I have been trying to think outside the box and get crafty. Of course I did a pinterest search. I initially thought I'd refurbish an old rug I have rolled in the closet. Once I rolled it out I realized it was a lot smaller than I remembered (probably only a 5x7). Then I thought I'd find some rubber or a rug pad with more stability and add fabric. I wasn't sold on this because I didn't think it would be very comfortable to lay on.
I found a pin where someone had made a tall twin bed out of stacked pieces of foam covered in fabric. It could be used as seating or pulled down as individual beds for sleepovers. I thought, why can't I do this for my rug. I could do 4x4 foam pieces with a 1/2 inch thickness. I could cover the foam with fabric and use spray adhesive, then they could either be stacked in the corner or laid out. Or you could pull one out to sit on. I went to Joann's today and found out that foam is really pricey! $11 for a yard! And I needed about 9-12 yards. $120+ just for the foam wasn't going to cut it for this project, especially since I didn't know how it would work out.
I wandered around Joann's but couldn't come up with anything that was in my budget. I left and took a trip to Walmart and wandered. Then I found this:
And it's not a rug from Walmart, because I couldn't even find something reasonable there that matched my decor. I actually found this in the bathroom decor aisle. It's comprised of 4 extra large/thick bath towels. I wasn't going to purchase them because I thought that's crazy; towels on my floor. But the more I thought about it I realized you see rugs made from all sorts of materials and really with the pattern and thickness of these it wasn't much different than rugs I've seen. I bought four at $13 a piece and when I got home I sewed them together. (Probably a 30 minute project, even though I still need to do a little hand sewing around the edge).
Not only was it in my budget but think how easy it will be to clean! Plus it's easy to move around and store if I want a break. Hopefully no one else will realize it's made from towels; except for all of you that I just told.
