Finishing touch: Painted vases

Rejuvenate old bottles by turning them into beautiful vases.

Inject fresh colour into your home by simply swirling a little leftover oil-based eggshell paint inside empty bottles of jars.

Any clear glass bottle of jar will do – but look for elegant detail and interesting shapes. We used a mineral water bottle, a sauce bottle and a posh jam jar.

For best results it may need a few coats for the full matt effect.

Leave to dry for 24 hours before use.

Get the look

Bottles and jar painted in (from left) Polar blue 93; Turquoise blue 102; and Gentle Sky oil based egg-shell all £27.95 for 2.5 litres from The Little Greene Paint Company



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