DIY terracotta candlesticks
Habitat bright ideas with Fleur Thorpe – DIY projects
Add a little light and colour to your dining table, indoor or outdoor. With Resene paints, there is no limit to the colour combinations you can create.
Candlesticks looking bright in Resene Ocean Waves, Resene Salted Caramel, Resene Boost, Resene Good To Go and Resene Upside
You will need
- 3 terracotta plant pots and three saucers
- Resene Aquapel & Terracotta Sealer
- Industrial adhesive
- Resene testpot paints in your choice of colours, Fleur used: Resene Ocean Waves, Resene Salted Caramel, Resene Boost, Resene Good To Go and Resene Upside
- Paintbrush
- Resene Clearcoat UVS
Instructions
How to make your own DIY terracotta candlesticks:
Step 1
Select three terracotta plant pots and matching saucers. Fleur went for one that was a bit bigger than the other two. Seal these with Resene Aquapel & Terracotta Sealer.
Step 2
Use industrial strength adhesive to glue the saucers to the bottom of the pots. Leave them to cure for a day or two.
Step 3
Paint the pots and saucers in your choice of Resene colours. Fleur used, from left to right, Resene Upside and Resene Boost, Resene Salted Caramel and Resene Ocean Waves and Resene Boost and Resene Good To Go.
Step 4
When the paint has dried, paint over it with one coat of Resene Clearcoat UVS. This gives the pots a lovely shiny, glossy look. It also helps the paint colour last longer and the gloss finish is easier to clean than a lower sheen finish.
Finished project
A close-up of the finished project.
Top tip: For extra glam at the dinner table, use a Resene FX Metallic finish for one of your colours. The metallic flake in the paint will help reflect more light for a little extra sparkle at dinner.
Resene Upside
Resene Boost
Resene Ocean Waves
Resene Good To Go
Resene Salted Caramel
Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe. Apr 2022.