I was recently interviewed for an upcoming design podcast and was asked about the best way for someone who is hesitant to attempt DIY to dip their toe in the water. After a moment of deliberating and scrolling through a mental catalogue of potential tools and projects, I heard myself say “Painting”.
In the days that followed I would occasionally remember my answer and berate myself for saying something so basic. Like that classic scene in Dirty Dancing where Jennifer Grey’s Baby says to Patrick Swayze’s Johnny “I carried a watermelon” and then keeps repeating “I carried a watermelon?” after the cringe moment.
But today I looked around my house and realised maybe it wasn’t such a basic idea after all.
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