diy stenciled ikea rug

I'm sure you've forgotten about the Ikea Osted rug I mentioned I was 

planning to stencil two and a half months ago! It was to replace the suzani rug that I'd

 stenciled for our entry a couple years ago. I was feeling guilty for my sporadic posting

 since school got out, and finally got tired of looking at it on our dining room table!
I decided to knock it out over the weekend seeing that we're

 heading out for vacation tomorrow and I'll be taking the rest of the week off. :)

   

 I decided on a classic Greek Key pattern, mixed with the cheetah patterned stencil

 I did on the walls last year gave me the eclectic vibe I love.    

I taped off the border squares and made a super easy stencil for the Greek Key 

pattern inside the squares. 

Supplies:

Ikea Osted Sisal Rug (2' 7" x 4' 7") - $24.99

Black Latex Paint (Satin finish)

Painter's Tape

Stencil Brush 

I didn't unroll the rug for long, but it would help to unroll and let it flatten before 

starting, although I don't think it affected the outcome if you're excited to start.  

It would be a LOT easier to create a stencil that includes the square border 

instead of going to the trouble of taping them off.  

 I'll show you how I did it in case you have nothing better to do on your weekend!

1) Tape rug to create 8 individual squares. I use the width of the tape as a guide for

my measurement (see the small pieces). 

2) Trim tape to create the square border to stencil.

3) I stenciled one coat on all eight squares, then went back over with a second coat.  

4) I used painter's tape to create the Greek Key pattern/size I preferred on top of

a cutting mat. Then placed plastic on top of my pattern and cut out using a sharp 

craft knife.

5) Center your stencil on the square and stencil using a straight up and down pouncing

motion to keep paint from seeping under the edge of the stencil. 

You can see how easy it would be to have created the square border as part of the stencil.

I wanted my spacing in the center between the two Greek Keys wider and used a piece

 of tape over the stencil. That was all I used to keep the stencil secure on the rug as I

 was stenciling. I didn't remove it until from the plastic until the entire rug was finished.

That's it, once you have the stencil cut out it goes quickly. 

 I'll be back in the swing next week!

We're headed to Lake Tahoe, I'll be sharing some of our adventures on Instagram

if you'd like to follow along during the week.