Posh picnic: DIY vintage-style vases and silver tray chalkboard signs

Sarah Gunn shows us how to add some class to your picnic or garden party with these easy DIYs.

Sarah Gunn shows us how to add some class to your picnic or garden party with these easy DIYs.

Vintage-Style Vases

What you need:

– Several vintage looking vases (an uneven number works best when grouping them together as a centerpiece)

– Paint

– Paint brush

Paint each vase with several thin coats of paint, allowing each coat to dry completely before starting the next. I used matte Benjamin Moore paint in Jet Black, but you could do these in any colour or in a high gloss.

Silver Tray Chalkboard Signs

What you need:

– Vintage-style silver trays

– Benjamin Moore primer

– Benjamin Moore chalkboard paint

– Chalk

Paint each tray with a coat of primer leaving a silver edge as a ‘frame’. Add several coats of chalkboard paint.  Use the chalk to write a welcome sign, menu for a dinner party or a sign for a wedding…the possibilities are endless!

Courtesy Sarah Gunn, @sarahgunnstyle