It’s been a while since I’ve rolled up my sleeves and tackled a DIY. This one was a quick and easy, but it had to be done!
I fell in love with this ceramic piece in my treasure hunting rounds, but passed it by a few times over. I loved the bamboo Hollywood Regency appeal, but I’m not a super fan of yellow in my home. Don’t convict me, my Grandmother was!
Price wasn’t the factor. I think I paid $2 in the end, but I knew it would mean painting this pretty out. So I tried to leave it behind for someone else, but after a few more visits over weeks or even a few months, this vase was still tempting me!
I set up my trusty outdoor work station complete with a wine bottle prop and some old coffee cans…
The extra cans were to help stabilize the one the vase was propped on. I had some leftover spray primer and white spray paint, so no new supplies were required. In fact, last year I turned another vase into a 1960s Mid-Century Modernist knock off, and wrote about it here.
Priming was quick and easy, and didn’t take too long to dry.
I gave the vase 2 coats of Painter’s Touch White Gloss. Oh, and before I got started I quickly gave the surface a roughing up with sandpaper, just enough so the paint would stick. I also gave the inside a quick coat.
I bet you’re surprised I didn’t go all the way with the Hollywood Glam factor and paint this piece out in black instead! I’ll be honest, I thought about it, but I really like the details of the bamboo profile, and black would have shadowed the exact features I wanted to pop.
Now I really love this vase, and have it sitting next to my last year’s knock-off! But rather than give you a glimpse of the two side-by-side, you might remember this Bamboo Cocktail featured a few posts ago.
I like the pairing of the new glam vase with the Mid-Century bamboo coupe! Follow along to see how these pieces work their way into our next home.
We’re thinking they have the right look!
Do you have DIY knock-offs in your mix? And how about yellow? How does that colour fit?
Thanks for stopping by!
Photographs by Sheila Zeller. Please link and credit if you choose to use.
Terrific! I have a real bamboo vase sitting in the garage that needs a touch of glam!! Thanks for the inspiration!
I bet your vase will look great refreshed with a touch of glam! Would love to see pics when it’s done! 🙂
It’s going to look great in your new home – and sooo much better white!!
And you will get to see it in person once we get there and give it a spot to sit! Looking so forward to connecting on your side of the Malahat!! 🙂