{"id":987,"date":"2014-03-10T14:10:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T19:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uht.ebb.myftpupload.com\/?p=987"},"modified":"2018-05-16T09:04:40","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T14:04:40","slug":"create-your-own-area-rug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/create-your-own-area-rug\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Your Own Area Rug"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?--><p><a href=\"http:\/\/uht.ebb.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-988 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/uht.ebb.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-11.jpg\" alt=\"blog 1\" width=\"250\" height=\"180\"><\/a>Area rugs complement hardwood floors perfectly, but finding the right rug can be challenging and sometimes expensive. Why not get rid of the challenge of finding the perfect area rug? Make life easier and more fun by creating your own area rug. I do not mean create an actual rug, but instead grab some paint and paint your own area rug.<br>\nPainting on hardwood floors has been growing in popularity, and it allows you to show your own personal style more. You can paint the floor any way you want, but painting your own area rug is just one trending idea. Painting your own area rug gives your home a one-of-a-kind look and it is easy to do.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/uht.ebb.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-21.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-989 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/uht.ebb.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-21-191x300.jpg\" alt=\"blog 2\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-21-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-21.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\"><\/a><br>\nBefore even picking up a paintbrush, you need to properly prepare the area of the floor you want to paint. First, you need to remove the polyurethane or varnish that is protecting the wood\u2019s surface. Sand the wood to a smooth surface, and then prime the area with an oil-based primer. After the primer has dried, you are free to paint and create whatever design or style that fits your personality and home decor.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/hardwood-cid-69.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to see our hardwood flooring.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/uht.ebb.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-31.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-990 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/uht.ebb.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-31-266x300.jpg\" alt=\"blog 3\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-31-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-31.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\"><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Area rugs complement hardwood floors perfectly, but finding the right rug can be challenging and sometimes expensive. Why&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1925,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,30],"tags":[202,1359,244,146],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1925"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2743,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987\/revisions\/2743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}