Colored Canvas Drop Cloths Butyl Rubber Drop Cloths Canvas Drop Cloth, Plastic Drop Cloth and Drop Cloth Sundries From lightweight to heavy duty, you’re in the right place to find canvas or butyl drop cloths. Whether you’re a professional shopping for a high-thread count canvas drop cloth to take on a construction job or you’re looking for a lightweight plastic drop cloth to protect your carpet or floors during your latest DIY painting project, Chicago Canvas and Supply stocks a drop cloth to fit your needs. We’re a one stop shop for all your drop cloth needs and our huge selection of materials, weights and sizes allows us to expedite your order. Types of Dropcloth Products:This whole project started out of color-matching-desperation. I'm now set on incorporating the aqua blue from the $5 can of Oops paint {that I used and ...and will also use on my piano} into of the main areas of our home. And I seriously couldn't find the right shade of aqua blue on any panels or even fabric...!

I did what I normally do to get a good-looking window treatment...something crazy and bizarre and completely outside of the box. {Seriously if you follow this site regularly, you haven't seen a "normal" window treatment yet...I've got , and now painted drop cloth panels. Why just walk into the store and buy a curtain when you can get wild & weird like me?} I started by laying out my 9x12 foot panel on my garage floor. I used two separate panels...a lot of people cut and hem theirs to get two. But, I don't sew {remember, I cafe curtains?}, so I just bought two. I wanted a nice & full look anyway. I also didn't wash them...I had seen so many of you who washed their drop cloths only to suffer from major shrinkage. I did iron them...right there on the garage floor in front of God & every one. And my house is in front of the neighborhood mailbox, so lots of eyebrow raises were directed at me ironing on my garage floor. Then I started painting. I just rolled on regular latex, semi-gloss paint {the $5 OOPS can that keeps on giving}.

Before I get finger-shakes and disapproving looks, I indeed, did use a fabric medium incorporated into my paint. I was terrified it would alter my color that I was working so hard to maintain. I was well aware the end result would be stiff...but if you'll notice in the first photo, these drapes are not drapes. They are purely aesthetic and don't move, so the stiffness isn't a big deal to me {and yes, they are quite stiff}. But, by all means, if you are doing this to functioning drapery, please use a textile medium mixed with your paint to soften it on your fabric. We have three enormous crepe myrtles in full bloom that kept flowering all over my drapes while I painted...I picked them up all afternoon! I ended up giving them two coats of paint per panel. And FYI...if you're a complete moron like me and just throw them down on the garage floor without anything between them & the cement, your garage floor will also be aqua blue. Is it ironic to anyone else that a drop cloth doesn't actually  paint?

And of course, my fifty year old neighbor had to stop by and see what we were up to. He just doesn't what I do. Yet another eyebrow raise. I let them dry for 24 hoursish. Then I hung them up...the wrong way. Mesh Patio Furniture CushionsThey were a bit long, and because of the stiffness, they didn't puddle properly. Home Ac Unit VibrationI will say that the most difficult part of this process is hanging them...they are super heavy from the weight of the paint. French White Lace CurtainsThanking Jesus that I made my own DIY drapery rods that support the weight of these bad boys {seriously didn't realize how much I needed those rods}. The rings I used were from the previous dining room curtains...which belong at someone's grandmother's house.

I took the drapes back down and decided to fold them over from the top and then clip them....wayyyyy easier to manage this way! Then I just hung them back up. Like I said, yes, they're stiff. But it doesn't matter to me since they're purely decorative. If you'd like softer drapes, incorporate a textile medium {available at HobLob or Michael's in the acrylic paint section} into your paint before using it.One step closer to being done with this room and being able to have friends come over for dinner again! On that bare wall on the left, I'm going to make a buffet with some HOT lamps on each end of it {and to be clear, I'm not talking temperature here...they're HAWT, babydoll}. I also plan to KO that chandy and DIY a new one {although when I called my mom to explain my idea for a DIY chandelier she started laughing and told me to go buy one already made...doesn't she know that just adds fuel to my fire?} , if you saw the post regarding the DIY rods, they were less than $4 to make...each.

Each panel cost me $9.90 plus the can of $5 Oops paint, which I finally used the rest of {but I did get another can mixed for my piano!}. {I had the clips leftover from the previous drapes}. So...less than $30 for two {custom colored} panels and hardware. If I ordered these from Pottery Barn, I would have spent hundreds...I know this only because I wasn't so DIY-ish in my previous home. And I was dumb and left those gorgeous drapes behind...gets me annoyed every time I think about it. Again, to see how to make those DIY rods holding up these puppies, . It also explains why I used two demi-rods instead of one long rod across my entire window. Thanks bunches for stopping by. Happy Drop Cloth Drapery Painting to you and yours.Our drop cloths were made to provide an extra layer between, say, oil paint and hardwood floors, but over the years we’ve discovered other ways to use Frost King drop cloths. We love do-it-yourself projects, but we’ll do anything to get out of painting.

It isn’t easy to get motivated to paint. You narrow it down to three possible paint colors. You buy the brushes, rollers and pans. You even have the drop cloths on the ready. Sadly, these useful supplies have done nothing but collect dust in your garage. If you can’t get inspired to paint, inspire your family to use these drop cloths. You may not have time to paint, but you’ll make time for something a bit more creative. Imagine drop cloth curtains for the patio. Someone over on Pinterest even made drop cloth slipcovers. One brave soul folded it up into a ruffled drop cloth lampshade. If you’re feeling fancy, follow Kelly Rowe’s steps to create a DIY drop cloth table runner. After installing a door set, why not complete the entryway with a drop cloth wreath? If you already have this handy do-it-yourself drop cloth headboard, do you really need to move the bed to paint the wall? We’ll leave that tricky decision to you and your family. In the meantime, Frost King products don’t have to be reserved only for do-it-yourself home improvement projects.