be honest with me:
seriously.
would you appreciate this floorcloth as a wedding present?
it's still drying/stretched. that's why the edges are messy and it's on plywood. when it's done it will be hemmed and sealed and waxed.
here's the story:
my b.f. has a friend who is getting married in june. she's a hippy vegan back-to-the-land wannabe kind of chick who is having a cool pagan wedding outdoors and stuff. so keep that in mind. she's DEFINITELY NOT a martha stewart/matchy-matchy kind of person. still, the wedding, despite being pagan, seems to have a lot of pomp and circumstance surrounding it? like a lot of traditional shit with bridesmaids and invitations and shit. so i kinda wonder if she is going to expect more traditional gifts? i don't know? did i mention that i FUCKING HATE WEDDINGS??
anyway:think long and hard about whether it's an appropriate.
cuz if y'all don't think it's appropriate i have NO FREAKING PROBLEM ~~keeping~~ this. i absolutely fucking L.O.V.E. this rug!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it would look sooooooooooooo aweeeeessssssssssoommmmmmmmmeeeeee in my kitchen. *sniff*
i guess i'm going to make one for myself but still. ::wants to keep floorcloth::
for those who are unfamiliar with painted floorcloths, they have a long history reaching back to colonial times. they are EXTREMELY sturdy and protects uncarpeted areas of the floor better than anything. they are particularly handy in the kitchen in front of the sink/stove so as to protect the floor underneath from water damage from spills, etc. they are also awesome because they protect without collecting dust. and they are very, very easy to maintain--just a quick wipe when they're dirty and once a year sealing with polyurethane if in a high traffic area.
i *love* painted floorcloths. i had a huge one in my old house--the first one i ever painted--and that thing was INDESTRUCTIBLE. i even used it outside for a while. in mud. (don't ask--i wasn't treating it well at all!) a quick wipe and it was good as new. i accidentally left it behind at my old house. that was the only way i got rid of it.
the drawback is that they are pricey. standard price (this place seems to have pretty standard prices) is anywhere from $18 a square foot (for a simple design) to $40 for a more complicated design.
so that means for a simple design of a 3x5 rug it would be about $300. before shipping. (mine above is about 3'x4' btw.)
here are some more examples of floorcloths on the web:
This Old House Web: Floorcloths
click through those links to see other examples of floorcloths.
here's the story:
my b.f. has a friend who is getting married in june. she's a hippy vegan back-to-the-land wannabe kind of chick who is having a cool pagan wedding outdoors and stuff. so keep that in mind. she's DEFINITELY NOT a martha stewart/matchy-matchy kind of person. still, the wedding, despite being pagan, seems to have a lot of pomp and circumstance surrounding it? like a lot of traditional shit with bridesmaids and invitations and shit. so i kinda wonder if she is going to expect more traditional gifts? i don't know? did i mention that i FUCKING HATE WEDDINGS??
anyway:think long and hard about whether it's an appropriate.
cuz if y'all don't think it's appropriate i have NO FREAKING PROBLEM ~~keeping~~ this. i absolutely fucking L.O.V.E. this rug!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it would look sooooooooooooo aweeeeessssssssssoommmmmmmmmeeeeee in my kitchen. *sniff*
i guess i'm going to make one for myself but still. ::wants to keep floorcloth::
for those who are unfamiliar with painted floorcloths, they have a long history reaching back to colonial times. they are EXTREMELY sturdy and protects uncarpeted areas of the floor better than anything. they are particularly handy in the kitchen in front of the sink/stove so as to protect the floor underneath from water damage from spills, etc. they are also awesome because they protect without collecting dust. and they are very, very easy to maintain--just a quick wipe when they're dirty and once a year sealing with polyurethane if in a high traffic area.
i *love* painted floorcloths. i had a huge one in my old house--the first one i ever painted--and that thing was INDESTRUCTIBLE. i even used it outside for a while. in mud. (don't ask--i wasn't treating it well at all!) a quick wipe and it was good as new. i accidentally left it behind at my old house. that was the only way i got rid of it.
the drawback is that they are pricey. standard price (this place seems to have pretty standard prices) is anywhere from $18 a square foot (for a simple design) to $40 for a more complicated design.
so that means for a simple design of a 3x5 rug it would be about $300. before shipping. (mine above is about 3'x4' btw.)
here are some more examples of floorcloths on the web:
This Old House Web: Floorcloths
click through those links to see other examples of floorcloths.
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weddings ARE weird! too stressful. for every single person involved, guests included. pfft. i'd rather just have pizza.
pizza at a wedding reception? that is an idea i could get on board with.
But yeah, I think your replacement gifts are fabulous enough, and you should keep this wondrous thing for your own kitchen. And if you feel the wee smallest bit guilty about it, tell her if she stays married for ten years you'll make her one for her anniversary.
And now that I'll be thinking about floorcloths while I clean my house *sigh* tell me, where did you get the material? Is it canvas or something else? And how much did it cost, if you don't mind my asking. Feel free to PM me if you'd rather.
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