A great way to makeover your terracotta pots
As autumn sets in, the flowers and colourful shrubs in the garden can begin to fade. When this happens, why not add some colour back in using brightly decorated pots?
You might already have some terracotta pots lying around that are ripe for decoration. If not, they are quite inexpensive to buy from a garden centre or reclamation yard.
Then all you need to do is decide on your colour block palette. Colour blocking is matching two or three colours together to make an impact. It looks great to paint the same pattern on a group of pots rather than just one.
You will need:
- 3 to 4 terracotta pots of any size
- Plain white acrylic paint
- Two other bright acrylic paints
- Paint roller, small
- Paintbrush
- Masking tape
- Plastic plates
How to:
1. Give each pot two coats of white paint, including the inside rim, using a paint roller or paintbrush.
2. Use masking tape to create strips around each pot. You can either place them all in the same spot on each pot, or make the pots all different.
3. Tip out some of the coloured paint onto separate plastic plates. Paint sections of the pots different colours with your paintbrush. Allow drying completely before filling with your favourite plants.
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