How To Dye Bathroom Rugs

I don t want to paint it and loose the pattern.

How to dye bathroom rugs.

Remove the plastic wrap and cover the rug with an old towel. This is easier to do than you might think and it gives terrific results that will give you a spectacular new item to use in your home. Lower it carefully into the water while wearing rubber gloves to protect your hands. As you can see the furniture is more of a blue grey while the rug is kind of a blue green.

I have re dyed a small bathroom rug by putting fabric paint and water into a spray bottle and spraying the rug. Take the rug out when it has reached the desired color. Allow to sit for an hour. Rather than throw it out you could breathe new life into a rug by dyeing it.

Let dry and then attempt the color you want for the finished tone. 6 rinse the excess dye from the rug with cold water until the water. I just purchased an indoor outdoor 8 x 10 rug for my gazebo. Learn how to dye a rug below and see how easy it is to get a great new look for a rug that has seen better days.

Dying provides a simple way to update your favorite bathroom rug to match a new color scheme. Press the rug with a hot steam iron to set the dye in the fibers. Leave the rug in the dye bath for up to 30 minutes stirring the water constantly. You must wash repeatedly after dyeing.

Not all bathroom rugs are suitable for dying. In response to our recent post about alexandra wentworth s dyed rug profiled in elle decor the mother of an apartment therapy reader was kind enough to send in her own step by step diy version for us my daughter forwarded this post referring to the alexandra wentworth rug to me because this spring i had dyed a small rug to cover some stains. Transfer your area rug to the sink containing the dye bath. When you get home make a cup of coffee or tea whichever you got a stain from and dunk your shirt in the liquid using the drink as a stain.

Is it possible to dye it. A fresh dye job can also cover old stains or rejuvenate a faded rug. Rubber backed rugs don t take dye well and any dye in the rubber backing can. I laid my rug outside on the grass or on a drop cloth.

I love the rug but it is the wrong shade of blue for my furniture.