So I do fiber arts and have actually done a fair amount of natural dyeing and there are some things you need to know. 1) you will probably need a mordant. This is a chemical that helps the dye “stick” to the fabric. Alum is one of the most common. 2) You can only dye 100% natural fiber cloth. Cotton, silk, linen, wool, etc. polyester is plastic and plastic will not dye. 3) The color of the thing you dye with isn’t always the color you get. Dyeing is chemistry and all kinds of magical chemical reactions can happen in the dyeing process that change the color of things. 4) THE ONLY LIGHT-FAST RED NATURAL DYE IS CARMINE!!! Beets, berries, etc. have reds that are not light-fast meaning they will turn brown if they get basically any sunlight at all. The only light-fast natural red dye is carmine (also called cochineal) which is a squished up cactus eating bug and is not vegan. And it can be really hard to work with for beginners. All this berry dyed stuff on Pinterest looks good in their photos but will fade to brown in two weeks. 4) Green is really hard to make. You can get some olive tones with natural plants like goldenrod but a lot of times you have to dye the item yellow then overdye it with blue to get a good looking green. That said, my usual go-to dye for beginners is black walnut dye because it requires basically no heat and no mordant. All you need is a bunch of black walnut hulls, a five gallon bucket, some water, and some patience. And it makes a nice rich tan to chocolate color depending on how long you let it soak. Turmeric is also really easy. It does require heat but it gives a nice bright sunflower yellow with very little of it needed. But I would suggest anyone who wants to get into natural dyeing actually pick up a book on the subject or take a workshop. Many libraries have dyeing books and since it’s an ancient art, even if they’re old they won’t be out of date.
@@illestj3990 I haven’t personally used it as I did historic dyeing in the Southeastern US and it’s just not historically used here, but it was big in the Southwest and Central America. I know there are specific varieties that are used for dyeing. Hopi dye amaranth is one. But you’d need a good tutorial on exactly which mordants and modifiers it needs.
Can confirm that re-stringing a chair is super easy. I did two over my Christmas break when I was 11 or 12. Twenty years later my parents are still using them.
"And I'm gonna talk about whatever I want because it's my channel" Yas girl. Can't wait to see your reaction to Cara Delevingne's AD house tour. Double yass.
I actually did a really lovely natural dye project. My family and loved ones took dried marigolds from my brother's funeral and used them to dye silk scarves and fabrics. We did a little ceremony for him and now I have that piece to think about him and our lovely ceremony to honor him :) All that to say, natural dye from meaningful flowers can be a great way to connect them to memory
Yes, the one I remember most is the Chianti bottle covered in woven straw. The bottle was squat with a bulbous bottom and often used for candle holders on restaurant tables.
I wish I could afford to hire someone like you! It’s so hard to curate some kind of cohesive design that represents you, but still looks good. I feel like I’m all over the place.
I'm definitely all over the place. Start with one room, your favorite room. Then use items you already have that you really love. That's what I'm doing anyways lol
I like the way you talk, I don't always agree with all your opinions but you're like, this is what I like this is what I don't and you do it unapologetically. Design styles are different and no one should be apologizing for what they like or don't like because it's not trendy or cool or is...you're like that. You like what you like and you share that with us. Your overall attitude is why I watch your videos. You're not fake or trying to just sell us trendy crap.
Starching fabric to the walls instead of peel and stick can be much easier and more affordable and waaaaaay easier to remove. I love the look of the texture as well.
Love your channel. My style is mostly grandma meets rustic woodland cabin with some victorian/90s touches. But still think you got an awesome personality and challenge the norm! We need artists like this!
Hey Paige and goo! I’d love to see a series from you highlighting interior designers you follow and why you like them. RU-vid is sorely lacking quality home decor people, I’d love to see who you take inspo from.
i love it when you post and get so excited. you're my favorite interior design creator, like no one else compares. oh, and i'm so stoked for the cara review !!!
Nice one Paige!!! Loved all the diy you ACTUALLY like 🙌 I stick candles to my wine bottles too, so this was a relief 😂 Love it! Keep those "things you actually like" - inspired - videos coming 🌼
thanks for the ideas paige! thank you for blessing our lives with your channel :,) a cute diy (ish) idea i've seen is framing cute scarves/bandanas!! not the basic paisley ones but like more unique patterns. it seems to be a cool and cheap way to add pattern and interest to a space, especailly cuz large art can get pricey i'm really confused by cara's house and i'm excited to see what you say about it lol
I agree, I love some of the designs on wine bottle labels! I'd love to figure out if there is a way to remove some of the really neat ones to then collect and eventually lay together into a poster sized collage. Hmmmm...
If you're not much of a DIYer, I wouldn't necessarily recommend peel-and-stick wallpaper! I do painting and wallpapering for work, and peel and stick can be a nightmare. Imagine how annoying it is when duct tape sticks to itself, then imagine that duct tape is several feet tall and expensive. Pre-pasted wallpaper is probably easier: you activate the glue with water (we use a roller dunked in water), let it sit for a bit, then slap it on. It's much easier to move around once it's on the wall (eg. to line it up with the previous piece), as opposed to peel and stick.
We did the built in tub thing back in early 90’s to downplay our craftsman bungalow old chunky white bathtub. We added beadboard 3/4 the way up the walls too with wallpaper above. It was an affordable way to upgrade the bathroom.
Loooooove this episode. I have a stool that needs upholstery, but I’ve been scared to try.. and now I am less scared lol. Your taste is 🤌🏻. Please do a series on any DIY stuff you try!
The wine bottle candle holder and the fruit crates are both part of one aesthetic in my mind - fledgling adult in Cali, circa 1970 (cough-hippie-cough). The wine bottles are more of a keeper than than the fruit crates, I must admit. By the way, sometimes back in day, the wine bottle would get absolutely covered in multi-colored wax drips because the young adult would keep using different color candles and burning them all the way down.
huge fan from boston here. this was so funny. the series of things you aren’t going to do….this…or this…or this. great comedic timing. i originally thought you had to be from boston as you are a bit prickly. we get you! keep up the great work.
just on how you love wine labels but dont know how to display them - in my house we have this old framed collection of 40 or so wine labels from the 20s-50s all put together on a dark backing. we have it displayed next to our bar area. ive never seen another version of it and dont know if this is something that other people do but you could save the nice labels and give it a try!
also admiration for u advocating for wine bottle decorations 🥰 i remember watching some channel saying you shouldn’t decorate w alcohol bottles unless you live in a frat and i was like but what if i have bottles that are special? my great uncle and brother both do distilling- so i have some bottles that have sentimental significance.
Personally if i see people decorate with alcohol bottles I think it's cheap and distasteful. You have a personal story behind them because of your family members. That's totally cool. But I have friends that decorate with champagne and vodka bottles lined up. Awfully crowded in their kitchens collecting dust. Just horrible.
I think wallpaper is so fun just in a little nook in your house. I did some wallpaper in the nook in our bedroom where my makeup vanity is. I’ve painted furniture before and I got tired of it really quickly and ended up donating all of it. I like to frame art as a diy project, if that counts. You can make a painting look very high end with a thick white or black mat and a simple or even vintage frame.
I remember some around the house that my parents had when I was young. Total 70s. It was soooo popular back then. As I kid I just picked at the dried wax.
Yeah , and how do they fit her criteria of "It has to look like you bought it"? There are no stores selling melted candles in wine bottles. It's obvious you did it at home and it's not even a craft or a DIY. You didn't make the bottle, you didn't make the candle. You stuck a candle in a bottle. That is not an art or a craft, any more than setting a bowl on top of a horizontal book. Those are not DIYs.
I think it looks awesome … but only in an Italian restaurant. Somehow, it needs a really romantic ambiance and without that it just looks crafty? Like, only a small step up from those DIYs involving Pringles cans. But if you can make your dining table look really romantic it might work!
Wholeheartedly agree with the first two! When I see people paint unique pieces that had a beautiful color of wood blush pink, I die a little inside. But at the same time, we recently bought a place and don't have tons of money nor tons of time to look for the perfect deal, so we are slowly upgrading our interior design as we find new pieces and for this time, painting and reupholstering ugly or just boring old furniture I bought as a grad student is the perfect "hack".
I love peel and stick wallpaper too. It's come a long way. It's also great for clients who are hesitant to dive back into wallpaper because of the trauma of peeling off old ugly papers with a putty knife in years past. I also am loving some of the peel and stick wall murals. I prefer the moody ones.
What are your recommendations for peel and stick wallpaper for small bedrooms? I want to do something fun but not too busy that makes my room feel smaller!
Love the headboard DIY! My mom actually did this for me when I was a kid, except she used a piece of plywood and some sponge/stuffing instead of an old headboard. Less of an up-cycle, but good if you’re a germaphobe!
You can talk about whatever you want. Yes throw in some politics too like last time if you want, but honestly, I love you most when you talk about crap you don't like. Learning through laughter I call it. Greetings from Cape town.
r u kidding, I'm binge watching ur vids today and I get to the end of this vid and I see ur dog is literally my dogs' twin and I do those stretches with her too for her old little body!!
my dad diy’d a built in bathtub in that same vein! he actually did the ceiling and the bathtub in these reclaimed cedar boards, which weirdly made the ceiling in the space seem taller. it gives our really dated bathroom spa vibes
Now I really wonder what bathtubs in the US usally look like. I guess I never payed attention. The standard where I live is built in bathtubs, but the front is covered with tiles, not wood, because here all the walls in the bathroom are covered with tiles. Is the outside of a bathtub in the US just the same colour as the inside (so white mostly?).
Does it look like a Japanese bath? I went to Kyoto in Japan and stayed in a traditional place that had a bathtub made of timber. I don't know how they make it waterproof.
Can’t wait for your Cara D’s house review. I just watch Taylor Hill & G-eazy’s house in AD And immediately want you to review them. Maybe yes maybe not. Love your channel! Hello from Singapore. I am redecorating my house, because I watched Arvin Olano and you religiously.
Putting a great rug or fabric in a big fame. I just did it, but one fell down crashing the glass. Next time E 6000 glue instead of hot glue. Looks amazing and professional, accept, I need to replace the glass. $30 looks expensive. Getting lots of compliments. You are my kind a girl Paige! I used to live in Chicago, bought house during Corona in Rockford. Love your content! Kisses from a crazy Polish chick!
Paige I have to agree with you on so many things but my fastidiousness won’t allow me to enjoy candle wax drippings on anything let alone as a decorative feature on a wine bottle! The dust would drive me nuts lol
love the video; not another second of your future videos should be wasted on mentioning the haters out there. A video about furniture designs that you love would be amazing!
Paige, you can use the whiteboard with other pens that are not dry erasable (? ..again, my english). They are erasable by sth. like alcohol. I use my deo or booze to do it. Works great.
lol, Paige, I love your humor and totally identify. Thank you for your videos - oh and by the way, I have that EXACT Ikea raw wood 2-door cabinet right next to the TV I'm watching. And I've had it for several years, unfinished (oh yes I said it). It's because I'm the kind of Libra that can't seem to make decisions. And now I'm exploring the wallpaper site you showed - will I ever make a decision on that?? I can only hope so. Also, I love Chloe, what a little sweetie.
Maybe design really is subjective because I like that geometric patterned wood board, it looks like art and is a good way of adding texture to a wall. The candle idea on wine seems... meh. Not well thought of and looks too messy.
It definitely is very subjective. All tastes change as we grow. And we learn from past mistakes so I say do whatever you want and looks and feels right to you!
I think the reason for that is that is overdone already, just like the painted arches. We seen it, so let's move on. Nothing interested if you seen it everywhere.
I totally agree with what you said at the beginning. I don’t want to make a crappy wreath out of pool noodles and pipe cleaners from the Dollar Store and spray paint I had to travel to a burb to buy b/c they don’t sell it in the city of Chicago. DIY gets out of hand on social media.
The built in bathtub looks so nice if I could find a way to waterproof it... that looks like a recipe for water to build up between the bathtub and paneling creating mold
