How to make your own paint pour light

• Old lightshade
• Paintbrush
• Resene testpots in your choice of colours, Fleur used Resene Blackjack, Resene Zuccini, Resene Rain Forest, Resene Mandalay, Resene Hawaiian Tan and Resene Old Brick
• Teaspoons
• Drop cloth/newspaper

Instructions

Step 1:  Start by painting the lightshade with Resene Blackjack in 1-2 coats ensuring that it covers well.

Step 2:  Lay down a drop cloth/newsprint paper/newspaper to catch the drips. Prop the lightshade up so that the bottom rim isn’t sitting on the paper. Fleur used a paint tin, but a tall cup or an upturned plastic plant pot would work fine too.

Step 3:  Use a teaspoon to drizzle on some Resene Zuccini. Experiment with putting on lots of paint and little amounts of paint and see how far it will run down the shade.

Step 4:  Repeat this process by adding on the next four colours; Resene Rain Forest, Resene Mandalay, Resene Hawaiian Tan and Resene Old Brick.

Step 5:  Leave the shade to finish dripping and dry. Usually this is best left overnight.

Top tip:  If you have a range of leftover Resene paints from your decorating project, you can use these for your paint pouring project. Or use up any leftover Resene testpots you may have.

Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe. Mar 2022.