Stenciled Deck Rug

We built our new house in the middle of a prairie hay field. This means we have a ton of wind at least until all our planted trees mature in about 10 years!! I have always wanted a beautiful deck with a pretty rug but unless it was nailed down and was pet hair proof it is not going to happen. I can however have a painted/stenciled one. Here is how I did it ...

Using this large prosperity mandala stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils and Fusion Mineral Paint I created the rug of my dreams.

Like any painted project, prep is needed.. first step was to sweep

and scrub my deck where I planed to put the new "rug".

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I got my supplies ready

- my 36" prosperity Cutting Edge Stencil 

- a mini foam roller and tray

- a hammer and nail (to affix stencil in place)

- my Fusion Mineral Paint colors; renfrew blue, azure and lamp white

Finding the center of where I wanted the "rug" I nailed the mandala stencil in place.

Refrew blue was the first color to be rolled on, as in all stenciling, less is more. 

Rotate the stencil 1/4 turn and continue, once back to the start it was azure's turn to get rolled on. Yes I used the same roller!! For the whole project which I think blend it even better adding some of the previous color to the next.

Of course in typical Alberta weather the winds picked up soon after I started so the hammer served a second purpose holding down the stencil as I painted ;)

Lamp white was the 3rd color to go on, as I mentioned using the same roller for all colors worked perfect for a blended azure/white. 

Remove the stencil and WALAA!!

Another note is I added water to each color to give it more of a stain consistency to absorb better into the wood.

Many have asked if I sealed the "rug". No I did not. Fusion Mineral Paint has a built in top coat and thinning it I hope was another bonus to it absorbing in the wood fibers. I will do an update next summer to see how it fairs over our Canadian winters.

Our Maremma Lola loves her new rug and it doesn't collect her hair either :)

Thanks to Fusion Mineral Paint and Cutting Edge Stencils for their amazing products that made my rug a reality!

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