I saw some tutorials on pinterest on painting Ikea rugs with patterns and I decided to try one out! I picked up a rug from Ikea and decided to do a Moroccan pattern.
The rug I picked was the Morum rug in dark gray. I wanted a flat woven rug so that my cat wouldn’t tear it up and I chose gray because I have a gray and white theme going in my room. Once I had the rug, I got started right away. I found a great stencil for the Moroccan pattern so I cut it out and got painting!
I used an acrylic paint and it worked great on the rug. As you can see, I used one piece of paper for the pattern, which included the cutout and a separate piece that I had to place in the middle each time. I found this method to work pretty well, but it takes patience,especially if you have a large rug.
It took about an hour to complete those first few rows, but I got faster as I went along! I painted the whole thing over one weekend and I like the way it turned out!
I’ve had the rug for about six months now and Lola hasn’t ruined it yet, so I definitely recommend the flatwoven rug for animal owners!
Here you can get a better idea of how it fits into my room. Although it took a lot of time, I think it was completely worth it!
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Like it! I have the same rug and would like to do something similar, but the other DIY I saw were using the EGEBY rug. How is it aging? Is the paint peeling off?
Nathalie, the paint hasn’t peeled at all and it looks the same as it did right after I painted it! Im glad you like it! Let us know if you end up painting yours!