I found the coolest place today. I don't know why nobody thought of doing this before, unless it's just that nobody could come up with the correct formulation. It's called Vecco, and it will revolutionize boring wall-to-wall carpet! The company/product is owned by SC Johnson, and their first store/studio is right here in Chicago at 912 W. Armitage.
Here's a video view of the studio:
Basically, Vecco offers a DIY template system for spraying designs, ranging from whimsical to more mundane, onto your carpet in a huge range of colors and styles. And since you're doing it yourself, you choose the arrangement/placement of the designs and you pick the colors. There were tons of inspirational samples in the store and they even have a teaching area where they'll offer classes for kids and grownups to learn how it works and get the creative juices flowing.
The best parts: it's and economical way to add a lot of unique character to your boring carpet, and you can easily correct mistakes prior to spraying the sealant just by using a paper towel and/or vacuum. The more colors and templates you use, the higher the cost. But you can definitely keep it simple and still create a real wow factor. Look at the round rug with the "pie pieces" on the left below - it was only done with masking tape. It uses a lot of colors, but no templates.
The texture of the stained areas starts off a little crunchy immediately after it's applied, but after repeated vacuuming, it gets virtually undetectable.
Here are some samples hanging in the studio:
Here are some small rugs that a group of kids (right) and parents (left) made in the studio (this should be rotated 90 degrees cc but for whatever reason it refused to upload that way.):
Here is a piece that was in progress using the "gingko" template:
They sent me home with a sample kit and a couple templates. I can't wait to see what I end up creating!
Here's a video view of the studio:
Basically, Vecco offers a DIY template system for spraying designs, ranging from whimsical to more mundane, onto your carpet in a huge range of colors and styles. And since you're doing it yourself, you choose the arrangement/placement of the designs and you pick the colors. There were tons of inspirational samples in the store and they even have a teaching area where they'll offer classes for kids and grownups to learn how it works and get the creative juices flowing.
The best parts: it's and economical way to add a lot of unique character to your boring carpet, and you can easily correct mistakes prior to spraying the sealant just by using a paper towel and/or vacuum. The more colors and templates you use, the higher the cost. But you can definitely keep it simple and still create a real wow factor. Look at the round rug with the "pie pieces" on the left below - it was only done with masking tape. It uses a lot of colors, but no templates.
The texture of the stained areas starts off a little crunchy immediately after it's applied, but after repeated vacuuming, it gets virtually undetectable.
Here are some samples hanging in the studio:
Here are some small rugs that a group of kids (right) and parents (left) made in the studio (this should be rotated 90 degrees cc but for whatever reason it refused to upload that way.):
Here is a piece that was in progress using the "gingko" template:
They sent me home with a sample kit and a couple templates. I can't wait to see what I end up creating!
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