BrittanyMakes

 

Hello! I’m kicking off the new year with a fun project! This one is an ode to my favorite, and quite possibly the best selling rug of 2014: the West Elm Souk rug.

My husband says we can’t have this rug because we have dogs, that our dogs would destroy it, and then I would be the grumpiest wife if I had a dirty Souk rug.  He might be right, but I cannot help but yearn every. single. day. for one! So, instead I brought this look into my home by upgrading a faux fur Eruo pillow I made last year. Sometimes you’re forced to get creative to get what you want, right folks?

This tutorial is so easy, all you need is a roll of painter’s tape, a comb, a Sharpie paint pen, and a faux fur pillow of your choice.  I had a giant white faux fur Eruo pillow I made for my bed out of costume fur from the fabric store. Here is a smaller and very affordable option too if you don’t feel like making a pillow from scratch.

STEP 1 // using your comb, comb out the zig-zag pattern by brushing the fur in opposite directions

STEP 2 // place a piece of tape down the center of your combed zig-zag lines to protect the fur area that will not get Sharpie’d.  Then, repeat step 1 & 2 about an inch away, parallel to the taped line.  This is the zig-zag pattern that you will ‘paint’ with your Sharpie Paint Pen.

STEP 3 // using the Sharpie Paint Pen, go to town coloring the fur! I placed the paint pen on the tape and brushed inwards, repeating until I got about 80% coverage. No need to be a perfectionist here.  If you mess up you can always trim away bits of the fur with scissors.

 

 

STEP 4 // allow the paint to dry before combing and taping off the other half of the pillow.  Repeat the “painting” process.

 

STEP 5 // once completely dry, pull off your tape go! You now have a West Elm Souk inspired pillow.

I’ve been dying to try this process on a cheap faux fur rug, like this one, to fully replicate the Souk rug, but I just haven’t had the chance. Someone do it! Quick!

 

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