Have fun with bathroom paint colors the easy way.
Bath rug oil paint.
The right choice in rug or mat in your bathroom or powder room can make all the difference in style comfort and practicality.
While oil paint has its reputation for durability and ability to stand up to scrubbing much needed qualities in paint for bathrooms it requires the use of mineral spirits for clean up dries slowly between coats and releases high levels of volatile organic compounds vocs.
Once i mixed the paint and fabric medium i just applied the mixture with a sponge brush.
Dab the brush straight down around the edges and then fill in the center.
I wanted the variations of different shades of red.
Clean your surface then measure off the area for your rug and place painter s tape to keep paints from mixing.
To keep paint lines crisp we used a utility knife and a level to cut straight lines through the painter s tape.
Start with one straight line of evenly spaced shapes.
Paint the base coat.
Continue with another row below and repeat until you ve reached the desired size of your rug.
Roller tray and liner white acrylic gesso.
Put the paint in a paint tray roll the roller in the paint and then roll it on a paper towel before you roll it on the rug.
How to paint a rug.
Number 10 canvas duck cut to dimensions of door or board plus a 6 inch margin.
I didn t want a solid red rug.
The fifth tip is to roll from the edge of the tape in toward the bare rug.
Paint roller on broomstick.
This rug became my canvas to create my own design.
Start with a neutral base for walls and surfaces then pick one or two accent colors.
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In this bath the muted brown walls serve as a subtle backdrop for the vibrant green and pink accents but the hue is just rich enough to have a commanding presence.
Paintbrushs in a variety of sizes.
Once i finished painting the rug i let it dry completely.
That keeps the paint from being so liquid that it runs underneath the tape.