I'm back with another Project Patio update. Unfortunately this one didn't turn out the way I hoped it would.
Remember my faded outdoor rug that I wanted to paint? Well, yesterday seemed like a good day to get started so I hauled the rug inside. (Rain was in the forecast and I didn't want to take a chance of it getting wet.)
I started taping and quickly realized how much work this was going to be. Instead of taping off the whole rug I decided to test a small area.
I am sooo glad that I did a test area first! I could tell almost immediately that this wasn't going to work. The paint soaked in so much that it took forever just to cover a small area.
It also looked horrible!
I have to say that it did look better after the paint dried. I started to think that maybe this will work after all.
Then I really started thinking about how much paint I would need and how long it would take. I'm guessing at least 2 gallons of paint plus sealer. It might end up costing almost as much as a new rug and it was very time consuming!
So now I'm on the hunt for a new outdoor rug.
Here are a few that I like ...
Have you ever tried to paint a rug before? How about a project that just didn't work out the way you hoped? Leave me a comment and tell me all about it!
Have a great weekend!
