Completely Pinteresting: Stenciled Dining Room Rug
Our dining room floor has looked pretty naked for…well, forever. I’ve had my eye on some gorgeous billion dollar rugs at some of my favorite places to screen shop. (That’s my Internet slang equivalent for window shopping. Someone probably already thought of that, but I’m going to go right ahead and feel original.) My friend Laura is the queen of DIY projects, and I had to pin her dining room rug – it’s beautiful and she made it. I decided to follow in her footsteps. While tempted to go with the chevron theme, I opted for some inspiration from Marc Jacobs.
I grabbed the rug for $15 at Lowe’s, and it only came in one huge size, so I cut it to the exact size I wanted. I was thinking of including a bold color, but I already had a can of white spray paint. Although my stencil looks very “Star Trek”-esque, I was confident that once it was lined up in the patten, the rug wouldn’t look like something you’d find on the bridge of The Enterprise.
It really didn’t take that long to complete. I didn’t mark any lines or really plan much. I just started spray painting arrows, and it worked out pretty well. Actually, I think it turned out even better than I had anticipated. That’s always the best outcome, really.
I’m navigating my way through the amazing cookbook “Tartine” written by the geniuses behind the delicious San Francisco bakery. Now happily living in Michigan with my family, I miss the days when I could stand in line at the bakery in the morning, or grab a loaf of bread for dinner at a friend’s house. Miles and miles removed, I sometimes even find myself dreaming of sweet fruit galletes or a simple brioche. Seeing how I wake up bummed, I’m bound and determined to make every single thing, page 1 to 214, but not necessarily in that order.
I really love this idea! I’ve been considering getting an area rug but haven’t found one that’s affordable with a pattern I like.
Oh my goodness, it looks fantastic! Nice work!
This is so great!! I’m kind of getting a little tired of the whole chevron trend, to be honest… this is a fun twist. How cheap and easy, too.
Wow that turned out so so well! I would have never guessed that it was that easy
That’s GENIUS
Such a good idea, and it looks great teamed with everything in your dining room!
ps, just stumbled across your blog; it’s incredibly cute!
you are brilliant! that is so rad, girl. i love your style.
I really love your dining room!
Great job executing the rug!
Nice work! Your dining room looks great!
Thanks for all the kind compliments!
I LOVE IT, much much much more than my own