Painted Striped Nautical Rug {tutorial}

My family Room/Kitchen Redo is almost done and I'm so excited!! One of the last projects I had to do was find a rug that went in the new space. My new kitchen and family room is a really pretty shade of grey {Sharkey Grey by Martha Stewart}.

So I decided to make a slightly nautical striped rug to go with my turquoise couch.  I used the same paint color as the walls to paint the rug.

This was definitely the easiest painted rug that I have done so far, and also my favorite!!  I found this rug on Pinterest that I loved, but it was $800 --

So I went over to Ikea and picked up this ERSLEV Rug for $59.00 --

Here's what I did to make the rug:

• I measured the rug and then divided the sections up so that they were even. How many stripes and how thick they are will depend on how wide your rug is. I ended up having 5 thick stripes. I thought thicker looked a little more nautical. 


• Once I figured out how wide to make the stripes, I measured it out on my rug. The rug I used, from Ikea, had natural stripes and so it was super easy to measure out the stripes. 


• I used Frog Tape to tape off the stripes. It worked great. So great, in fact, that I didn't have to make ANY touch ups! yay!! 


• Then I rolled the paint on the rug. I actually started off with a darker color, and decided that the stripes were too dark and re-rolled them with the lighter {Sharkey Grey} color. 


• I applied two coats of paint with a foam roller for best coverage. 


• Then once it was dry, I peeled off the tape. 


• And to make sure the rug stays looking clean, I sprayed on some Fabric Protection Spray. 

And coming up later this afternoon - information on my turquoise slipcover, inspired by Disney's Good Luck Charlie and a slipcover giveaway!!

xoxo

PS -- Check out the Master Bedroom Mood Boards over at Remodelaholic. I love seeing all of the great ideas from these awesome bloggers!!

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Stenciled Napkin Pillows for my banquette -- with Royal Design Studios!! {tutorial}!!

 I have been on a bit of a stenciling kick this summer...

I stenciled a Chevron rug,  a Spray Painted Circle Rug, and then I tackled my kitchen window with some Faux Roman Shades and some painted pillows for my kitchen banquette.

And yesterday I stenciled this rug for my family room -- only with thicker stripes!! It turned out SOOO good!! I'll be sharing that soon. 

I thought it might be fun to make some pillows for my Kitchen Banquette with Royal Design Studio stencils and some white and patterned napkins I found at Target. {these are the Chain Link and Lattice Endless Circle Stencils}

Super easy!!

Here's how to make them -- 

Stenciled Napkin Pillows

1. The first thing I did was I mixed up some paint and Martha Stewart’s paint medium. This makes the paint softer and washable.


2. Then I laid the napkin on my work surface and taped the Royal Design Studio - Chain Link Stencil and Endless Circles Stencil over the top with some painter’s tape.


3. I used this really cool roller top that fits on top a container and it makes stenciling a breeze. It’s also from Martha Stewart’s new decorative paint line.


4. Once it was painted, I laid the napkins out to dry.


5. Then I sewed another napkin to the stenciled side and added a zipper.

So now I have some fun pillows that go with my new kitchen décor AND they were super easy to make!!

I love Royal Design Studio because they have amazing, modern design AND their stencils are made out of the highest quality materials and they have guide marks that make lining up the stencils on a wall a breeze.

Have a Fantastic Friday!!!

xoxo

 PS-- Do you love Chevron as much as I do?? Check out the 22 Chevron DIY Ideas I shared on Babble's New Home Ec today :)

 

PPS -- Did I say FRIDAY??? It's my favorite day of the week. Why??? It's almost time for the Weekend Wrap Up Party!! It's YOUR time to show off what YOU have been doing. I love featuring YOU!!! The party starts at 6 pm MST.




See you then!!! 

How to Install Decorative Doorknobs {Kitchen Sneak Peek}!!

I love my aqua-ish door, but I wanted a really cool doorknob to jazz it up a little. 

I looked at every hardware store and all I could find was Oil Rubbed Bronze, Nickle, Chrome or the ever-popular Brass {which I have all over my house}. I really wanted a crystal or ceramic knob. And I did find some crystal knobs but at over $100 per set, they were a little out of my price range.

Then the other day I was at Hobby Lobby and they had all of their knobs half off. I found a glass knob with an antique brass finish. It wasn't exactly what I was looking for, but I liked the shape of the knob and the fact that it was glass. Plus, it ended up being about $10.

I have bought a few decorative knobs like this and they are not made to fit modern doors. It takes a little figuring out how to make these knobs work on a basic door. So I thought I'd share what I do to make them work on my doors.

1. The first thing I did was I sprayed my knob with a metallic spray paint. I think it modernizes the knob a little and I like the way the silver makes the glass pop. 


2. A really nifty trick I heard about was wrapping the knob in tin foil. And it works great. Much easier than taping it all off. 


3. All sprayed.


4. Once it was sprayed. I had to swap out the middle door knob spindle because the one that came with the knob was square, and my doors all have a circular mechanism.


5. I also had to use a hacksaw to trim the ends of the spindle so that it was the right length.

The last thing I did was I found some long screws that fit inside of the holes on the side of the doorknob and go all the way through the outer doorknob casing, through the holes in the mechanism and then out the thread into the other side of the door knob. This holds the doorknob in place. I have tried attaching the door knob without these screws and eventually all of the door turning causes the doorknob to fall off.

Another thing that I did was I added some hooks to the back of my pantry door and attached a shoe organizer to it. It's a great place to keep things like salt and pepper shakers, spices and things that the kids need to get out. That way they are not climbing all over the pantry shelves trying to find things.

And I was looking for a small frame to make a chalkboard and attach it to the outside of the door, when I discovered this FAB mirror turned chalkboard. My friend Sausha from Show and Tell had it for sale, so I snatched it up! {she has an awesome blog -- and she's going to be on the Nate Show!!}

I was hoping it would fit on the outside of my door, but it's so big that I decided to hang it to the side of the door. I love having a chalkboard because it's where we keep track of who is cooking which night of the week and what they are making -- we use the  Food Nanny system. 

And check out these cute little turquoise knobs I found to go above my desk in the kitchen! I love them. I found them at Anthropologie.

1. Create a Kitchen Focal Point-- with beadboard


2. Stenciled Pillows


3. Stenciled Faux Roman Shades


4. Island {haven't blogged about that yet}

I am getting close to having the kitchen ready for the big reveal! 

Only a few more projects to go!! Here's a little taste of what it looks like so far!

Have a SUPER Day!!! 

xoxox



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