I love canvas area rugs, but they can be SO expensive. I recently bought a beautiful one for my room and found it for $40, which isn’t so bad… but then I thought, why can’t I make my own canvas rug? So I did… for only $10! Check out how I made this custom DIY canvas rug in just a few easy steps!

DIY Canvas Rug

So like I said, all-in-all this rug cost me $10 to make. Now I just have to figure out a place to put it…

What You’ll Need:

Canvas Drop Cloth (Purchased for $10 at Home Depot)
Paint
Stencil
Paintbrush

The Steps:

1. Iron out your drop cloth to get as many of the wrinkles out as possible.

2. Use your stencil to paint on your design (make sure you dab the paint, not brush it).

3. Let it dry!

Fun Tips:

Canvas drop cloths come in every size and shape, so find the one that fits your room the best. These drop cloths can be used outdoors or indoors! Heck, I might make one for every room!

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Sam Raimondi

Sam is a full time psychologist and part time content creator from Long Island, New York.

14 COMMENTS

Petite Sal.
10 years ago

Oh I love this DIY! And you're right, those cloths cost a fortune. Thanks for the tip! I shared it on twitter too 🙂

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- Sam
  10 years ago
  
  Thanks so much! I'm so glad you like the project!
  
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Denise
10 years ago

Oh, woooooow! You made a rug, painting and all???? You are so talented! I am looking for a rug to my living room and they are $120, so now I have an idea what to do! Thanks for that! Even if I don't make it, you gave me an idea to another thing… I tell about it later! Sorry I didn't comment before, I was very jet lagged last week, but now things are normal again!

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- Sam
  10 years ago
  
  Thank you! I did, I painted it all by myself, it was a ton of fun! It's such a creative project for a budget! So glad you enjoyed! Thanks for commenting 🙂
  
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Elizabeth
10 years ago

This is AMAZING!! I'm going to try this for my next project. I'll be sure to link you!! Followed!

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- Sam
  10 years ago
  
  Thank you so much! I love posting DIY projects for that reason! I'd love that! Please let me know when you post so that I can check out your final result! I'd love to keep in touch!!
  
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CC
10 years ago

Such a great idea! I did something similar to canvas bags for all my bridesmaids in my wedding. Looks like I need to head over to Lowe's soon…

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Eileen Chow
9 years ago

Great idea! I love the idea of personalizing your own rugs!

Cheers,
Eileen | http://www.yesmissy.com

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- Sam
  5 years ago AUTHOR
  
  I love that idea!
  
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Mary Jones
9 years ago

Got me 2 of them can wait till I do them

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Maria Morieko
4 years ago

DONT THEY SLIDE ALL OVER THE FLOOR

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- Sam
  4 years ago AUTHOR
  
  This particular one has plastic on the bottom the gripped to the tiles pretty well! You could always add a rug pad too!
  
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