How To Make A Floor Cloth Rug

I ll be folding the extra length under to create a double layer around the edges but you can use a smaller drop cloth too.

How to make a floor cloth rug.

Cut the rug backing slightly smaller than the hemmed rectangle. My drop cloth is 12 x 15 for an 8 x 10 rug. Durable and easy to care for a hand painted floor cloth can be used like a rug for high traffic areas such as the kitchen or even the patio. Cut the canvas into the size desired.

One of the key elements of my plan was a rug to cover to a good portion of the tiled floor. Paint roller on broomstick. Then fold over 1 and press again on all four sides. Number 10 canvas duck cut to dimensions of door or board plus a 6 inch margin.

Paintbrushs in a variety of sizes. The trick for painting a floor cloth is to make sure that the edges of the tape and labels are well adhered to the canvas. Plus they can stand up to years of heavy traffic and will wipe clean with a damp mop. And when you paint be sure to brush your paint from the tape to the canvas to ensure that you will have a clean edge on stripes or dots.

Floor cloths add warmth to cold floors and won t collect dust or dust mites like high pile rugs and carpeting. A painter s drop cloth can do more than just protect the floor from home improvement mess it can be turned into a customized floor cloth. 3 4 of a yard of 60 wide canvas will make two floor cloths press an approximate 1 2 hem on all four sides. Materials needed to make a rug.

Place the rug backing under the hems on the floor cloth. Hollow core door or 1 2 inch plywood cut to size. Needless to say this floor cloth was much easier to make than the one that i painted. Roller tray and liner white acrylic gesso.