What could I do to repurpose 3 planter pots to add texture?

Sue Pysher
by Sue Pysher
I have a set of outdoor planter pots that are fairly good size - they are gray and look cement-like. Since I've had them a while, they're looking tired and worn. I was thinking of doing some type of texture using something from Home Depot or Lowes, but am not sure what would hold up in our PA weather. Any thoughts/suggestions? I had to get rid of the pots simply because they're tired looking after a few years. I'd like an inexpensive solution!
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  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Jul 02, 2017

    You can use Rustoleum spray paint that is textured looking.

  • Nmk3 Nmk3 on Jul 02, 2017

    I have the same question! I have been considering a couple of things: one is to simply paint a different color (thinking any outdoor latex would work) or maybe dry brushing them to make them look more aged. We live in NJ and I leave my pots out all winter so yes! they do get a beating, but like you, would never get rid of them! Hope someone out there has some more ideas on this! Thanks, Sue!

  • Barbara Baldwin Barbara Baldwin on Jul 02, 2017

    Unicorn spit them. I showed a friend a hometalk article describing unicorn spit. Now she's spitting everything she can get her hands on. She turned all my cheap pots into beautiful works of art

    • Sue Pysher Sue Pysher on Jul 02, 2017

      The pots are very heavy--not sure whether I'd be able to handle them. I'm looking to try to texture them for a change. I was thinking about using some type of compound available at Home Depot/Lowes that would hold up outside (mastic, etc.). I'll be doing this myself, so I really need to have some solution that doesn't take much effort moving the pots around.

  • Linda Sikut Linda Sikut on Jul 02, 2017

    One of our own hometalkers posted this for freshening up pots:

    http://www.hometalk.com/diy/build/planters/rag-painted-terra-cotta-planters-29070173


    I made several of them with paints I had or could get inexpensively. I painted the first coat on most of them with left over spray paint. I had white, turquoise, and 'outdoor plastic chair' green. I had some craft paint, but went to Walmart to get a few more colors. I discovered they had some new ones that are dishwasher safe. They cost a bit more but were still reasonable so I got a few of them. I rag painted the white one with purple and lavender, the turquoise one with two light shades of turquoise and the green one with two other shades of green. When they were finished, I sprayed them with a sealer because they are going outdoors. Now her directions don't call for spraying on the first coat, but I had the paint so I figures why not? Some of the ones I did were terracotta, but there was a question as to whether it would work on plastic, so I made a point of doing one plastic pot. Here's how it turned out.

  • Kris Kris on Jul 02, 2017

    Hot glue gun and some nice shells or flat glass pieces...they'll turn out beautiful! Just a suggestion...

  • Barb Barb on Jul 02, 2017

    those pots are timeless and I have the same problem in Niagara Falls ny with the weather but i just spray them every year and how about textured spray paint. Here's photo of the idea

  • Barb Barb on Jul 02, 2017

    You can use that on any item in the house

  • Bonnie Lachance Bonnie Lachance on Jul 03, 2017

    You can add some cheap gems to from Dollar Tree