Painted Pillow Covers
had recently been looking for a way to update my family room, without breaking the bank. Since I had limited funds to work with, I decided that I could provide a quick update for fall by changing out my pillows that live on my couch. The only problem is that a nice, down-filled pillow cost way more than I wanted to spend, even at discount retailers. I then decided that I would make my own, but I just never thought about how. After being approached by the generous folks over at ScotchBlue TM about trying out their new ScotchBlue TM Painter's Tape Multi-Surface with Advanced Edge- Lock TM Paint Line Protector, a light bulb went off in my head and I decided that I would just paint some covers to achieve a simple striped look.
I started this project by ironing the pillows covers after taking them out the pack. They were pretty wrinkled!
After applying the tape and ensuring it was secure, I just lightly stroked in the areas that were not taped off.
After painting all of the stripes, I removed the tape, as I feel it is better to remove the tape prior to the paint drying to ensure a crisper line. Once the tape was removed, I allowed the fabric paint to dry for another four hours, then turned the pillow cover inside out, and ironed it again.
After painting all of the stripes, I removed the tape, as I feel it is better to remove the tape prior to the paint drying to ensure a crisper line. Once the tape was removed, I allowed the fabric paint to dry for another four hours, then turned the pillow cover inside out, and ironed it again. Here is what I was left with. Beautiful, modern, crisp stripes and a nice addition to my existing floral pillows.
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Wow!! I have some older pillows that are so blah. I'm going to try this. Thank you!
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@michele eures thanks. great. Good luck!
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