DIY Canvas Floor Cloth

Learn how you can recycle old fabric to make a DIY canvas floor cloth. Make your own painted canvas floor rugs!

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Learn how you can recycle old fabric to make a DIY canvas floor cloth. Make your own painted canvas floor rugs!

Hand-painted floor cloths are a great alternative to area rugs. Not only are they economical and simple to make, they’re also a perfect combination of beauty and practicality. Custom canvas floor cloths allow you to create designs in any size and color to match both your home and your budget.

Floor cloths add warmth to cold floors and won’t collect dust or dust mites like high pile rugs and carpeting. Plus, they can stand up to years of heavy traffic and will wipe clean with a damp mop. Floor cloths have a thick polyurethane finish applied over several coats of paint, which strengthens the surface, yet keeps it flexible.

The same basic steps are used in every project: 1. Prepare the canvas. 2. Paint the floor cloth. 3. Seal the finished piece. The essential supplies are inexpensive and easy to find at paint, craft and hardware stores — you probably already have many of the things you’ll need in your basement or garage.

How to Make Floor Cloths

  • Updated on Nov 12, 2022
  • Originally Published on Jun 1, 2006
Tagged with: decorations, interior decorating, rug
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