Faux Earthenware Vase

I love working on faux finishes with paint. I find it so relaxing and meditative. Learn how to create a faux earthenware vase with Chalk Paint® and Saltwash® Powder.

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When I’m stressed I like to paint. Working on a faux finish is so relaxing and fun!

Would you believe this vase started out as glass?

Yup.

The kind you get when flowers are delivered. It was just sitting on shelf downstairs and thought it would be a great candidate to paint.

My goal was first to do a faux rust finish but I think it actually looks more like earthenware so we’ll go with that. I have another project that has some faux rust but you can achieve the look with this same method.

What is Earthenware?

First what is Earthenware? According to Merriam Webster:

earth·​en·​ware | \ ˈər-thən-ˌwer  , -t͟hən-\

ceramic ware made of slightly porous opaque clay fired at low heat

How to Create a Faux Rustic Earthenware with Paint

Materials

• Glass Vase
• Saltwash Powder
• Chip Brushes
• Paints in Earth Tones – Graphite, Primer Red, Barcelona Orange Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan)
• A copper colored paint – I used the primer in this paint kit but any copper color paint will do.
• Plastic cups and paint palette

Method

Step 1 – Make sure your vase is completely clean. Paint an undercoat with Graphite.

Step 2 – While the vase is still wet, add a few hints of Primer Red. Allow to dry.

I actually think the vase looks quite cool like this – very Asian!

Step 3 – Add your earthy colors to a paint palette and mixed some Saltwash Powder into a custom mix of Barcelona Orange with Graphite (gives you a olive green color) and Primer Red.

Step 4 – Apply the varying shades and hues to the pot in a stipple motion.

Chip brushes are the best for this!

Keep layering the paint and texture on top of each other. You want the finish to look very random.

Step 5 – Don’t forget to do the same finish inside the top of the vase!

The clear vase will transform before your eyes into a rustic earthenware pot!

This color palette is perfect for this time of year and Thanksgiving! Here’s the finished vase:

I know many of you are visual learners so I also made a little video:

Oh, in case you’re wondering Conor and I made those banana muffins. The cake stand was a DIY from last year. You can see that HERE.

I hope you enjoyed this faux finish as much I enjoyed creating it. Let me know in the comments if you have any questions.

If you’d like some more ideas with Saltwash you can find all my tutorials HERE. In this post, I used Chalk Paint by Annie Sloan made in the UK, you can read more about those colors HERE.

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