Tips on how to paint outdoor pots
Terracotta pots can seem a bit monotonous, if you are a DIY enthusiast and love being in the garden why not try revamping your old terracotta flower pots. This is a great way to get creative and create a unique feel to your garden.
You will need:
- Terracotta pots
- Acrylic craft paint in assorted colours from DIY Depot
- Small or medium foam brushes
- Clear acrylic paint
- Fine bristle brush
- Stencil
- Cement adhesive (for cracks)
- Wipe down your Terracotta pots removing any debris or mildew. For cracked pots seal the crack with a cement adhesive and wait to dry before painting.
- Make sure the area you will be using to paint is covered.
- Before you start to paint, decide if you want to have a theme for your pots of if you want each pot painted a unique way with different colours and patterns.
- When you are ready to paint, take your Terracotta pots and apply one acrylic paint colour as the base colour of the pot using a medium foam brush, this will allow for the paint to be evenly applied to the pot.
- Once the base colour has completely dried, take your fine bristle brush with a different coloured paint and create patterns on each pot. You can also use a stencil for this. Be creative and mix up colours.
- When you are happy with your designs you can now go ahead and replant beautiful flowers in your new revamped plant pots. Remember to visit your nearest DIY Depot for a wide range of colours and paint textures to create the look and feel of your new Terracotta pots.