It s so fun to come up with a pattern or design and then create it.
Diy paint a rug using wood stain.
Start by adding one part water to two parts paint and test the wash on a wooden swatch before working directly on your surface.
Brush one stroke of gel stain on the base coated project.
Yet another reason i checked dying my rug off my list.
I love taking a pattern from a pillow or even trying to recreate the same pattern from a very expensive rug.
How you apply the stain onto the wood cross grain or with the grain is less important than applying plenty of it.
A wash will add color without sacrificing the visual interest of the wood s texture.
One of my favorite home diy projects to make over the past year has been painting rugs.
You ll notice that as the wash gets lighter the tone of the wood s.
This technique has less sheen than gel stain and because you are using latex paint you get the same results every single time.
Here s the pretty turkish rug we got for a steal.
We used the darkest possible stain we could find so we would have the most contrast.
With that in mind i started with the center petals and stained each petal starting at the center and working my way out toward the tip of the petal using this.
All you need to do is dilute paint with water.
It s been over year now and a the paint slightly rubs off.
Use a rag or cloth instead of a sponge which may absorb the stain.
Wouldn t wanna stain my precious floor.
Continue stroke after stroke wiping the picked up glaze from the rocker as you go.
If you want to see more wood grain continue to add water.
Place the wood to be stained on a level solid surface then use the sanding paper to smooth away any rough edges particularly in the ends of the wood where the color is likely to penetrate much more deeply and stain darker than the rest of the wood.
It is with great sadness that i have to say this diy was a flop.
Use the clean cloth to thoroughly clean away any dust dirt or debris which remains on the wood.
Test on a piece of scrap wood.
If you ve ever stained something before you know that the longer you leave stain on the wood the darker the finish will be when you wipe it off.
Thoroughly stir the wood stain before applying.
The color faded a bit and the rug looks more of a dark pink.
This paint over stain technique is not a stain at all but because you paint in one direction the base coat shows through in such a way to look like wood grains providing a subtle barn wood finish to an existing piece.
