We all like to hang beautiful piece of artwork in our homes.  Walk into a house and chances are, there will be pictures and other works of art hanging on the walls of living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, and even bathrooms.  But what about the floors?  Canvas rugs are a great way to decorate the floors of your home!  What’s even better is that, while you can buy beautiful hand painted canvas rugs, you can also be the one to create these works of floor art.  They are an inexpensive project (it costs only a fraction of a store bought rug) and can last a long, long time.

The best way to go about making your canvas rug is to use flat brushes and liquid acrylics on a drop cloth.  These should be easily available at your local crafts store.  If you don’t have much artistic talent, there are stencils that can also be bought either at your crafts store or downloaded off the internet to use.  One of the pluses about painting your own is that you can match the colors of your home by yourself, and also experiment by mixing different color paints together.

Another great thing about canvas rugs is that they are usually one of a kind.  Especially if you make your own, you are adding a custom feel that relates directly to you.  And even if you don’t make your own, there are places online that also sell one of a kind, hand painted canvas rugs.  Either way, you know that a lot of time and care was put into your rug.

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