How to perk up your terracotta planters with fresh paint and colour
Create with paint! Projects from habitat by Resene
Are your plant pots all looking a little dull and boring? Even if you're not a DIY connoisseur, these planter projects will take no time at all.
Grab a terracotta pot and decorate it in a pattern that fits in with the personality of your home.
You will need
- Terracotta pot
- Sponge
- Scissors
- Roller
- Flat brush
- Round brush
- Resene Aquapel & Terracotta Sealer
- Resene testpots in your choice of colours; Nikki used Resene Dawn Chorus, Resene Sazerac, Resene Ruby Tuesday and Resene Ayers Rock
Instructions
- If you’re using a secondhand pot, make sure you give it a good clean first and allow it to dry.
- Paint the inside and outside of your pot using Resene Aquapel & Terracotta Sealer. This will prevent moisture coming through the pot and affecting the paint finish on the other side.
- Paint the pot with Resene Dawn Chorus and leave to dry.
- Once dry, start your pattern. The triangles were created using sponge, cut to shape and dipped into Resene Ruby Tuesday.
- Using the round brush, work your way around the pot for the dots (in Resene Sazerac) and stripes (in Resene Ayers Rock).
- Complete the pattern by using a flat brush with Resene Ruby Tuesday to create a line around the bottom.
Top tip: Use Resene FX Metallic to paint accents on your pots.
