Last Saturday I was busy organizing and styling the built-in unit in our family room. When the time came to decorate those shelves, this pair of old vases that I fetched from the basement had the perfect size and shape that I wanted, but their style/color was a loud cry next to the other décor pieces I already had on display.
Once dry, they looked very OK, but a bit too drab. They needed a dash of luster.
Back to the basement one more time to grab the clear wax and the brush for that job.
A light coat of wax was applied to both vases and then, using a cotton towel I buffed them to get that sheen.
YES. Lovely!
And how those engraved motifs pop up even more.
The quick and affordable solution: PAINT!
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I know this must have happened to you too! You're there in the middle of your styling, but somehow you have to get into a little makeover to finish the entire task.
I quickly run to the area where I store the gallons of paint and grabbed the darkest shade I could find. And yes, it's regular/flat wall paint from Behr. I spent more time waiting for the paint to dry than applying the paint itself.
While waiting, I remembered the stash of acrylic paints I also have! 🤦
As soon as the first coat of paint dried, I gave both vases a coat of black paint.
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| | Clear Wax | Wax Paint Brush | |
I love that the texture still showing up.
That's when I brought them here to the shelves, the other is on the other side.
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| | Wallpaper | Bowl | Gold Sphere | Ceramic Vase | Sconces | |
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thank you so much for the great idea... I have a few vases of my own that I hate to part with, just never use.. Maybe with a little paint I would!
ReplyDeleteTry it on one of them, maybe the smallest one. And see how it turns out. I usually go with white, but this time I decided to go the opposite way with black, and also love it. I hope you like it too.
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