Today I am thrilled to have a guest post from Barbara at HodgePodge. Barbara is the blog maven behind the "So Canadian, Eh?" series that is oh so successful (and that I was honoured to be included in). She is also a master sewer, DIYer extroadinaire, and busy west coast mom. If you don't know Barbara yet I highly recommend a visit to her blog.
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Hello everyone. So glad Heather trusted me with her blog while she is on vacation. She gave me carte blanche to write about anything I want! Brave girl :)
So what shall I humour you with? I think I'll talk about what I see as being the next
rage around blogland, heck I am even going to try my hand at it since I LOVE me a
great DIY!
Dipped furniture and fabric!
There is something so whimsical and fun about it. You can dip just about anything.
Table legs, chair legs, baskets, drapes, even clothes!
via Michael Penney
I LOVE the drapes and I have a few pairs of those Ikea drapes kicking around my
house. And I have a set of knock-off Bentwood chairs that are getting the dipped
treatment too.
Anyone else out there try their hand at dipping? I can see it becoming addictive!
Thanks for having me here Heather. Hope you are having a great vacation!
Hugs,
Barbara
Can't say I have dipped anything yet.
ReplyDeleteHmmm love the baskets.
I love this trend.. could I commit to painting legs of furniture? Maybe not but I love those baskets!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of leaving the legs wooden and then being able to one day paint them to match if I no longer like the look!
ReplyDeleteDipped furniture legs are so cute! I think they would be especially perfect in a kids room because, like you pointed out Barbara, they are so fun and whimsical!
ReplyDeleteI’d heard of the dipped furniture trend (which I am so going to try after seeing these fabulous examples) but I must be living under a rock because I haven’t seen the dipped clothing trend! Now this is something I need in my life ASAP!
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking about dipping the legs of a vintage chair into minty green the other day! Great inspirational ideas here Heather! Thanks for having Barb on a fun and super on trend topic!
ReplyDeleteWow I love this! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteLove it! The curtains are especially appealing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for having me Heather - it was fun to find other dipped finds to share!
ReplyDeleteAnything Barbara does is a winner! Love gold dipped legs on things lately.
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Ooo, gold dipped. So pretty.
ReplyDeleteI have been dipping a number of fabric things using Tulip One Step tie dye, which is a little easier than regular dye.