You know how some things around the house get ignored? Things you hate, you loathe, yet you live with them day in and day out, cleaning around them time and time again, ultimately pretending you can’t see them but in reality they’re THERE and BUGGING you to no end?
Yes? Me too.
I’ve had two pickle jars in my bathroom for the past, oh, seven years or so. Don’t worry, they are devoid of pickles. One is for Q-tips and the other is for those flat quilted cotton pads for removing make-up.
They’ve been there. Looking like pickle jars. Teasing me. They were intended as a temporary measure until something better came along. Admittedly a side of me wondered why I would shell out $$ for glassware if I already had something to hold my stuff. These were working just fine, FINE! Except that I hated them.
I hit my breaking point whilst cleaning the bathroom today. I think Mark likes it when I hit my breaking point, because it means that some of the bigger things get done around here. e.g I clean the fridge out from top to bottom or sort the contents of entire closets or hoover the patio.
And so I took action.
Here’s the before photo:
Here’s the after:
Here they are in action:
Here’s what I did. (In case you have your own pair of pickle jars that have been eating away at you.)
1) Scuff surface of lids with sandpaper. Or do I what I did, rub them over flagstone.
2) Apply sealant. Let dry.
3) Apply white paint. Let dry. (I did this in case the BICKS label showed under the paper.)
4) Cut circles out of pretty paper.
5) Affix with school glue. (Use a brush!)
6) Smooth it down with your fingers.
7) Seal it. I used a matte acrylic medium.
I am happy with how they turned out. They still look like a little like pickle jars, but at least it’s not so obvious. I can live with them now.
Now all I need to do is get matching towels.
