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DIY Chevron Rug Tutorial

Written by Cassity

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DIY Chevron Rug Tutorial
Contributed by Carissa @ The Fabulous Design File

If you read my post yesterday, you saw my awesome upcycled area rug!  It was so easy, and so worth the time to reinvent it!  I hated that rug a week ago, and now I love it!


Even though the rug was hideously bland, it did have a couple of things going for it:  it was big (8′ x 10′) and it had a really flat loop (like a fake sisal rug).  The flat loop made it possible to use paint instead of dye for the stripes.

Here’s what I did:

1.  Measure.  I knew that I wanted three zig zags stretching across the rug, so I measured out the spacing of the peaks, and drew three chalk lines across the rug to make sure the peaks were perfectly spaced.

2.  Tape out the first peaks.  To get the first peak, I used my 450 triangle (from my drafting kit – leftover from engineer days! haha!)  If you don’t have the triangle, just measure it out.  For tape, I used 2 strips of the 2″ green painters tape, and overlapped it just a little bit.


3.  Continue taping.  To keep the spacing perfect without measuring every single time, I made myself a little “jig” by overlapping two short pieces of tape.  I used the jig to make sure that the spaces were the same width as the stripes.










4.  Still taping… Taping takes forever, but it’s kind of fun seeing the pattern emerge.










5.  Meanwhile… this is what Beckett was doing while I was taping forever!










6.  Paint.  Finally it is time to paint!  I used Benjamin Moore latex floor paint in black.  It took most of a gallon.  I did one coat, let it dry overnight, and then did the second coat the next day.


7.  Remove tape.  Voila, you are done!  I let it dry for a full day before we started walking on it.




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Published: October 13, 2010Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged: Flooring, Rugs, Tutorials

About Cassity

Cassity started Remodelaholic with her husband, Justin, to share their love for knocking out walls together. She is an interior designer, wife, and mother of two. She and Justin have remodeled three homes from top to bottom and are working on their fourth. Making a house a home is her favorite hobby.


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Comments

  1. [email protected] Operandi Designs says

    October 13, 2010 at 9:04 am

    >That looks fantastic! Great job!

    Reply
  2. alessandra says

    October 13, 2010 at 9:06 am

    >Gorgeous and ingenious!

    Reply
  3. Laura S. says

    October 13, 2010 at 10:23 am

    >what did you use to paint the pattern…roller or brush?

    Reply
  4. Ashley @ The Hillside Home says

    October 13, 2010 at 10:47 am

    >Wow! That looks store bought! Amazing!

    Reply
  5. Mel P says

    October 15, 2010 at 11:06 am

    >Yes! I've been wanting a black and white chevron rug, but didn't want to pay a hefty price tag. This idea is perfect. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  6. Meg and Mum's says

    January 6, 2011 at 1:24 am

    >This looks amazing! Well done!
    Megs 🙂

    Reply
  7. Carole says

    May 23, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    Do you think a rug could be partially painted? I’ve seen a few in chocolate with a white or ivory design, and I’d like to paint just that design pink, and leave the chocolate.

    Anybody have any experience with this, or any thoughts? Thanks for your time!

    Reply
    • Cassity says

      May 25, 2012 at 8:55 pm

      Yes, I think so. She left the original color as the background so only the chevron was painted!

      Reply

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