Decorative Trellis

Climbing plants can be beautifully set off with a trellis painted in a bold colour. Spray paint is a quick and easy way to paint fiddly things like this metal trellis. We have also used glass paint to colour some tea-light holders and attached them with thin wires to add some splashes of colour.

 

You'll need

Metal trellis
Four tea-light holders
Newspaper
Flexible non-corroding wire

Glass Paint Red, Green and Yellow

Metal Protekt Aluminium


Hints & tips

"If your tea-light holders are waxy before you begin, you can easily remove the wax using boiling water straight from the kettle."

You can spray trellis with spray paint
Why not try these products?
GLASS PAINT   METAL PROTEKT  
 
Step by step guide
Step Number1
Trellis step 1

Clean the trellis and tea-light holders in hot, soapy water to remove grease and dirt. Dry carefully to avoid spots of rust.


 
Step Number2

Lay out newspaper in a well-ventilated workspace.

 
Step Number3
Trellis step 3

Spray the trellis with Metal Protekt Aluminium. Use several thin coats until you have the coverage you want.

 
Step Number4

Colour the tea-light holders with a coat of Glass Paint. We used Red, Green and Yellow.

 
Step Number5

When everything is dry, wrap wire around the lip of the tea-light holders and use it to hang them from the trellis.

 
Step Number6

Note: Always follow usage instructions on the reverse of Plasti-kote spray paint cans.