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diy: painting a rug

27. April 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Decor · Tags: , , ,

I’ve seen many a room transformed by a big area rug. It’s amazing how that  little pop of color can make such a big difference and make a room feel complete.

In light of this, I keep reading blog posts about “amazing rug sales.” I click through the links and see $150+ price tags. Sorry kids, that to me is not cheap!

As I lay in bed pondering my options, I remembered I’ve had a big beige rug in the trunk of my car since I moved into my last apartment! On a whim, I googled “painting a rug” and found that not only is it possible, it can look great.

Here are some great tutorials:

Chevon Painted Rug from Ikea

Painting a Rug: The Idea Room

How to Paint an Indoor/Outdoor Rug viaCurbly

Makeover Your Rug with Paint via RealSimple

DIY: How to Paint a Sisal Rug

As for our place, what do you think of something like this?

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Does it look too much like grass? We’re doing an off-white, brown, and gold theme with pops of color, like light green and pink. This could pull out the colors on our pillows! Or maybe one of these more simple ones:

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diy: painting a rug

P.S. Before she moved in to the apartment, I emailed my roommate the following:

Hey! I’ve been browsing rugs online and I found a few cool ones. I think either of the two below would be great and really add to the classy theme in the living room. I was thinking of getting the biggest size.

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the window of opportunity when moving

03. April 2012 · 1 comment · Categories: Life Updates & Recaps · Tags: ,

{Not to be confused with this post “When Opportunity Knocks“!}

If you’re like me, you love the thrill of settling into a new place. It’s exciting to wake up in a new bedroom, be surrounded by new colors, look out the window at new things {especially beautiful dogwood trees!}, and brew the first cup of coffee {Starbucks’ Pike Place} in a new kitchen.

Having a fresh canvas for decorating is undoubtedly one of the most thrilling parts of moving. Yet after two days of delighting in all the possibility, I find myself just wanting it to be done. I get sick of the boxes and knick knacks everywhere, I get sick of not being able to find things, and I get sick of bare walls.

But I also know that for me, there’s a window of opportunity when it comes to decorating a new place. If I don’t get it done within a certain period, I can almost guarantee those picture frames will sit empty, the big decorative mirrors will stay leaning against the wall, and the furniture will stay painted.

I think this time, 3 weeks will be my window of opportunity. That’s almost two weeks to set up before my roommate (hey Alison!) moves in and then a week or so to finish things up once her things are in place.

What’s your window of opportunity when moving? 

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+Cristina Roman