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An Easy, Pretty Way To Bring New Life To Old Glass Vases

Paint + baking soda = a lovely craft project for spring blooms.
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Several painted thrift store vases with flower stalks laid on a surface (Photo: Erik Putz; Prop Styling: Madeleine Johari; Produced by Stephanie Han Kim.)

April showers bring May flowers, but if you’re running out of receptacles for your blooms, here’s a pretty hack for the glass vases that abound at thrift stores.

1. Pour some matte latex paint into a bowl and stir in a spoonful of baking soda.

An Easy, Pretty Way To Bring New Life To Old Glass Vases (Photo: Erik Putz; Prop Styling: Madeleine Johari; Produced by Stephanie Han Kim.)

2. Keep stirring in more spoonfuls until you like the texture of the paint.

An Easy, Pretty Way To Bring New Life To Old Glass Vases (Photo: Erik Putz; Prop Styling: Madeleine Johari; Produced by Stephanie Han Kim.)

3. Apply a coat to the outside and inside the neck of your vase. (Brush it on in different patterns for an organic look.)

An Easy, Pretty Way To Bring New Life To Old Glass Vases (Photo: Erik Putz; Prop Styling: Madeleine Johari; Produced by Stephanie Han Kim.)

4. Let it dry and apply another coat, if desired.

An Easy, Pretty Way To Bring New Life To Old Glass Vases (Photo: Erik Putz; Prop Styling: Madeleine Johari; Produced by Stephanie Han Kim.)

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