Taa daa!
I painted the bench at the entrance, made some cushions, and placed some storage baskets underneath. I wasn’t very confortable with the idea of painting a bench myself at the beginning, but it turned out pretty well, if I may say so myself.
You can see the before and after here, it was a slow transformation. This is proof that a little bit of paint and some nice fabric can do wonders for our home.
What do you think?
Aunt Clara
V-Neck Jersey Knit Top with Flowers
Love it! So fresh and fun like the rest of your house.I painted the word "Welcome" & a decorative border on a sisal rug I have at my front door with watered down acrylic craft paint. I watered it down so the paint would soak down into the layers of texture & fibers. The main thing is not to expect a super crisp line. I love how it came out and it has been surprisingly durable. It's been about 6 months and even though everyone who walks through our door steps on it, it looks just as good as the… Read more »
O Clara! Its gorgeous. I am totally in love with everything you create. Your home is like reading a lovely story.
Rit fabric dye? Try reading their website, and Edie's blog, contained therein. I think if you do a search for Rit dye and rugs you can come up with something. Not that this is quite the same, but I used Rit dye to dye a set of wood steps I made out back. I happened to get the dye half price at the supermarket, so it was way cheaper than going to HD and getting proper stain. It looked nice. For a while. Then it faded. I dyed it a second time and it faded again. Maybe not such a… Read more »
I couldn't find the Tommy Smythe link.. but here's one from Real Simple..http://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/makeover-your-rugs-with-paint-10000001058023/index.htmlHope it's of useJo xx
I'm sure I saw a piece on Cityline [Canadian daytime magazine show] where Tommy Smythe painted a selection of jute rugs with different patterns..He edged one… did stripes on another, I'll go see if I can find a link of somekind.Jo xxp.s. love the leather pennants btw.. now I'm off to see what you did with the shadow boxes.