Fulfill Your Floorcover Fantasy Painted floorcloths are a hip alternative to expensive cookie-cutter carpets. When I was in college I filled my Berkeley apartment with thrift store furniture, Goodwill dishes, and the requisite futon couch. A flat one about an inch wide, and a smaller pointed one for detail work. Windsor and Newton does a good line of nylon brushes.
Nylon is ideal for acrylic paint.
Flecto Varathane is a good one. I like the semi-gloss finish. I've been making floorcloths for several years now, and nothing makes an apartment look groovier. In one day, you can have the best-dressed floors in the neighborhood, and discover a new creative outlet. Size matters Art stores carry both primed and unprimed canvas.