Hello Hello! How are you this fine day? I hope you are doing well.
Okay! Let’s get down to business and let me show you How to Make a Shower Curtain Rug.
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I promised to share this LOVELY “Shower Curtain” rug with you. Isn’t it lovely? Yep, that’s right-my daughter made it.
After looking several places, my daughter found this beautiful FABRIC (Very important!) shower curtain at Target. It was $20. And exactly what she wanted. Perfect colors and pattern. You could use any of your favorite fabrics, but she LOVED the print, and it was already hemmed and everything!!.jpg)
Then she purchased a flat pile rug. So the fabric would lay smoothly for her final product. .jpg)
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Directions:
First: Iron your shower curtain/fabric. Otherwise you will have wrinkles in your final project. No need to wash your fabric beforehand.
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Second: Make sure you have excess on all 4 sides of your fabric, to fold over the rug edges. Apply spray adhesive to BOTH the rug AND the fabric.
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Third: Spread and layout the fabric smoothly. Using a warm iron “seal” the fabric and rug together. Be sure to iron the WHOLE area.
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Fourth: Flip your rug over. While pulling tightly, and using a glue gun, fold and glue your excess edges.
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After gluing, it will look like this.
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You are ALMOST done…
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Fifth: Using a WATER BASE, CRYSTAL CLEAR Polyurethane, costing about $15-20 a quart.
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Begin coating your “rug”.
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The polyurethane will look white as you use it-but it will dry clear. Apply 2 to 3 coats, letting it dry in-between each coat. Dry at least an hour, then reapply another coat. After the final coat, let it dry over night, maybe longer until it doesn’t have a “sticky” feeling.
You will have LOTS of polyurethane left over-you will be able to make rugs for your whole house.
Your finished product will look like this:
Gorgeous, isn’t it? It works perfectly with her “new” slipcover, and her adorable pillows. She did a great job didn’t she?? BTW-It is EASY to clean. Use a damp cloth, wipe and you are done.
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Thanks for joining me for: How to Make a Shower Curtain Rug.
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this is a great ideal! thanks for sharing.. i am so going to try.. looks great and great job ..
what a great idea, and it looks so good.
Love this! I already have a rug and a cloth!
I love this rug and I have all the stuff to make it. Thanks for the idea!!!!
Thanks Jody! I hope you make on and let me know how it goes!! I would love to see it!! Good Luck!!
i love re-purposing! i’m pretty sure you can get water-base poly in quarts cause i use it all the time!
Thanks Craissa! I edited the post to make sure everyone knows it is available in quart size cans. Thanks for the info!
Happy New Year!!
This is such s great idea. It doesn’t even look that hard!
Kimberli,
I know, huh? Easy peasy!! Let me know if you make one, ok??
Great idea
Thanks so much Lee!! I hope you try it sometime!!
Can u leave it outdoor?
Thank you for asking. You absolutely can leave this outside.
Good luck and have fun.
What a great idea! Totally trying this.
I hope you do make one and send me a pic!! I would love to see it!!
Can you use a old flower rug it is a little shaggy
I was wondering that too. I have an old rug. I was thinking how it needs a new life . Has anyone repurposed older pile type rugs . I’ve been looking but still have not found anything
Well Hellllllloooooo…..
This is such a cool idea! Right now Target has some really great fabric shower curtains and curtain panels. I have used them both to make pillow too. Love this…your daughter did a great job. I just found your blog from Hometalk. Happy to be your newest follower here and fb. Have a great day.
Kelly
Thanks Kelly! Didn’t it come out great?? Thanks for the follow. Isn’t Hometalk just great??
OMG! I’m a newbie to your BLOG and you already have me stacking up projects to do. But guess that’s one of the reasons I’m here, eh? Yeah! I put down vinyl tile flooring in a room which I thought was going to be my sewing room but realized it would make a nicer guest room instead so have been on the look out for a rug to make the room cosier. Haven’t cared for the prices of most of the larger throw rugs but you’ve given me a great idea so now I’ll be seaching for fabrics to make rugs for guest room. Hey, I also need a rug for my wicker arrangement on the deck now and am I on a roll? You betcha!
I am SO happy to have you here Dottie!! I am excited for you to make a few rugs and let me know all about it!! Thanks for following me!!
Loves!!
love this idea- can’t wait to try it!
I hope you try it soon and let me know what you think!!
Make it a great day Chris!!
Oh this so wonderful. Thank you for sharing. Will be trying this soon!
This is such a great idea. Does the clear coat make it hard though?
I was wondering the same thing. Would the poly Crack if it was folded or bunched? Is it stiff?
Great idea!!!
How do you clean it?
This is great! Would it be water proof? I’m considering making one for my bathroom? Thank you for sharing.
I can’t wait to make this. It’s adorable. Last week I bought a shower curtain for my laundry room and the idea I had didn’t work out. Now it’s going to be a rug.
What does the rug feel like after all the poly coats? I can’t help but think it would feel hard and uncomfortable.
In the beginning it feels a little “hard” but after a short time it softens up from the wear. You will like it, Christine :)
Enjoy! And let me know if you make one.
This looks like a great idea! I just bought a home with ceramic tile throughout. I don’t want my dining room chairs to scratch up my nice tile so I’m on the lookout for a large rug but they are so EXPENSIVE! Do you think that this kind of rug could withstand the chairs sliding in and out or would it tear?
Thanks!
Kelly
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Thank you! I have an ugly rug – now I know what to do with it (:
-kylee
First time visiting . Love you ideas, Thanks so much !
Great Idea…rugs can be so expensive…I’m going to start looking for my new rug to make. Thanks!! Karen
Where did you get the flat pile rug to put the shower curtain on?
It was purchased at WalMart :) Have fun making your own rug. I would love to see it when you are done.
Question…would the polyurethane made it hard? And stiff?
It doesn’t make it hard, because you roll on a thin layer of poly. It is a little stiff, but not uncomfortable.
Could you use Mod Podge to seal it?
I can’t say that would work, because I have never tried it. BUT, I do know they make a water resistant Mod-Podge. I would do some research to make sure before I did that. Good luck and let me know how it turns out.
This is such a great idea! Im definetely trying this for my porch!! Do you think this is waterproof? I live in Portland and we get a lot of rain here!!
What an amazing idea. The possibilities are endless. I’m so glad I found your site. I got to share it!!!!
Do you glue the whole rug or just the sides ? What a great idea thank you !
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Use the adhesive for the whole rug and hot glue the sides underneath. Have fun and good luck!
Very creative
Beautiful and I must try it..soon
Still going strong since 2012. Looking forward to making kitchen rugs
This may sound dumb, but why do you use the poly on the rug? I was just curious. Thank you for the great idea.
The poly helps adhere the fabric to the rug. Otherwise the fabric will shift and cause wrinkles. It is also very easy to clean with the poly. Just use a wet cloth and Dawn soap and the rug will clean up nicely.
Thanks for asking. I appreciate you stopping by.
Meegan, how well did this rug hold up for your daughter? This post is from a few years ago so I’m just curious if it would work on a high traffic area with small dogs.
I am so glad you asked. Yes! The rug is still in great condition.
How much for everything?
Do you think you could use a bed sheet for this?
I honestly think the fabric would be to thin and the poly would soak through to the rug. You would have dark spots and lighter spots depending on how thick you layer the poly. AND you wouldn’t see the fabric pattern as well. It is a great thought though.
Good luck an have fun.
Great idea! I actually used a shower curtain to recover my dining room chair seats and they turned out great. I used scotch guard to keep them looking nice. Will have to try a rug next.
Hi i was wondering why did you put the clear on top