Upcycle Thrifted Vases: Chic Style (With Napkins) (Magnolia Market Inspired)

Do you like checking out the latest seasonal product catalogs and home decor boutiques for inspiration? If so, you’ll love this tutorial for upcycling thrift store vases. With this easy napkin DIY, you can easily refresh your home decor with a chic Magnolia Market Vase style. Upcycling thrifted vases is a budget-friendly way to add a touch of the latest trending style to your home.

As soon as I saw the Spring Magnolia Market distressed vase collection, I began searching for napkins with a similar design. Next, I added a screenshot of the vases and made a mental note to look for cheap vases at the thrift stores. I found the napkins and a bottle that reminded me of one of the vases’ designs.

I used the napkins on another project and promptly forgot about the vases.

Then, this week, I found a couple more thrift store vases that I thought would look good with these napkins and decided to make a trio of vases that look like the Magnolia vases If you’d like to learn how to transform cheap vases into chic design trends, grab some supplies, and let’s get started.

Inspiration from Magnolia Market Distressed Vase Collection

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Upcycle Thrift Store Finds

Adding a napkin decoupage is one of the least expensive ways to upcycle thrift store finds. There are so many great design choices in paper napkins. When I saw the green flowers on the Magnolia vases, I began looking on Amazon for a similar design and found these napkins for only $4.00.

Paint with Chalk Paint

To upcycle thrift store vases, you will need to begin with a coat of white chalk paint. This will provide a pleasing background color for the white napkin. If your vase is already white, you can skip this step.

With the clear glass, you may need to add two coats of paint to get an even coverage. Allow the paint to dry thoroughly before proceeding to the napkin decoupage step.

Thrift Store Vase Transformation

Gather your supplies and let the transformation begin.

Supplies

Here are all the supplies used to upcycle thrift store finds.

• Thrift Store Find Vases
• Mod Podge
• White Chalk Paint
• Paper Napkins
• Small Paint Brush
• Scissors
• Antique Gold Rub N Buff (optional)

Napkin Decoupage Vase Transformation

Now you are ready to upcycle thrift store find vases into magnolia vases. Begin by separating the napkin. You only need the top decorative layer. You will want to cut the napkin into smaller pieces for small vases.

Begin by brushing Mod Podge onto the vase in small sections and press the napkin pieces onto the glue.

Then, brush over the napkin pieces with more Mod Podge to smooth and seal. Be gentle with this step to avoid damaging the napkin.

For large vases, you can cut the napkin into larger pieces. This vase is wrapped in one piece of napkin. I left the top exposed because I liked the green glaze. With the texture of this vase, you will need to press the napkin into the grooves with the brush. Then, cover the napkin with another light coat of Mod Podge.

Add Distressing With Rub N Buff

This next step is optional. However, if you’d like to create a distressed look around the edges like the magnolia vases, here’s how I did it.

After the Mod Podge is dry, use rub-n-buff in Antique Gold to add a distressed look. First, add a small amount to a paper towel and press it evenly over the towel to distribute. Then, rub gently around the edges of the vase. You can add more or less, depending on your preference. Buff off any excess with a clean towel.

In addition, the bottle topper was originally gold so I used the antique gold to touch it up.

How To Decorate With Thrift Store Vases

You can use your look-alike Magnolia vases in groups or alone. Because I used smaller vases, I decided to group them together for maximum impact. However, they would look great individually on a shelf or bookcase.

I removed the thrifted bottle and added a thrift store find leaf dish to create another vignette on the mantel.

These magnolia vases would also look great used on the bathroom vanity.

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