March 25th, 2009
Great ideas for Oilcloth
I just moved to a new place and with a clean slate, my design imagination is running wild. Check out this photo essay on Apartment Therapy. I love the tropical flower coaster idea and weather-proof cushions. Oilcloth comes in more than just tropical, so if your design sense is more preppy than poppy, check out Mendels Far Out Fabrics or Fashion Fabrics Club.
Great Ideas for Oilcloth at Apartment Therapy
Have seen this in one home & loved the idea–Most interested in putting children’s hands & footprints on solid oilcloth to use under dinner table. What kind of paint do I use for prints & how do I seal so won’t wipe away? Thanks so much.
Oilcloth’s slick surface is not very paint friendly. However, you can paint on canvas with acrylic paints and then seal it with latex polyurethane. This makes a very durable and easy to clean floor cloth that looks a lot like painted oilcloth.
Check out these instructions on HGTV:
http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/make-your-own-floor-cloth/index.html
Inspired by E.M. Forster’s “A Room with a View” I’m thinking about taking some ‘Macintosh squares’ on a picnic, but where can one find such things nowadays? Would oilcloth squares suffice for sitting on damp ground? Is there such a thing as double-sided oilcloth, or would I have to make a ‘pillowcase’ to stay waterproofed?