Affordable Outdoor Rug

Melisa Gingrich
by Melisa Gingrich
$55.00
4 Hours
Easy
I needed a huge outdoor rug to go under my furniture in my gazebo but the cost for one the size I needed was astronomical!
I went to a local home store and bought the astroturf you buy in 12 foot length and got the size I needed for cheap, cheap, cheap!!
I used duck tape and made my border.
Needless to say I free-handed the large star (it's a little off but that goes under the table) and I used a stencil for the smaller stars.
A closer look of the finished product.
My gazebo looks much more inviting with the addition of the rug.
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  • Donna Hathway Donna Hathway on Jun 26, 2020

    What kind of paint did u use?

  • Joan Joan on Jun 26, 2020

    I have never seen tan/brown astroturf? Did you buy it at someplace like Home Depot or Lowes? My email is noah11@verizon.net

  • Victoria Victoria on Sep 06, 2020

    Why isn’t your AstroTurf green? It looks great, I’m impressed but I’ve only ever seen it in green.

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  • Melisa Gingrich Melisa Gingrich on Oct 30, 2014
    I didn't Beth. I just cut then as close as possible.
  • Jackie D Jackie D on Oct 31, 2014
    Fantastic idea, love it ! What was the paint you used? Have you ever painted the whole rug? Just faded and washed-out, need to recycle an old but still good smaller rug. By the way your star is great ! I would also like to stencil also something. Looking forward to giving this a try.
    • Melisa Gingrich Melisa Gingrich on Nov 02, 2014
      I used regular acrylic paint with a couple coats of polyurethane to protect it.
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