Diy Vinyl Floor Cloths

Floor cloths have a rich history.

Diy vinyl floor cloths.

Floor cloths were a traditional covering used in many homes in the early 18th century. Floor cloths add warmth to cold floors and won t collect dust or dust mites like high pile rugs and carpeting. Remnant piece of vinyl flooring the design doesn t matter make sure that the back side is a light solid neutral color x acto knife or utility knife framing square yardstick or other straight edge heavy duty spray adhesive enough fabric to cover the vinyl plus about two inches on each side a heavy cotton duck cloth or canvas is. Floor cloths originated in france in the 1400s and were introduced to the american colonies in the early 1700s.

See more ideas about floor cloth floor cloth diy painted floor cloths. Floral hand painted floor cloth march 6 2013 at 10 14 am essentially used the same method that i used to make this floor cloth for my kitchen. Aug 1 2016 explore sabrina spencer s board painted floor cloths followed by 246 people on pinterest. Sep 12 2019 explore joann lawson s board floor cloth diy followed by 178 people on pinterest.

See more ideas about floor cloth painted floor painted floor cloths. But this time i made sure to select a vinyl floor remnant that was perfectly smooth on back. Traditionally these floor cloths were made of scrap canvas that was left over from sails. Patterns including diamonds squares and cubes were hand painted or stenciled frequently by the lady of the house.

Plus they can stand up to years of heavy traffic and will wipe clean with a damp mop. Crafty homemakers re used sailcloth because it was both durable and. Spicher and company s vintage vinyl floorcloths offer a wonderful alternative to traditional area rugs and bring loads of unique style to any room.