Diy Painted Floor Cloths

Floral hand painted floor cloth march 6 2013 at 10 14 am essentially used the same method that i used to make this floor cloth for my kitchen.

Diy painted floor cloths.

If you need a bigger rug you can always have a piece cut off the roll but it will be slightly more expensive. But this time i made sure to select a vinyl floor remnant that was perfectly smooth on back. That simplified the process immensely. This diy is fun easy and a very inexpensive way to cover your floors.

Originally made from recycled ships sails they were used to cover dirt or wooden floors in early american homes. It went so much faster than the large multi color floor cloth i painted 3 or 4 years ago that is currently in storage. Diy painted floor cloths are an incredible way to bring color and artistic touches to your home or apartment. The pieces below are from students at my class this week.

What made this floor cloth so easy to create was keeping the design to two colors. Floor cloths originated in france in the 1400s and were introduced to the american colonies in the early 1700s. How to paint a floor cloth. Technically one color as i used the natural canvas as one of the colors.

Patterns including diamonds squares and cubes were hand painted or stenciled frequently by the lady of the house. Floor cloths have a thick polyurethane finish applied over several coats of paint which strengthens the surface yet keeps it flexible. Bathroom makeover day 17.