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Stenciled Laundry Room Rug

Brought to you by Lowe's Creative Ideas
Step in style with this laundry-inspired rug. Featuring a clothespin design, it's a quick, easy way to freshen up a laundry room.
Clothespin rug in laundry room

Skill Level

Beginner

Estimated Time

A few hours

Estimated Cost

$$$$$

Tools and Materials

Tools

  • Paintbrush

Materials

  • Blue Hawk 36" x 48" utility door mat, #320965
  • 1" painted wood masking tape, #45337
  • Valspar satin spray paint, Everglade
  • Valspar spray primer, White
  • Quart Valspar Signature semigloss paint, Ultra White

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Project Resources

Instructions

Step 1

Download and print out the clothespin stencil. Have it enlarged to the desired size and laminated at any print shop.

Step 2

Apply white spray primer to a utility mat and let it dry.

Step 3

Tape off a border around the mat edge with painter's tape. Paint the rug with Valspar Everglade satin spray paint. Let dry.

Step 4

Laundry supply containers
Cut out the clothespin shape from your stencil and discard it. Tape the stencil to the mat and paint the vacant area white with a short-bristle brush.

Like the look of this rug? We used the same clothespin design for these cool containers. Round up clothespins, dryer sheets, and other laundry products in empty paint cans (#60689 and #27318). Add color to the cans with spray paint and clothespin cutouts made from adhesive shelf liner (#223760).