Dec 2019/ Jan 2020 - JHB West

the bathroom, kitchen and outdoors.
What makes Tjhoko even more special
is that it’s packaged by hand, and
because every employee is unique
and makes such a big contribution to
the company, each one has a colour
named after him or her.
‘Tjhoko originated from a vision to
establish a job-creation programme as
well as an empowerment programme.
Our story is one of success, starting
with a team of two in 2017 and
building it up to be an immaculate
business with 300 distributors in South
Africa and even as far as Botswana,
Namibia, Zimbabwe and New Zealand.’
Their product and projects have been
featured in Via!, kykNET, Home Channel
as well as Home and Ideas magazines.
‘I attribute our success to involving
everyone actively. It’s a family business.
My husband, my brother and his wife,
and my other sister-in-law are all part
of the team. Those who aren’t family
are very close friends.’
She is extremely excited about the
future. Tjhoko will be launching three
new colours as well as a texture paint,
wallpaper, and a material range.
‘We will be doing a step-by-step
makeover of a property in the North
West on our YouTube channel in
2020. We want to show how different
spaces can be transformed upward
with a bit of paint, we want to inspire
people and send the message that you
can do a lot with very little money. In
between everything, I’m also writing
a book about the people behind the
names of our colours.’
Details: 011 708 3166 or follow her on
Facebook, ‘Tjhoko Paint’
PROJECTS TO TRY AT HOME THIS HOLIDAY
Chalk-painting your picnic theme
You will need:
tree rounds (stepping stones), available at nurseries; a stencil in
the design of your choice; Stencil of Paris; paint scraper (50mm
wide); Tjhoko Paint (Jane’s Jade, Simon Says and Cloud White);
paintbrush (50mm wide); Antique Brown Glaze; mutton cloth
the size of a tea towel
Method:
Place the stencil on top of the tree round. Apply some of the
Stencil of Paris evenly over the stencil with the paint scraper.
Remove the stencil while the paste is still wet (take care not to
smudge the paste) and rinse the stencil with water.
Wait about two hours for the Stencil of Paris to dry completely,
then paint it with the Tjhoko Paint colour of your choice. We
painted some of the tree rounds with Jane’s Jade and others
with Simon Says.
Allow at least four hours to dry.
Stir the Antique Brown Glaze well and pour 100ml into another
container; dilute with 30ml water. Carefully apply the glaze over
the paint with a paintbrush.
Wipe off with a damp cloth immediately until you’re satisfied
with the weathered effect.
Wait about 30 minutes, then apply Cloud White paint over the
Antique Brown Glaze. Use a dry brush (wet just the tip of the
brush with a tiny bit of paint) to brush lightly over the glaze.
As seen in Tuis/ Home. Photos by ER Lombard.
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