DIY painted vases

Habitat bright ideas with Fleur Thorpe – DIY projects

Brighten up your shelving with rainbow painted vases and jugs. Use old ones that you have around your home or find ones with interesting shapes at your local op shop.

How to create DIY painted vases for a bookshelf
The vases painted in Resene testpots make a colourful statement on a bookcase painted in Resene Half Rice Cake and Resene Pine Glade. Wall in Resene Carrara

You will need

Vases (Fleur used a mix of glass, pottery, ceramic and metal vases)
Coarse grit sandpaper
Cloth/rag
Resene Waterborne Smooth Surface Sealer
Paintbrush
Resene testpot paints in your choice of colours, Fleur used:
- Resene Drop Dead Gorgeous
- Resene Light Fantastic
- Resene Wellywood
- Resene Now Or Never
- Resene Plan B
- Resene Showstopper

Instructions

How to create DIY painted vases for a bookshelf:

DIY painted vases - Step 1 Step 1
Start by giving all your vases a good clean and allow to dry. Then sand with a coarse (60) grit sandpaper. This can be a bit tricky on hard glass and ceramic, but just do your best. Wipe away any dust with a cloth.

DIY painted vases - Step 2 Step 2
Prime the vases with one coat of Resene Waterborne Smooth Surface Sealer.

DIY painted vases - Step 3 Step 3
Paint over the vases in a range of colours in two coats, allowing dry time between coats. Fleur used Resene Drop Dead Gorgeous, Resene Light Fantastic, Resene Wellywood, Resene Now Or Never, Resene Plan B and Resene Showstopper. Some colours and some vases may need an extra coat, especially if there is a pattern on the vase. Once dry, arrange your vases to suit.

DIY painted vases - Finished project Finished project
A close-up of the finished project.

DIY painted vases - Alternative look Alternative look
These rainbow vases painted in Resene testpots also look stunning against a wall in Resene Dark Knight.

Top tip: For a softer effect use Resene pastel colours to create a soft soothing rainbow of vases and jugs in place of the brighter colours. If you’d like to adjust the gloss level of the finishes vases and jugs, use Resene Concrete Clear flat or gloss for a more matte or a glossier finish.

Resene Half Rice Cake

Resene Carrara

Resene Pine Glade

Resene Wellywood

Resene Light Fantastic

Resene Drop Dead Gorgeous

Resene Now Or Never

Resene Plan B

Resene Showstopper

Resene Dark Knight

Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe. May 2022.

Habitat bright ideas
Need to add colour, pattern or a little creativity to your place? Check out these easy step by step DIY project ideas created in collaboration with Fleur Thorpe. We hope you enjoy making and painting these bright ideas and bringing colour to your home inside or out.

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