Remember last week I was on a bit of a mission to brighten things up? Well I ended up getting a bit carried away, and after finishing the mirror I started to think of other things to do with the paint I have leftover from painting my flat.
In the end, I collected up a bunch of spare glassware, including bottle and glasses, and decided to give them a lick of paint on the inside. I was quite surprised by the results. If you use a similar palette for the different containers, and try to use glassware with different textures on the outside, the result is a set which is matching in tone but varied in texture. Which – I think – looks pretty effective. Also, using matt paint looks great because when you paint the inside, the glossiness of the glass really shows, which makes for another interesting contrast.
Try to use paint that isn’t too thick – although it needs to be thick enough to ‘stick’ to the glass. I just used leftover wall paint and samples. You’ll need to get creative when getting the paint to cover awkwardly shaped bottles. I had to swirl, shake and swivel the bottles until, eventually, they were coated thoroughly. A paintbrush can help, but the only tool you really need is patience!
You will need
Old glassware – cleaned and dried thoroughly
Paint in complementary shades
Old newspaper
Paintbrushes [optional]
Step One Ok, so this isn’t rocket science! Pour in a big dollop of paint, and start to swirl. With the glasses, you can use a paintbrush, but the bottles were too narrow at the neck for a paintbrush so I just kept turning them until totally covered on the inside.
Step Two
Pour any excess paint out as you go along. When you’ve coated the inside of the container, leave it upside down to let it drip out as much as possible
Step three Clean the rim of the glassware while the paint is still damp, and leave to dry – this can take up to two days! Now fill with flowers, buttons, pins or whatever takes your fancy…
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