Make: Projects – Hedge Maze Area Rug

Make: Projects – Hedge Maze Area Rug

This works. And surprisingly well. I used an old pair of electric clippers, and though the blades were pretty much toast when I was done, they weren’t new to begin with, and they only cost $10 to replace. The actual cutting went pretty quickly. The tedious part was transferring the maze plan to the carpet. I used a grid made from painter’s masking tape, which peels off easily afterwards. Even so, this project went faster and better than I expected, and this is a relatively large rug at 3×6 feet. A smaller one would be cake. And of course the design could be anything; I just chose a right-angled maze because it was relatively simple to lay out.

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50 thoughts on “Make: Projects – Hedge Maze Area Rug

  1. Anonymous says:

    So sweet!

  2. Tru Shallow says:

    This is totally cool! I like it!

  3. Tru Shallow says:

    This is totally cool! I like it!

  4. Anonymous says:

    Very creative!  now do the entire living-room carpet and give the kids some little cars. hours of distracted sprogs.  well, until… “Joshua drove straight through a wall! that’s cheating!!!”

    1. M. "Shadyman" Lange says:

      Banned for wallhax! ;)

  5. Jennifer Likeaboss Copeland says:

    Awesome idea :D I want to go make one!

  6. Jennifer Likeaboss Copeland says:

    Awesome idea :D I want to go make one!

  7. Matt Richardson says:

    I absolutely love it. What a great idea!

  8. Matt Richardson says:

    I absolutely love it. What a great idea!

  9. David Benjamin says:

    The alt-text on that second image is hilarious – and a bit more risque than standard Make fare!!

    1. George Griffin says:

      Wow…

    2. Sean Michael Ragan says:

       Oh, um…yeah.  Heh.  Oops. 

      The Make: Projects platform randomizes image names–they don’t keep the same filenames that you uploaded them under.  But the blog doesn’t.  Gotta remember that next time I’m choosing images for the blog post…

  10. Anonymous says:

    This is genius, Sean.

  11. Sverre Svenningsen says:

    The big question now is how to build a micromouse robot that’s able to navigate this maze reliably!

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  15. Rambo says:

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  18. Wanis says:

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  21. Gel says:

    Wow, amazing! It seems so easy but I don’t think I could ever do something like this and have it come out looking this great. Beautiful job!

  22. pandoratears says:

    Hello ! I like your DIY, thank you

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