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    Home » Thrift Store Makeovers » Over sized Vase | Easy Thrift Store makeover

    Over sized Vase | Easy Thrift Store makeover

    Published by Gail | Published August 14, 2019 | Updated June 30, 2021
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    An over sized thrift store vase gets a much needed makeover. This is sort of a makeover of a makeover because someone had already painted over the original paint! #MyRepurposedLife #thrift #store #makeover #spraypaint #easy #thriftstoredecorteam via @repurposedlife

    For this month’s thrift store makeover, I chose an over sized vase I’ve had hanging around for several years now. I’ve never used it for anything, because I wasn’t really feeling the color. Although you may think I didn’t change it up at all when you see the “after” below.

    Be sure to visit my friends to check out their projects!

    Over Sized Vase Makeover

    oversized thrift store vase before

    Obviously, this wasn’t this vase’s first makeover. You can see a hint of the original colors showing through after I did a little sanding to smooth out the rough edges of paint.

     

    thrift store vase

    I’m sure I didn’t pay full price for this vase. My guess is it was ½ off. But it was so long ago I can’t remember!

     

    Always Clean Thrift Store Items

    always clean thrift store items prior to their makeover

    Because this vase had been hanging around, it had a good amount of dust on it. You can’t spray paint over dust and dirt! I gave it a good bath with the hose, then dried it off with a towel. After which, I let it dry in the sun for good measure.

    Sand or Smooth Rough Spots before spray painting

    sanding sponge on oversized vase

    While it was still wet, I used a sanding sponge to hit those spots where the original color was showing through. This helps to soften the edge so when the new spray paint is applied, the edges will be less noticeable.

     

    black paint showing

    As I was sanding, I noticed this dark color showing through the makeover painting job someone previously did. That’s the great thing about thrift store makeovers, you can makeover a makeover!! I liked this look, and decided this is what I was going to go for.

    Flat Black Spray Paint for Undercoat

    In order to achieve that look, I knew I had to do a base coat of black. I chose a flat spray paint because I thought it would adhere to the blue a little better.

     

    over sized vase with black spray paint

    Following the directions on the can, I did several very light coats of black spray paint. Again, thinking that many coats would allow me to sand back my top coat and not affect the black spray paint.

     

    close up of vase details

    Then I posted this picture on facebook asking friends what color I should use as the topcoat. I was mostly leaning towards red or teal/turquoise. There were lots of great ideas, including metallics!

    Use Vaseline for Easy Distressing

    vaseline-over-sized-vase-teal-spray-paint

    I decided to go with this pretty teal that I use for my camper accessories. I only had a little left in the can, so it needed to be used on a small project. What’s in that little paper cup? Vaseline!

    add vaseline to painted project for easy distressing

    It’s difficult to see where I have added the vaseline to the black paint, but you will see the areas very soon!

    Teal Spray Paint for Topcoat

    teal over-sized vase

    Using a light coverage and a couple of coats of the Teal paint, I was curious to see if my plan was really going to work!

    Rub off Vaseline Areas

    distress spray paint with the vaseline trick

    Distressing can’t get any easier than this! The areas where the vaseline had been applied, easily wiped off. I waited about 30 minutes after my last coat of teal before using a rag to wipe away the teal paint on the over sized vase.

    Large Vase makeover

    thrift store turquoise distressed vase MyRepurposedLife

    If you regularly distress with sandpaper, you know how difficult it can be to get just the right amount of reveal. The vaseline trick makes it so much easier!

    thrift store over sized aqua vase makeover MyRepurposedLife

    This view reminds me of a model standing with her hands on her hips! I’m not sure why I didn’t do this over sized vase makeover years ago!

    Hydrangeas are perfect

    pretty teal over sized vase makeover MyRepurposedLifeDo you remember the before photos? They were taken in my yard in front of my gynormous hydrangea bushes! I snipped a few of the blooms for my over sized thrift store vase with it’s new look!

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    gail

     

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    1. houseofhawthornes

      August 14, 2019 at 3:53 pm

      I love the vaseline tip! And the new color. You can't go wrong with teal!

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    2. Maryann Caballero

      August 14, 2019 at 3:32 pm

      I love the black undercoat - so pretty!

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    3. Sadie Seasongoods

      August 14, 2019 at 3:00 pm

      I love the vaseline trick - last time I had to use the lip balm version because I didn't have the regular version, LOL! But it worked like magic anyway.

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    4. Kristin salazar

      August 14, 2019 at 1:58 pm

      Love that color, it turned out so great!

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