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Stenciled Harlequin Rug DIY

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 03:02:41 +0000

A step-by-step guide to stenciling cotton rugs. Here’s how I made a harlequin pattern rug using only materials I already had on hand. Last month, my friend, Annie of @zevyjoy challenged me to make a project using only materials I already had around the house as part of her #zevyjoydiyworkwithwhatyouvegot series on Instagram. I’d pinned a few painted rugs over the years and decided this would be a great opportunity to pull my old cotton flat woven rug out of the basement and paint the backside a harlequin pattern inspired by this harlequin Rug and this checkered rug for the new playroom space upstairs. Check out the step-by-step guide below for stenciling the rug, and don’t forget to watch the Instagram Reel too. It’s always fun to watch the project in action! Materials: Flat Woven Cotton Rug Latex Paint Stencil Paint Brush High Quality Painters Tape Foam Core for Stencil (Optional) How To: Because the rug had been hanging out in the basement for over a year, I machine-washed it on delicate cycle. Then I air-dried it, and ironed to smooth wrinkles. Decide on your pattern. If it’s a simple pattern like diamonds, it might be helpful to cut a […]

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Family Room Design Plan

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 03:10:27 +0000

An in-depth look at the family room design plan, including progress shots and the inspiration driving the design. I’ve been working hard pulling together the design plan for our new upstairs family room, since our tenant moving on at the beginning of August, so let’s start by walking through some of the spaces and elements that are inspiring the room’s design direction. Then keep scrolling for the family room’s floor plan and mood board! Before I even got started, I was already stuck. I just couldn’t decide what direction I wanted the design to move. Everything you see on social media seems to look the same. While I like this look, sometimes I think I like it because I’m confronted with it daily on social media. Basically, it’s trending, but is it really my authentic style? Does it suit this 1930’s Tudor-style house? Whenever I feel like I’m in a ‘design identity crisis’, I shut down Instagram, which can be distracting and overwhelming, and I take to my personal Pinterest boards, scrolling back through my images pinned over the course of a decade. It helps connect-the-dots to common threads in my tastes and preferences, helping me to reconnect with my […]

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