While we were going through the pain and anticipation of our kitchen remodel, we had dreams and visions of what it would look like when it was all finished. I think all of us had quite different thoughts, so it was interesting to talk about it together. My youngest daughter had the most precise vision, right down to what we would set on the counters. Our kitchen remodel colors are blue and white, and she was certain that the new kitchen needed some bright yellow jars on the counter to accent the blue and white. What a great thought! Until it was time to go find some yellow jars. Very. Hard. To. Find. So, we decided to make our own by painting glass jars!
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Supplies to Paint Glass Jars
Here are the exact supplies I used to paint our own glass jars:
IKEA Glass Jars Short and Tall
Apple Barrel Bright Yellow Acrylic Paint
Mod Podge Matte Sealer
Foam Paint Brushes
Finding the glass jars was easy. I really wanted the jars to be useful, and not just beautiful. IKEA had the perfect glass jars, with a rubber gasket on the lid to keep the contents fresh. They come in several different sizes, so it was fun to pick some that would be great for our house and our lifestyle. We ended up with two pretty good sized glass jars to paint. One is intended to hold dried spaghetti noodles, and the other might just hold flowers – we aren’t sure yet. We just know it looks really good with flowers in it!
Finding the paint was easy too! We knew what color of yellow felt the most like sunshine and used that! This took a lot of researching to make sure the paint would adhere to the glass and it would be durable and look good. I decided to mix the paint with Mod Podge Matte. While painting glass jars, I used a 50/50 mixture of paint to Mod Podge.
Painting Glass Jars
In the beginning, I started with a paint brush and then switched to a foam brush for the last two coats. If I had it to do over again, I would just use the foam brush, and forget the bristle paint brush. It leaves too many streaks.
This painting glass jars effect took four coats of paint/Mod Podge mix. I allowed at least 12 hours of drying in between each coat. I love how they turned out and they look great in my blue and white kitchen.
Love the look, seems easy to complete this project.