Any shape, you say? Yep, don't be scared… make your own rug in any shape! To be fair, it's an altered rug, not a homemade rug, and this is less a DIY tutorial and more just an added oomph to give it a try. 😉 The awesome thing about this project is that you can use nearly any rug with a solid backing: an old piece of carpet or remnant, a bath mat (that's what we used, actually!) or any 'ole cheap rug you find. All you need to complete this project is a rug, a pair of scissors or X-Acto knife and 30 minutes! Ready? Here's what we did:
Step 1: Turn your rug over and trace your shape on to the rug with a marker. We chose a dachshund for obvious reasons! Choose your favorite animal or imagery to create your own special custom mat. Just keep the shape as simple as you can.
Step 2: Use scissors to cut along your line until your shape is completely cut out. Bath mats are pretty great because they are easy enough to cut with scissors. For a carpet remnant you'll need an X-Acto or box cutting knife and some cardboard to shield the surface beneath your mat as you cut.
Step 3: Trim any stray pieces and enjoy!!!
Here's my new rug hanging out in my kitchen! 🙂 What shape would you choose? I think a big red heart would be my next pick! xo. Elsie
I loved this idea and did one myself in the shape of a mustache. You can find it on my blog. Such a simple thing to do, when you have some time left.
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OH! I love the idea of a big red heart! That sounds so cute!
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Genius idea!
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love an easy! but personal diy, fun post girls!
Ahhh this is so cute! A yellow rubber duck in the bathroom would be sweet
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SO CUTE. I was literally just thinking about how it would look so great and be so easy to make a red love heart shape!
XO Samantha
A simple yet brilliant idea. Thanks for this!
So cute! I wish I had the space for one in my flat. I’m hoping to move though so I’ll definitely keep that on my want list 😀
The result is very cute, but I wonder, does it need to be bound? When you get carpet cut at the store, they usually recommended carpet binding so it doesn’t slowly unravel, right?
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Do the heart! That is exactly the shape I was thinking of haha!
I might make one for sister´s new place, but I have to see it first.
SUPER cute! Definitely going to have to try it out with the boring rectangle rug in my office!
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I would like to try a camera, a pig or a sheep 🙂 This is a cute idea! I will try this, when my mom will allow me to use one of our bathroom rugs.
xo Rosa
Ps.: Grüße aus Deutschland 😉
Am I the only one who thought this was a pretty lame DIY project? I mean come on, that dog just looks cheap and tacky! ABM’s DIY projects are usually so creative and well performed, this is just not up to that standard if you ask me.
I do really like Allyson’s idea of making triangles in different colors in the comment above, though. I think that would look awesome and a lot more stylish.
cutest idea ever.
that’s a waste of rug!!! considering how expensive they are to begin with…BUT such a cute idea!
I love this! My kitchen needs a red tattoo style swallow for sure!