Dip Dye Wall Hanging, Portrait Landscape on a Dark Wood Batten
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Item detailsMaterials, dimensions, what is in the box
The one you receive will not be the one in the photograph
That is not a disclaimer, it is the product. The color on this hanging is put there by dipping bundles of cord into dye baths to different depths, by hand, one piece at a time. Where the terracotta peak stops and the green ridge begins is set by how far that bundle went into the pot. Two pieces from the same maker on the same day have different skylines.
What stays constant is the composition: a dip dye wall hanging 80 cm tall and 50 cm wide, cream at the top for the sky, a terracotta peak, a green ridge crossing it, and a slate-gray foreground running down to the frayed ends. The cord is thick and matte, hung from a dark wood batten, with no knotwork and no pattern - the whole image is made of dye.
It weighs 612 g and ships rolled into a sleeve 50 x 20 x 4 cm, which is worth knowing: this is a wall piece that arrives in a parcel rather than a crate, and it arrives creased.
What you get
A dark wood batten across the top, full width, with the cord fixed along it.
Four color bands, dyed rather than woven: cream sky, terracotta peak, green ridge, slate foreground.
Frayed ends. The bottom is not a cut hem - the cord ends open out, which softens the base of the slate band.
No fixings. None included.
Dimensions, and how it arrives
We publish two diagrams: one for the hanging, one for the parcel. Both are below, because the second one explains the condition it turns up in.
Height
80 cm / 31.49 in, batten to the longest frayed ends
Width
50 cm / 19.68 in, the length of the batten
Weight
612 g
Packed size
50 x 20 x 4 cm - rolled into a flat sleeve, published by us
Wall needed
About 65 x 100 cm to leave it air at the sides and below
Above a console or a bench
A 100-120 cm console takes this comfortably centered, with the frayed ends finishing about 25 cm above the surface
Above a bed
At 50 cm wide it is a portrait piece, not a headboard-width one. Over a double bed it works as one of a pair, or centered above a single.
Depth off the wall
A flat batten with cord hanging from it, so it sits close.
How to hang it, and what to do about the creases
One fixing behind the batten will carry 612 g, but check the width of the bar when it arrives - a 50 cm rigid bar on a single central hook can rotate, and two small hooks 30 cm apart solve it permanently.
Now the part the packing diagram tells you. It ships rolled into a 4 cm-deep sleeve, which means every cord in it has been held in a curve for the length of its journey. It will not hang straight on day one and there is nothing wrong with it.
Hang it first, then leave it. Thick cord straightens under its own weight. Two or three days on the wall does most of the work without you touching it.
Comb downward, in sections. Run your fingers from the batten to the ends across the width, a hand's width at a time. Do not pull - the frayed ends are deliberately loose and they will separate further if you tug them.
No heat. We give the cotton content as a range, 91 to 100 percent, which means there is some synthetic in it and no safe iron setting to assume.
Hang it where light crosses it from one side. The dye bands are flat color, so what gives the piece depth is the shadow between cords - lit straight on it flattens.
Specs · 12 rows
Object
Dip-dyed cord wall hanging on a dark wood batten, portrait format
Height
80 cm / 31.49 in
Width
50 cm / 19.68 in
Weight
612 g
Packed dimensions
50 x 20 x 4 cm, rolled
Cotton content
91 to 100 percent. A range rather than a figure - see the honest limits.
Coloring method
Hand dyeing.
Color bands
Cream sky, terracotta peak, green ridge, slate foreground
Bottom edge
Frayed, not a cut hem
Batten
Dark wood, full width.
Picking a spot
There is no color or size choice here, so the decision is where it goes, and the 50 x 80 cm portrait shape decides most of that.
It is a vertical piece. Taller than it is wide by a ratio of about 8 to 5, which makes it wrong for a wide headboard wall on its own and right for the narrow spaces: beside a doorway, above a console, on the wall at the turn of a staircase.
It reads best on plain plaster. The dye bands are soft-edged and low in contrast against each other - against a patterned wallpaper or a busy gallery wall they blur. White, cream or pale gray walls give the terracotta and green somewhere to sit.
A pair works. Two of these hung side by side with 15-20 cm between them cover a headboard wall properly, and because each is dyed separately the two skylines will differ - which reads as deliberate rather than as a mismatch.
Where this actually earns its place
Above a console or an entry bench. A portrait piece over a horizontal surface is the most reliable composition in the room, and at 50 cm wide this sits above a bench without overhanging it. That is entryway wall decor doing what a framed print does, with texture instead of glass.
Second, as mountain wall art in a room that already has plants and timber in it. The terracotta-and-green palette is specific, and it belongs with rattan, oak and clay rather than with chrome or black. It is also the honest version of terracotta wall decor: a real dyed band, not a printed one.
Third, in a bedroom - as one of a pair above a double, or centered above a single. As above bed wall decor it has the usual textile advantages: no glass, no frame, and 612 g of cord takes some hardness out of the wall behind the pillows. As general boho wall decor it is a quiet piece; the color does the work, not the pattern.
Honest limits
Yours will not match the photograph. Hand dyeing sets the skyline one bundle at a time. The peak height, the ridge line and the exact boundary between colors all vary. We say so in its own option value, and so do we.
The cotton content is a range, not a figure. 91 to 100 percent. That is our own wording and it means there may be up to 9 percent of something else in the cord, unnamed. If you need to know exactly, ask before ordering.
It arrives creased. It ships rolled into a 4 cm sleeve - that is published, and it is why the first day on the wall is disappointing. Give it three days.
It is small for a wall piece. 50 x 80 cm. It is a portrait format, not a statement one, and on a big empty wall a single piece will look lost.
The frayed ends shed a little. Opened cord drops a few fibers in the first weeks. It settles.
No care instructions and no species for the batten. Neither is published. Dust it, and do not iron it.
Before you buy
How big is it?
80 cm / 31.49 in tall and 50 cm / 19.68 in wide, weighing 612 g. Allow about 65 x 100 cm of wall. It is a portrait shape - roughly 8 tall to 5 wide - so it suits narrow walls rather than headboard-width ones.
Will it look like the picture?
Not exactly, and it is not supposed to. Every piece is dip-dyed by hand, so the peak height, the ridge line and the boundaries between the four colors differ from one to the next. You are buying the composition, not a reproduction.
Why is it creased when it arrives?
Because it ships rolled into a sleeve just 4 cm deep - we publish that packed size itself. Every cord has been held in a curve for the journey. Hang it and leave it: thick cord straightens under its own weight in two or three days, and combing downward in sections speeds it up.
Can I iron it?
No. We give the cotton content as a range of 91 to 100 percent, which means there is some unnamed synthetic content and therefore no safe heat setting to assume. Let gravity do it instead.
Is it really cotton?
Mostly. We state 91 to 100 percent cotton - a range rather than a number, with the remainder unspecified. That is more information than most listings in this category give, and less than a straight answer.
How many fixings does it need?
One will carry 612 g, but a 50 cm rigid batten on a single central hook can rotate out of level. Two small hooks about 30 cm apart fix that permanently and cost nothing extra.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about the materials, care and everyday use — no fine print.
Is the variation a fault?
No, it is the product. Hand dyeing is why no two are alike, and a piece that differs from the photograph will not be treated as a defect. If you need an exact image, a print is the right thing to buy.
What are the four colors?
A cream sky at the top, a terracotta peak, a green ridge and a slate blue foreground. There is one colorway; there is no color to choose.
How thick is the cord?
No figure is published, but it is visibly heavier than on the wide dip dye piece and the rope twist is clear in the close photograph. That is what gives the color bands their coarser edge.
How do I clean it?
Vacuum on low suction, downwards. Do not wash it: on a dip dyed piece, water risks moving the color, which cannot be undone.
Will the colors fade?
No light fastness information is published. Hand dyed fiber in direct sun shifts over time, so a bright south facing wall is the harder placement.
Where does it work?
Above a bench or console in an entry, centered above a headboard, or beside an armchair. All three are in the photographs. Anywhere tall rather than wide.
What rooms does the palette suit?
Warm neutral ones. Terracotta and slate against cream sits naturally with wood, jute and off-white walls, and fights with cool grays and strong blues.
Can it go in a bathroom?
No. A dip dyed piece in a damp room risks the dye moving, and a stained wood batten in steam is a poor idea regardless.
Is anything included?
One wall hanging with its batten. No hooks, fixings or instructions are listed or shown.
How is this different from the wide dip dye piece?
Orientation, batten and palette. That one is landscape on a pale batten with three colorways in fine cord. This is portrait on a dark batten, one colorway, thicker cord. Same technique, different job.
How do I decorate a bedroom wall without buying a headboard?
Hang something that draws a horizontal line where the headboard would be, lower than you would hang art above a real one. It gives the bed the anchor it is missing.
Is one large piece better than a gallery wall above my bed?
One piece, usually. A gallery wall above a bed needs perfect levels and spacing, and it looks unresolved the moment one frame shifts, which they do.
What modern wall art works in a rental apartment?
Something unframed and large enough to change the wall. Textile does that per pound better than anything else and leaves no trace when you go.
What is woven wall art and is it still in style?
Broadly, any wall piece made from fiber. It has stayed current because it reads as texture rather than as a motif. This piece is dyed fringe rather than woven, strictly speaking.
What is a good housewarming gift for someone with empty walls?
Something mid sized and neutral if you have not seen the flat. This one is a strong color statement, which makes it a better gift for someone whose room you know.
How do I decorate apartment walls when I cannot use nails?
Adhesive strips, tension rods in recesses, and leaning larger pieces on furniture. Weigh the piece first: this one has a chunky batten and is heavier than it looks.
What minimalist wall art looks good above a bench?
Something with one idea in it. A dyed landscape is a single gesture rather than a pattern, which is why it works in a minimal entry where a busy piece would not.
What are some wall art ideas for a tall narrow wall?
A portrait piece roughly twice as tall as it is wide, which is this shape. Anything landscape either will not fit or will make the wall look shorter.
What bedroom wall art goes with a wood bed frame?
Something that contrasts the wood rather than matching it. This piece has a dark stained batten, which ties it to walnut or dark oak while the dyed fiber contrasts.
What neutral wall art works with cream and terracotta?
This piece, which carries cream, terracotta, green and slate. In a cream and terracotta room it adds the third and fourth colors rather than repeating the first two.
Does fabric wall art help with echo in an empty room?
A little. One piece takes the edge off one wall. An empty room echoes from several hard surfaces, so a rug and curtains matter more than any wall piece.
What abstract wall art is not a canvas print?
Dyed fiber, wood panels or a framed textile. Dyed fiber is the one that gives you an abstract image with a real surface, which is what this piece is.
What counts as textile art for a living room wall?
Anything made from fiber and intended to hang: woven, knotted, dyed or stitched. The category is broad and the words are used loosely, which is why photographs matter more than labels.
What landscape wall art works without looking like a poster?
Something abstract enough not to depict a specific place. A dyed ridge line suggests a landscape without being a photograph of one, which is what stops it reading as a print.
How wide should wall art be compared to the bed?
About two thirds the headboard width. This piece is portrait, so it does not meet that on its own; it suits a side wall or a tall gap.
How do I style boho bedroom decor without it looking cluttered?
Repeat a material rather than a color, and keep the object count low. Clutter in boho rooms comes from too many things, not from too much pattern.
How big is it?
80 cm / 31.49 in tall and 50 cm / 19.68 in wide, weighing 612 g. Allow about 65 x 100 cm of wall. It is a portrait shape - roughly 8 tall to 5 wide - so it suits narrow walls rather than headboard-width ones.
Will it look like the picture?
Not exactly, and it is not supposed to. Every piece is dip-dyed by hand, so the peak height, the ridge line and the boundaries between the four colors differ from one to the next. You are buying the composition, not a reproduction.
Why is it creased when it arrives?
Because it ships rolled into a sleeve just 4 cm deep - we publish that packed size itself. Every cord has been held in a curve for the journey. Hang it and leave it: thick cord straightens under its own weight in two or three days, and combing downward in sections speeds it up.
Can I iron it?
No. We give the cotton content as a range of 91 to 100 percent, which means there is some unnamed synthetic content and therefore no safe heat setting to assume. Let gravity do it instead.
Is it really cotton?
Mostly. We state 91 to 100 percent cotton - a range rather than a number, with the remainder unspecified. That is more information than most listings in this category give, and less than a straight answer.
How many fixings does it need?
One will carry 612 g, but a 50 cm rigid batten on a single central hook can rotate out of level. Two small hooks about 30 cm apart fix that permanently and cost nothing extra.
