Contributor post by Chelsea of Lovely Indeed
Happy Fall! It's Chelsea, back from Lovely Indeed
with a super-easy fall DIY for you to tackle. I was putting out some
fall decorations the other day, and realized that my dining table was
looking pretty sad and lonely. I set a couple of pumpkins on it, but it
still needed a little something, so here's what I came up with!
This
little DIY table runner is awesome for so many reasons -- it comes
together really quickly, it's entirely customizable, and you can make a
bunch and give them as fall hostess gifts! It doesn't get much better.
Grab your simple materials.
- painter's fabric dropcloth, a few feet longer than your table
- spray paint
- varying sizes of masking or painter's tape
- scissors
Step 1: Begin by cutting a strip of dropcloth for your
runner. My table is 36" wide, so I cut a strip 12" wide. Also, my table
is 5 feet long and my dropcloth was 9 feet long, so I didn't trim the
length at all. You can adjust these measurements according to the table
you're working with.
Step 2:
Place strips of masking tape width-wise all along the fabric. You can
place them randomly -- the goal is to have stripes of varying sizes all
the way across the runner.
Step 3: You're almost done! Take the fabric to a well-ventilated area and spray paint the areas with no masking tape on them.
Step
4: Let the paint dry for a few minutes and pull the masking tape off.
That's it! If your runner needs ironing, press the back side with low
heat. Otherwise, trim any long threads and set it out on your table, or
give it to a sweet friend. Have a wonderful fall!
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Chelsea Costa is an actor and blogger living in Los Angeles. Her blog, Lovely Indeed, focuses on a DIY lifestyle and all of the happiness that comes along with it. Follow her on Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
11 comments:
Ingenious!
So clever and so attractive. Well done!
I can see many Christmas presents in this easy DIY. Thank you for the great idea.
So simple and so absolutely gorgeous. This is a must for myself! Love your centerpiece on top of it.
Oh wow! Really gorgeous (and simple!) love it!
xo Heather
http://ahopelessnotebook.blogspot.com/
Wow. It's really lovely and simple. I like the whole, autumn, table display you created.
I love this! Simple and beautiful, and easy to do! :)
I love that idea... it seams simply to do... I would like to try it...
Can this be washed?
I love this DIY; it's so pretty and looks very easy.
Such an amazingly versatile table runner fit for any occasion. Wonderful idea.
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