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DIY: How-To Spill & Stain-Proof Your In-Home Art Studio

May 01, 2021 0 Comments

HOW I SPILL/STAIN-PROOFED MY TIE DYE STUDIO 

Collage featuring photos of Paradisiac Dyes tie dye studio with tarp on the floor, plastic multi-use sheeting covering walls and multi-colored area rugs on top to protect from spills and stains

Hey there! Today I’ll be sharing step-by-step exactly how I “stain/spill-proof” my in-home tie-dye studio! In hopes that this may provide ideas for others interested in protecting their own creative space from accidental catastrophe. Whether you’re a hobbyist or a handmade product business — This is an easy, effective and affordable method!

Photo of my previous in-home tie dye studio in 2018.

The reason for specifying the use of this method in a rental house, in particular, is because I’ve got to admit...I was pretty damn impressed with myself when at the end of the lease, the room I used as my tie-dye studio was spotless, not a stain in sight on the carpets, walls, or otherwise!

Pictured is my previous tie dye studio in a rental house in 2018.

Anyway, the point of elaborating on that tidbit is to reassure anyone who may be hesitant or uncomfortable with the idea of bringing tie-dye (or any form of potentially permanently messy arts and crafts, for that matter) into your home, rental or not — This simple, preventative set-up is well worth considering!
And the best part is — you may very likely have some (or most) of the supplies you’ll need to do this around the house already! 

Image of 10 x 100 multi-use plastic sheeting, tie dye duck tape, painters tape, thumb tacks and a tarp with a tie dye tapestry in the background

WHAT YOU’LL NEED — 

Photo of painters tape and two rolls of tie dye duck tape
Painters tape and/or duct tape  

 

Tarp(s) large enough to cover the floor space of the area you plan to tie-dye-proof (you may need multiple if you plan to cover a large or multiple areas)

Thumbtacks


Multi-purpose plastic sheeting (I use 10’ x 100’, 2mil)


Photo showing two inexpensive, affordable 4 x 6 rugs
An area rug (or few) large enough to fit the area(s) where you’ll be placing a tarp.

(The rugs pictured to the left were my previous, old rugs. Which measured about 4’ x 6’ each and were less than $20 each at Walmart! You can find very similar, inexpensive rugs of the same size on Amazon, too.) 

Command hooks (optional) 


STEPS — 

 1. First, lay the tarp out flat, covering the entire floor space of your arts n crafts space. Fold it to fit your space if it’s too big, like mine. 

2. Use your painters tape to seal the parts of your tarp that were folded to fit (if any). Then, also use a generous amount of painters tape to adhere the tarp to the flooring itself, to ensure it stays put long-term!  (Note: the painters tape does adhere very well to my carpeting, just requires a few seconds of pressure to get it to stick. This may not be true for all carpet textures, though). 

3. Measure out the amount of plastic you’ll need to cover the walls and cut accordingly. Next, use thumbtacks to adhere the top of your clear sheeting to the walls.

4. Before proceeding to the next step of, be sure to take into consideration any electrical outlets or light switches and cut access holes accordingly. I used Tie Dye Duck Tape to seal off the edges. 

5. Use your painter's tape (or duct tape, this part is ultimately personal preference) to attach and secure the plastic sheeting on the walls to the tarp that’s already been placed on the floor.

Making sure to adhere the plastic sheeting on top of the tarp. This will help prevent any wall-splashin’ spills from reaching the molding or flooring.
6. Once both the floor and walls are covered, you’ll need to place an area rug on top of the tarp. You’ll surely notice at this point in the process just how slippery, unpleasant, and most importantly, unsafe, the tarp is to walk on.
Photo of the multi-color rug beneath a rolling drawer unit and table in the tie dye studio

Safety is not the rug's only purpose, it also serves as a necessary layer of protection when it comes to the entire purpose of stain-proofin’ your space! Because now, any dye spills, splashes, or surprise squirts won’t simply roll or smear off the tarp onto the floor. But possibly most importantly, any spills severe enough to penetrate the rug still won’t stain the flooring beneath, thanks to the failsafe layer of protection the tarp is providing.  

 7. (Optional) Also, if you prefer to hang a tapestry or similar over top of the plastic on the walls, it’s probably easiest to use tacks to place the tapestry on top of the plastic sheeting (pictured below). I also cut holes out for the 3M Command Hooks (pictured above) to hang tapestries with grommets (aka curtain panels) from!

You should definitely, at the very least, tack up a tie dye tapestry or something of the sort to rid the room of the whole Dexter’s murder den vibe. Like so:
And there you go! That’s precisely how I protect my own creative space from unwanted, permanent dye stains. I’d love to know if you plan to incorporate some (or maybe even all) of the steps outlined today in your own art studio! Or, if you have an even better set-up or any suggestions, I’d love for you to share those too. Leave a comment below or tag me on Instagram @PARADISIACDYES!

 

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