You will find placemats made of raffia, jute or seagrass everywhere. They last for ages, but after a while they get a bit grubby. Don’t throw them away – turn them into beautiful pieces of art instead!
YOU WILL NEED
Chalk Paint in your chosen colours
Detail Brush Set
You can use anything circular for this project – raffia placemats, coasters, old bowls – but the trick is to paint lots of them and preferably in different sizes, too. Jo chose to paint these placemats in a simple target design in bright contrasting shades using a curated palette of colours.
Try to repeat some of the colours across the placemats so that when they are hung, they work together as a family. Instead of targets, you could paint your placemats in geometric shapes, stars, flowers or even African-inspired designs. Getting a good palette of colours that work together is most important, so spend some time getting your colours right.
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