn't move around as much as I thought it would, and it's wearing pretty good.
This is a fun project, and didn't take very long at all!
Hope you give it a try!




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22 comments:

  1. This is so eye-catching. Love black and white. Great job!

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  2. I have been wanting to try this too. Yours looks great Michelle. Did you put a protective coat on it?

    -Rene

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  3. WOW - this looks awesome. I can't believe you just eyeballed it!

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  4. This is such a good idea, and I love the pattern. It turned out cute! I want to try it in my house! :)

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  5. What a fantastic idea! I love the black and white pop it gives! Thanks for sharing:) This would be a great project for my laundry room...hmmmm.

    LaKeta
    1luckeegirl.blogspot.com

    P.S. Thanks for the sweet comment and blog visit!

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  6. It's gorgeous. What a great idea. I love the look in the foyer. Very pretty. Hugs, Marty

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  7. Michelle this is awesome!!! I am going to work on one for my laundry room!

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  8. Thanks for stopping by my blog Dibble Dabble Life! I LOVE this rug....I have another one I saw bookmarked because this is on my to-do list, yours looks better then the one I have bookmarked!!!

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  9. Looks perfect to me. Thanks for the tutorial.

    Di

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  10. That looks great and you did that eyeballing it? Wow!

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  11. Where do you get the canvas from? I wanted to do something like this a while back, but I looked online and saw that the canvas was SO expensive so I gave up on the idea. It looks great!

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  12. Love the floorcloth! I just had to comment on the sweet model! We have a beagle named Betty Lou! Sweetest dog we have ever had

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  13. Hay, thanks for comming by and see my work.

    Your blog is great, you make beautiful stuff. I'll come again.
    Have a great week.

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  14. I love what you've done!
    It looks fantastic!

    Your blog is wonderful

    Gail

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  15. AWESOME! I love how this turned out!

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  16. I love the way it turned out. Great color choice. I've always wanted to try making a floor cloth. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  17. Hi Michelle! Simply gorgeous! I love the black and white {cloth}. It looks so easy but creates a beautiful impact. Wanted to let you know I'll be featuring this today. Thanks so much for joining the Sunday Showcase - I greatly appreciate it. Hope you have a fabulous week! ~ Stephanie Lynn

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  18. It looks fabulous. What a great idea AND execution. Stop by and enter my giveaway of a paint sprayer! I wonder how it would have worked on this project. I want to try it! I'm bookmarking this! I think I already follow you, but if not, I'm going to. I invite you to do the same!

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  19. like another commenter I had bookmarked something like this before but I actually have canvas (and not the material they used) so I'd love to ask you a question...is the paint and canvas combo comfortable under foot, would you recommend it for an office? That's where I was hoping it would live...Do you have any problems with the sides lifting up....

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  20. Hi -- I wanted to let you know that I have featured your project on my blog for my post on last month's bookmarked projects. Wonderful creativity.

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  21. This is one of the BEST projects I have come across in quite some time! I am so inspired by this to do a rug for my back porch!!!!! I LOVE the canvas drop cloths! Purchasing a large rug will cost $$$ but I can make one for pennies using your idea!!!!! Thank you for sharing, and letting me copy you!! heehee Can't wait to do my rug ASAP!!!!

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Michelle