We’re calling all DIY lovers, arts and crafts afficionados and anyone with a tiny bit of creativity. Gone are the days of buying cups, mugs, vases, plates, servers or trinket trays. It’s time to make your own and paint your home your way!
Don’t let yourself feel overwhelmed just yet. We have many novice, amateur and professional ideas for anyone who would like to get involved in personalising their home.
South Africa is bursting with ceramic painting studios. If you haven’t heard of this trending activity, here’s the breakdown. At these spaces, pre-made crockery sits on shelves, bland and waiting for a coat of paint. Next to them are rows and rows of different paint colours and brushes and everything else you might need. Here, you can put your creativity to the test and choose from a range of homeware to create a piece of crockery (or two) to display (or use) at home. Start a handprinted collection of mugs, plates and vases for a seamless home design.
#HelloRecommends:
JHB: Create Lonehill
PTA: Create @ The Big Red Barn
CPT: Clay Café
DBN: Create Ceramics
If you have already mastered the art of painting ceramics, why not challenge yourself with a pottery-making workshop? You’ll find workshops – where you carve, swirl and bend your own creation – all around the country. Move away from mass-produced, generic products and try slow living by crafting your home by hand. Yes, floral bouquets can now sit in a vase designed and moulded by yourself! Or, let your children eat their spaghetti from the bowl you hand-painted with so much love. The possibilities are endless.
#HelloRecommends:
JHB: All Things Clay
PTA: Picasso Pottery Studio
CPT: Clay Hands
DBN: Muddy Fingers Pottery
If you have scrolled this far, it means you are a DIY king or queen! Whilst you can still dabble in all of the above, why not go a step further by wading into the world of furniture? Get ready for cutting, sawing, hammering, filing, sandpapering, varnishing and painting. At the end of it all, you will be able to tell visitors: “I made this table myself!”
#HelloRecommends:
JHB: Splinters Workshop
PTA: DIY Divas
CPT: My Grandpa’s Workshop
DBN: DIY Divas or Domestika (Online course)
We cannot wait to see your imaginations run wild with ceramic painting, pottery classes and more intense DIY projects. Paint your home your way with any of these activities. They are fun to do with friends and family — or even solo!
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