From Childhood Sketch to Home Treasure

The Rug You Can Create from Your Kid’s Drawing

Handmade Lorena Canals rug featuring the colorful “Scimparello” design based on a child’s drawing, part of the Draw Your Own Rug collection.

text Petra Barkhof

Some ideas are so simple and beautiful that they instantly make you smile. This one is pure magic: Lorena Canals now lets you turn your child’s drawing into a handmade cotton rug. Yes, the scribbles, doodles, and imaginative creatures that fill your kitchen table (and maybe your walls!) can become a one-of-a-kind piece for your home — woven with care, ready to be stepped on, danced over, or admired for years to come.

When my grandson was little, he drew a strange animal and proudly announced its name: Scimparello. A word that doesn’t exist — but he was so convinced, and I loved it instantly. That little masterpiece became part of our family story and even inspired the name of my magazine. And now, I can’t help thinking… how incredible would it be if that very Scimparello could be transformed into a rug?

Graphic showing the Lorena Canals “Draw Your Own Rug” process in three steps: 1) Upload your drawing, 2) Choose the rug size, 3) Receive your dream rug.

The process is simple: upload your child’s (or grandchild’s… or your inner child’s) artwork, choose the size, and in about 120 days, your custom rug arrives. Made from natural cotton and woven with artisanal techniques, it’s sustainable, personal, and full of meaning.

Just imagine — the drawing that lives in your memory could become a rug you walk on every day. Which of your little artist’s creations would you choose?

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Child holding a drawing while looking at a handmade Lorena Canals rug featuring the same colorful design, part of the Draw Your Own Rug collection.

Handmade Lorena Canals rug with colorful butterflies and the words “Para Mi Mami,” shown alongside the original child’s drawing it was based on, part of the Draw Your Own Rug collection.