Diy Painted Floor Cloths
The pieces below are from students at my class this week.
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. Technically one color as i used the natural canvas as one of the colors. It s amazing to me that a simple piece of canvas cloth can become something so beautiful. Originally made from recycled ships sails they were used to cover dirt or wooden floors in early american homes.
This diy is fun easy and a very inexpensive way to cover your floors. The same basic steps are used in every project. Floor cloths have a thick polyurethane finish applied over several coats of paint which strengthens the surface yet keeps it flexible. But this time i made sure to select a vinyl floor remnant that was perfectly smooth on back.
That simplified the process immensely. Bathroom makeover day 17. What made this floor cloth so easy to create was keeping the design to two colors. Diy painted floor cloths are an incredible way to bring color and artistic touches to your home or apartment.
Buy a piece of 6 x 9 linoleum from the hardware store flooring section note. 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.