Diy Painted Floor Cloths

Technically one color as i used the natural canvas as one of the colors.

Diy painted floor cloths.

Patterns including diamonds squares and cubes were hand painted or stenciled frequently by the lady of the house. It went so much faster than the large multi color floor cloth i painted 3 or 4 years ago that is currently in storage. Floor cloths originated in france in the 1400s and were introduced to the american colonies in the early 1700s. It s amazing to me that a simple piece of canvas cloth can become something so beautiful.

That simplified the process immensely. How to paint a floor cloth. Diy painted floor cloths are an incredible way to bring color and artistic touches to your home or apartment. The same basic steps are used in every project.

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. What made this floor cloth so easy to create was keeping the design to two colors. But this time i made sure to select a vinyl floor remnant that was perfectly smooth on back. Floor cloths have a thick polyurethane finish applied over several coats of paint which strengthens the surface yet keeps it flexible.

This diy is fun easy and a very inexpensive way to cover your floors. Bathroom makeover day 17. Originally made from recycled ships sails they were used to cover dirt or wooden floors in early american homes.