How to Add a Colorful, Geometric Pattern to a Basic Outdoor Rug
Give a drab gray rug the color treatment with paint samples and tape. With a few colors or a lot of colors, this pattern offers infinite ways to add a punch to your patio.
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Materials Needed
- a basic outdoor rug
- painter’s tape
- paintbrushes
- paint samples in your chosen colors
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Create Stripes With Painter’s Tape
Start at one corner of the rug. Place strips of tape across the entire rug to create stripes.
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Create Perpendicular Stripes
After you’ve taped stripes on half of the rug, add some stripes perpendicular to these on the other side of the rug.
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Start Painting Stripes
Paint several stripes with your first color. Try to pick ones randomly around the rug.
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Continue Painting Stripes
Fill in empty stripes with your three remaining colors. Let the paint dry overnight.
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Remove Tape
Once paint is dry, pull off all of the painter’s tape. Voila! You have a custom-made colorful geometric rug to jazz up your patio space.
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