{"id":21187,"date":"2013-12-30T16:28:53","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T21:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=21187"},"modified":"2013-12-27T20:27:15","modified_gmt":"2013-12-28T01:27:15","slug":"rug-recovered-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=21187","title":{"rendered":"Recovered Rug, Revisited"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week Mom and I are bringing back some of our most popular posts from 2013. \u00a0This one received a lot of interest because it shows how I brought a rug back from the dead and got a lot more use out of it.<\/h3>\n

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This story finally has a happy ending. \u00a0A while back I showed you what happened when I tried to paint my kitchen rug (here<\/a>). \u00a0I actually didn’t even get to the painting stage because I stopped after applying a quart of primer. \u00a0Anyway, in case you forgot, below is what the rug looked like when I decided that project wasn’t working, but I didn’t give up!<\/h3>\n

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I then came across something on Pinterest from East Coast Creative.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0They made their own floor cloth by covering a rubber mat from Home Depot. A rubber mat works well because it is sold by the foot, and you can have it cut to your specific requirements. I knew they were on to something and thought it might just work for me. \u00a0I decided to skip the rubber mat step and just work with the rug that I had already ruined. \u00a0Thank goodness I didn’t get around to throwing it away yet. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

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I bought some chevron fabric on sale at Hobby Lobby. \u00a0I went with chevron because I love the pattern, and I do not have one single chevron thing in my house. \u00a0Plus, the process is so easy that if I get tired of it, I can do a quick change.\u00a0First, I ironed the fabric.<\/h3>\n

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After ironing, I put everything on my dining room table and followed the directions from East Coast Creative. \u00a0I applied spray adhesive to the rug and smoothed the fabric out on top of it. \u00a0I think I would leave this step to the end on the next go round.<\/h3>\n

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\u00a0Then came the fun part. \u00a0I started adding thin layers of \u00a0polyurethane. It was recommended to use a water based polyurethane so the fabric will not yellow. My fabric started to bubble up and come off of the rug a little at this point. \u00a0This is why I would do the spray adhesive step at the end. \u00a0I applied three thin coats and was sure to let it dry completely between coats.<\/h3>\n

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After I did the three coats of poly, I redid the spray adhesive step. \u00a0I sprayed and then smoothed out the fabric. \u00a0I started in the middle and worked my way to each side, a section at a time.<\/h3>\n

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To really make sure I didn’t have any air and make sure the fabric was smooth, I used my pastry roller. \u00a0This was a great way to really smooth out the fabric. \u00a0If you do decide to do spray adhesive in the beginning, I recommend using the roller to help smooth out the fabric.<\/h3>\n

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Here it is after the spray adhesive and before I secured the fabric to the back.<\/h3>\n

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I did the corners first. \u00a0To do this I \u00a0sprayed some adhesive and pulled in the corners on the fabric.<\/h3>\n

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I took my time and folded it as if I were wrapping a gift.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

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I did the same thing on the other side., making sure to pull the fabric tight. \u00a0I followed with duct tape to secure it really well.<\/h3>\n

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I pulled back all the sides, used spray adhesive, and then secured them with duct tape.<\/h3>\n

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This shows the back of the rug. \u00a0This rug always had a tendency to slide some so I will be adding some more caulking to the back\u00a0to help grip the floor like I did here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n

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\u00a0I am thrilled with the results. \u00a0Since it is in the kitchen, it will get splatters and food dropped on it. \u00a0I already know that the poly makes it easy to wipe.<\/h3>\n

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Here is a full room shot. \u00a0It was actually a bright and sunny day in Syracuse when taking this picture and you can tell our kitchen gets a lot of light.<\/h3>\n

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To see some other successful rug projects of mine, go here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n

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Cheers!<\/h3>\n

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