How To Hang A Silk Rug On A Wall

Lay your run on the floor facedown.

How to hang a silk rug on a wall.

The second method of hanging an area rug on the wall involves the use of a curtain rod. Nail the wood onto the wall then smooth the velcro backed silk rug to it. Then cut the tack strips to the length of each side of the rug and coat them in a clear finish or with paint to prevent damage to the rug from the wood acid. Often high quality rug can be delicate.

Hang the rug via the twine on a nail or stud on your wall. Sew the soft fuzzy part of the velcro onto the silk rug. For a freely hanging rug you only need to attach the top edge of the rug. You simply screw the strips into the studs of your wall.

Hanging a rug using a curtain rod. Tie the loose ends of the twine together outside of the pipe. A heavy cotton casing may be sewn onto the back of the rug again this should be hand sewn if hanging a handmade or antique rug to form a tube through which the curtain rod may be inserted. Once the finish or paint has dried attach the strips to.

However if you are planning on attaching the rug all over to the wall you will have to repeat the same on all 4 sides and that s it. The easiest way to hang a rug on a wall is to purchase 4 tack strips which are thin boards with sharp tacks sticking from them. Large heavy silk rug require 2 inch wide velcro and if that is not sufficient use two strips. Properly hanging a silk rug will preserve and display its workmanship.

For a larger or heavier. Measure the width of the silk rug. As you can see this is something you can do yourself if the rug is small to medium sized and not very heavy. For most rugs the total cost to hang your rug will be under 10 00 this process usually works great unless you rug is very fine in which case it could potentially cause some damage.

Staple or glue the stiff velcro strip to a wooden board cut slightly shorter than the silk rug. It is very inexpensive and very effective at hanging many rugs. When holding up the twine it should form a triangle with the pipe and rug at the bottom.