Just Paint It: Paint a Watermelon Floorcloth with Krylon Dual Spray Paint

Who doesn’t love spray paint? If there’s something easier, and quicker, to transform a project, I don’t know what it is. So I was beyond excited to try a new spray paint by Krylon. It’s paint + primer. In one can!

I couldn’t wait to give this paint + primer a try. I had been wanting to make another floorcloth. The strawberry floorcloth I painted last year has held up nicely, but I love having pops of color all over the house.

You won’t believe how simple this painted floorcloth is. Here’s all you need -

scrap linoleum
marking pen
scissors
craft paper or paper bags (to make template)
Krylon Dual Paint + Primer – Gloss Red
Krylon Dual Paint + Primer – Gloss Green
#10 flat paint brush
small round brush
White craft paint
Dark Green craft paint
Black craft paint
Polyurethane

I had some scrap linoleum rolled up from the other house.

I cut a piece about 2’ x 3’ and flipped it to the backside, then weighted it down flat with some paint cans.

I quickly – and I mean quickly – drew a watermelon slice. I usually cut linoleum with a utility knife but scissors worked just fine. (And saved me from hunting down my utility knife.)

Since the linoleum scrap had been rolled up for a while it still had some bumps, so I rolled it in the opposite direction and let it sit for a while.

Ok, only for 15 minutes because I was anxious to try Krylon Dual. But it smoothed out nicely.

I created a watermelon template out of an old roll of wallpaper I bought to line shelves. Which still aren’t lined. But that’s another story. Then I just cut the template into two pieces – the ‘juicy’ part and the rind.

I placed the ‘rind’ template along the edge, weighted it down with spray paint cans, and sprayed Krylon Dual in Cherry Red.

Luscious. And, no, I didn’t get the template lined up perfectly, as you can see. But it didn’t matter because this is paint plus primer. Great coverage.

After two coats of the Cherry Red had dried, I repeated the process and sprayed the rind with Field Green.

So you see my template-making abilities leave a little something to be desired. A little white showing here and there, but I knew I was going to handpaint seeds anyway, so I just mixed some white and green craft paint to smooth out the edge between the meat and the rind.

You could just paint it white, or even a lighter green. I sideloaded my brush with green on one corner and white on the other.

Then smoosh the brush back and forth on your palette. Or foam plate, in my case.

It’s not perfect, but I liked the variations so I left it alone.

Next comes the most tedious part – painting the watermelon seeds. Lots and lots of watermelon seeds. You don’t have to paint as many as I did. I have a little tendency to go overboard, I’ll admit.

And another word of caution – don’t obsess over the shape of your seeds. Not that I would do that. No, not me. I just wouldn’t want anybody else to get lost in the world of Making Perfect Watermelon Seeds.

When I was ~~finally satisfied~~ finished with the black seeds, I dotted each seed with a little white paint.

I let the floorcloth dry overnight. Then I sealed the entire floorcloth with 3 coats of polyurethane.

If I hadn’t painted the seeds and rind with craft paint, I probably would’ve gone without a sealer. I think the Krylon Dual would be just fine. But I added the poly for extra durability.

How’s that for a pop of Summer color? Super easy and super fast! Uh, except for all the seeds.