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    DIY Painted Outdoor Rug - The Pinterest Challenge

    May 8, 2013 by Ashley Mayes 16 Comments

    I've been all about doing Pinterest inspired projects lately. I started my "Pinterest Made Me Do It" Monday blog posts and I'm really liking them. Last week (or was it the week before), YHL and Katie Bower posted about the "Pinterest Challenge - Spring Edition. I'm followers of both their blogs and knew I would have to join the challenge. I wanted to do something fun and I decided to do a DIY Painted Outdoor Rug.

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    It's hosted by: Young House Love, Bower Power, Red Bird Blue, and Sparkle Meets Pop.

    DIY Painted Outdoor Rug

    I've been intrigued by people painting rugs. I have a few different pins of painted fabric rugs and doormats. I saved this pin because I loved how economical it was.

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    via Pinterest via The Kross Roads

    They used a cheap indoor/outdoor carpet rug from Home Depot. We desperately needed to start sprucing up our front porch and I knew this was the place to start.

    While thinking about the design I wanted, I thought of this on Merrypad.

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    Isn't that hand-painted closet killer? I've been in love with it ever since I first saw it.

    Now, to implement that on a rug. I headed to Home Depot and bought a 5x8 indoor/outdoor rug for around $15. Then, I bought outdoor white paint for $8. We started taping off lines and started from there (all people with toddlers do projects at night, right?).

    Getting started with the painted rug

    romantic night of painting rugs

    We had to have a little break for wine and scotch. =)

    starting on the second row of the painted cheap rug

    We stopped at that point and decided to finish the next day.

    rug on front porch

    Finished! So, the design isn't perfect, but I think it still looks great.

    hand painted outside rug

    painted moroccan outside rug diy

    close up of handpainted moroccan style outdoor rugAbout 3 hrs of work and $24 dollars. Not bad. =) Now, we need to add plants and some color to our porch.

    DIY Painted Outdoor Rug

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    1. Julia @[email protected]

      May 08, 2013 at 6:07 am

      Looks like a romantic carpet painting project LOL and the results are fabulous! Love it!

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      • Ashley Mayes

        May 08, 2013 at 7:43 am

        Ha! Thanks Julia.

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    2. emily

      May 08, 2013 at 8:42 am

      Aw man! I love how that turned out! Thanks for including my project as your inspiration, now you've inspired me!

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      • Ashley Mayes

        May 08, 2013 at 12:35 pm

        Thanks! I would love to do copycat wall just like yours. I'm thinking in my master bedroom. I just adore what you did. =)

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    3. Katja @ Shift Ctrl Art

      May 08, 2013 at 10:06 am

      You don't think that is perfect? I do. I think it is an extremely well chosen pattern and I love the variations in the white. Love it!! I think it IS perfect 😉

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      • Ashley Mayes

        May 08, 2013 at 12:34 pm

        Thank you!

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    4. Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried

      May 09, 2013 at 2:02 pm

      very pretty! love how it turned out.
      coming over from the spring pinterest challenge.
      - anjana @ http://happyandharried.wordpress.com/

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    5. Erin @ His & Hers

      May 09, 2013 at 3:52 pm

      I never would guess that it wasn't originally that way--it looks fantastic!

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    6. Ruth

      May 16, 2013 at 1:14 pm

      I love this rug. It's perfect. Great job. I have wanted to try one of these myself.
      Ruth

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    7. Ashley @ 3 Little Greenwoods

      April 04, 2014 at 6:50 am

      Just found your blog and am in love with this rug {and all your other projects}! I am determined to get my front porch ready for spring/summer and this is just the right jumping off point!

      Thanks so much for the inspiration!
      Ashley @ 3 Little Greenwoods

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      • Ashley Mayes

        April 04, 2014 at 8:39 am

        Thanks Ashley! The rug was super easy... you should definitely try it. We had it out all last year and it is fading, but I think it should last this year without a refresh.

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