How to Dip Accessories with Paint

Happy Friday!! I had an epiphany a few weeks ago and embraced how much I love color! I’m sharing my colorful home ideas on Instagram with a #HappyColorfulHome hashtag.

So when I was working on my Bedroom Makeover I knew I wanted to bring in some bright pops of color. Here’s an easy way to bring some color into a room – Dipping Accessories.

How to Dip Accessories with Paint

I had some mercury glass candle holders that I wanted to use in the room and add some color to. All I did was put some plastic paint sheeting over a table and then I dipped the candle holders right into the paint buckets and let the excess paint drip off. Then I laid the candle holders on the plastic sheeting. The only part that is tricky is that the paint that is trapped under the candle holder and the plastic sheeting has a hard time drying, so I had to move them around every couple of hours until they were dry.

I also dipped a basket and I use it to keep throws for chilly nights. You don’t actually dip the basket – that would be very tricky to do unless it was a small basket. The way to make a basket look dipped is taping off the part of the basket that you don’t want painted and then painting the other part.

How to Dip Accessories with Paint

You make sure that you have a clear line between the painted part of the basket and the unpainted basket, that’s what makes it look dipped. My basket is pretty large, So I put a kitchen trash bag over the top and it fit very snugly. Then I taped under the kitchen trash bag so that the line was very defined. Then I put the basket on plastic sheeting and painted it with a large paintbrush. I used the bristles to get in the woven basket so that they paint looked saturated and the basket looks dipped.

Other accessories that would look great dipped could be:

Picture frames
Glass vases
Trays
Lamps
Nightstands (I “dipped” my nightstands last year made from very inexpensive legs and wood tops)

I love the look of dipped accessories. Also – to make your dipped accessories look more modern – you can dip them at an angle. I love that look too!

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