Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Ballard's Outdoor Rug Knock-Off: Deployment Project #25

Check out these rugs from Ballard's Designs.

An 8' x 11' braided outdoor rug just like the one(s) pictures would cost me $699.....


I hope I don't offend anyone, but who in their right mind would spend $700 on an outdoor rug???????
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Instead of spending $700, I went to Lowe's and purchased a canvas drop cloth for about $15 and painted stripes on it!!!!

I just measured and taped. Then painted.

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I am currently working on sprucing up my back porch, and this custom "rug" added a nice touch to it!!

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I realize this is not close to the quality of a $700 rug from Ballard's.....but it works for me.  I spent less than $20 on this rug, so if it gets dirty it won't stress me out.  Think about the stress you would go through if you were trying to keep a $700 OUTDOOR rug clean....

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I'm still working on my back porch, so check back soon to see what else I am doing out here!!!

Happy Tuesday!

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11 comments:

Jill said...

LOVE IT!

Kelley said...

great idea!

Vanessa said...

Hi! I just found your blog and absolutely love it! What a great idea for an outdoor rug and I totally agree about it being crazy to think of spending $700 on an outdoor rug! I got mine for $45 at Home Depot and thought that was splurging! :-) So nice to meet you here in blogland, stop by sometime if you get a chance!
Vanessa
P.S. I'm a new follower!

Jessica @ Me and My Bucket said...

so cute, LOVE the pop of orange!! thanks for sharing!!

Terrell said...

This is just simply the greatest! It looks amazing - way to go, girly!! I am happy to be your newest follower and would love to have you as a friend at Frou Frou Decor! Be sure to link up your sweet creations at my weekly party, Fabulous Friday Finds! Hope to see you there!
Hugs,
~Terrell @ Frou Frou Decor~

Jen said...

I love this!
Looks great!
I'm featuring this on my blog today! Hope you don't mind!

Anonymous said...

Such a cute idea! I love the fun color you chose- it really livens up the room. Thanks for sharing!

Chris said...

This is just too awesome! And to think someone actually pays $700 for this! Awesome job!

Jess @ Frugal with a Flourish said...

Very cute!!! Fantastic way to think outside the box! :)

FrouFrouBritches said...

Gorgeous, love it! The orange ROCKS! I've been dying to do a zebra floorcloth like this, but I never thought of using a dropcloth! So smart!

Anonymous said...

Looks great! By the way, would you mind sharing the color of your house's exterior? I love it!