Glass Vase turned Colorful Decorative Piece

Many renters can relate to the fact that painting is SUCH a pain when you don't own the place. It costs you money every time you do it (if they let you do it at all) and then costs you more money to paint it back or to have the building charge you to paint it back for you. 

The solution? Use BOLD COLOR in your furniture or decor! There are easy ways to do that. Don't be shy...you a fan of electric grape right now? DO IT! You can always change it later because remember...we are doing this ON THE CHEAP! It will no longer kill your bank account to do this type of thing. 

I'm on a mission to turn my white-walled Powder Room into something more exciting. This is one of the first things I did. It took just the trip to the store, about 15 minutes project time, and about a day to dry to be safe. Total product cost: $3.96. 

REMEMBER: If you have an Active Duty Military ID you receive a 10% discount from Lowes and Home Depot. 

Here are some addition pictures: 

Vase in progress...

You can see above how plain my Powder Room looks so far. This is a start!

Another $ 0.99 Goodwill find. It actually has some of the Aqua tones in it which accents the vase really well. 

Close up of the sink with my new items. I will probably use the dish as a place guests can set their jewelry whilst washing their hands since I loathe bar soap in these types of situations. I love lavender foaming soap though! 

TIPS: 

1. Wash the vase and wipe out using a lint-free cloth or T-shirt. 

2. Be BOLD! Pick a really fun color, if you aren't sure which one to choose based on what is already in the room, use a piece of wall art to match the color. I recommend choosing a color out of it that is not the MAIN color, but a secondary or tertiary color in the piece. 

3. Be PATIENT as stated several times in the video. It wont take you more than 15 or 20 minutes to complete this but you don't want to make it harder on yourself. 

4. If paint gets on your fingers and gets on the outside, no big deal. When it dries it will come right off with your fingernail. 

5. If you get drip marks around the outside top rim, use a slightly damp paper towel to run across the rim to get some of that excess paint off.