Simple Solutions: Decorate bottles with washi tape
Customise plain accessories using decorative tape.
Customise plain accessories using decorative tape. Ideal Home’s Style Editor Alice shows you how to upgrade clear glass bottles with Japanese-style washi tape.
Step 1: To add a panel of pretty wrapping paper to a plain bottle, measure the circumference of the bottle and height of the area you want to cover.
Step 2: Mark out these measurements on a scrap piece of wrapping paper and cut out, adding a 1cm overlap to the circumference measurement.
Step 3: Stick a tab of double-sided tape to the wrong side of one end of the paper. Wrap the paper around the bottle and stick in place.
Step 4: Run a short length of decorative around the top edge of the paper.
Step 5: Cut a length of baker’s twine, tie it around the bottle below the decorative tape and tie in place for a finishing touch.
Top tip: you can buy decorative tape in crafts or stationery stores and it is available in a range of colours and styles. Look out for transparent tapes, which are perfect for using on clear glass accessories.
Get the Ideal Home Newsletter
Sign up to our newsletter for style and decor inspiration, house makeovers, project advice and more.
-
Aldi's new air fryer oven is a dead-ringer for the sellout Our Place Wonder Oven - but it's only £50
Aldi has joined the new generation of multi-tasking air fryers
By Rebecca Knight
-
Striking colour is the home trend to know about for 2025 - here's how to make this bold look work in any home
Trends come and go, but here's how to give this look timeless appeal...
By Charlotte Boyd
-
I'm a cleaning and organizing expert - these are all the tasks I do in November to get my home ready for Christmas
Cleaning expert Lynsey Crombie share's her November to-do list
By Lynsey Crombie