Instructions to Make a Painted Floor Cloth

Creating a painted floor cloth is an innovative way to cover your floors. A floor cloth is durable and easy to clean and is as beautiful as those that you can purchase in stores. When you create your own, it is personalized and allows your creativity to come through. You can make your floor cloth anything you want it to be -- such as a design to tie together a room or a design to celebrate a holiday.

Primed canvas floor cloth
Scissors
Iron
White fabric glue
Water
Matte emulsion glaze
Emulsion paint
Pencil or charcoal (optional)
Sponge or decorator's sponges (optional)
Large paintbrush with synthetic bristles
Small paintbrushes
Stencils (optional)
Fine sandpaper
Matte acrylic varnish
Rug gripping material (optional)

Instructions

- 1
  Cut the floor cloth to the size you need, leaving an extra 2 inches around all edges for hemming. Fold and iron the hem and then glue it into place using white fabric glue.
- 2
  Using a sponge, coat the primed canvas with a mix of one part paint to two parts water and one part matte emulsion glaze. Let it dry and then apply a second coat using a large paintbrush.
- 3
  Using a small paintbrush, paint a dark border around the edge of the canvas. Let dry.
- 4
  Paint your floor cloth by using a sponge and stencils or a decorator's sponge. You also can lightly draw your own design in pencil or charcoal and then paint with a paintbrush. Let dry.
- 5
  Lightly sand the surface and apply a varnish with matte acrylic to finish.

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