easy vase makeover

i was doing a little spring cleaning (in fall) and this vase ended up in my pile to go to the thrift store.  

it's a nice vase but just a little too dark and I have been trying to lighten up our living room. 

 it is a really dark room.

as i packed it up to go, i had a little idea...

i used my little acrylic paints and painted it all a mixture of mostly white with just a little bit of yellow. 

oh, i should say my little helper did most of the white.

then i just added a few stripes of a couple of different colors.

lastly, once it dried, i sprayed it with a gloss clear coat...

such a quick easy project.  

i really like little projects that can be done in pretty much less than an hour.