The DIY Edit: 7 Easy Projects Using Painter's Dropcloth

Photograph by Michael A. Muller

Solve summer rental decor woes with these seven DIY projects involving nothing more than a couple of canvas painter’s drop cloths.

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At the Spruceton Inn in the Catskills, the owners use laundered painter’s drop cloths as summer bedspreads.

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Wrapped in a drop cloth, a sofa becomes a Christo-like work of art; this one is in antiques store owner Hitoshi Uchida’s home in Kamakura, Japan.

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The Five-minute, No Sew Drop Cloth Curtain DIY via Thoughts from Alice

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Jenny of Anything Pretty used drop cloths to create a shaded pergola.

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A laundered drop cloth as instant table cover via Modern Farmette.

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Allison Bloom of Dehn Bloom Design used a painter’s drop cloth to make an outdoor chair cover.

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Replicate the Le Beanock Hammock with Gardenista’s project: DIY: Instant Summer Hammock.

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