How To Paint Terracotta Pots For An Aged Look For Spring
With warmer weather comes Spring decorating and I wanted to include old terra cotta pots in my decor. I wanted the terracotta pots to look whitewashed, weathered and loved. In this post I will show you how to paint terracotta pots for an aged look for Spring. This easy project takes a plain terra cotta pot and turns it into an old pot using acrylic paint and chalk paint.
What You’ll Need To Age Terracotta Flower Pots
Terra Cotta Clay Pots
The plain clay pots can be purchased at home improvement stores or hardware stores, craft stores and the smaller terra cotta pots can be found at the dollar store.
Paint Colors To Age The Clay Flower Pots
- Folk Art Acrylic Craft Paint in the color Succulent
- Folk Art Acrylic Craft Paint in the color Minted Aqua
- Folk Art Chalk Paint in White Adirondack
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Other Craft Supplies You’ll Need For Aged Terracotta Pots
- Inexpensive Chip Brushes, a foam brush, or a small artist’s paint brush
- Paper Towels or a Rag
Step By Step Of How To Paint Terra Cotta Pots For An Aged Look
This is a video to show you a great way to do the clay pot painting to achieve that old pot look. There are no pictures of my process because I got into a groove, an artistic trance if you will, and totally forgot to take pictures! The video below is from a table riser that I created but the technique is basically the same!
- First I dry brushed white paint onto the entire pot. Dry brushing is getting paint on your brush (whether it is a chip brush, small artist brush or foam paint brush) then wiping most of it off the brush with your paper towel or rags before applying it to the pot.
- Then dry brush additional coats of the different colors (Succulent and Minted Aqua) but more sparingly.
- To blend these mist lightly with water.
- Using a paper towel or lint free rag wipe back the colors to blend together more.
The nice thing about this method is that you can add and take away paint to get a different look on each plain pot for an authentic aged appearance.
Fun Ways To Use Aged Terracotta Pots In Your Spring Decorating
Aged Terracotta Pot Ideas For The Mantel
This cloche was the right size to stack a smaller pot on smaller pots on a cupcake stand. With the cloche I included printable seed packets in place card holders to the vignette. The seed packets are available in Twigs and Fluff – The Fifth Sparrow No More’s Shop! Go here to get yours.
On my Spring mantel in my living room the old clay pots hold a variety of things while some lay on their sides for a beautiful way to display a large faux flower. One pot contains moss rocks. In order to display these I placed packing paper inside of the pot so the rocks could sit on top.
Different materials you can place in your terra cotta pots are Easter eggs, nests with small birds, or create a mini herb garden (faux or real!).
From Twigs & Fluff
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A smaller terracotta pot holds a printable seed packet on a photo clip with a hankie tucked inside. After tucking the photo clip in the bottom of the pot I used paper shreds around it to hold it in place. Another creative way to fill your seed packet is with a paper napkin, fabric squares, or a vintage flashcard.
A botanical print finishes off the vignette. It is available in the freebie library and displayed on an old clipboard. See how I distressed the botanical print here!
A Tiered Tray Is The Perfect Way To Display Aged Terracotta Pots
I added flowers and these sweet and petite aged terra cotta pots to my Spring tiered tray. Instead of stacking them I laid them down for a unique way to display them.
Aged Terra-cotta Pot Ideas For The Fall Holiday Season
Fall decorating in my home means pink pumpkins with shades of aqua and copper in the decor. I stacked the larger aged terracotta pots in a cloche I created with a glass dome and a cake stand. Pink ranunculus spill out of another terracotta pot next to an old tin filled with velvet pumpkins.
On this fall mantel small aged terracotta pots are lined up in front of an old chicken feeder. The feeder displays vintage fall colored books, an old tin lid and amber bottles.
Before You Fly Away To Paint Terracotta Pots For An Aged Look
Pin any of the images to Pinterest so you use this fun project to make aged terracotta pots for Spring and other seasons too – hover over any picture to save the pin to your Pinterest account. So easy!
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