Instead of plopping your plants down into dull plastic pots, give your containers a dazzling designer upgrade, with these 8 gorgeous ideas from brilliant Hometalkers!
Here Are 10 Gorgeous Designer Tricks for Your Dollar Store Pots
You know these cheap Dollar Store flower pots?
Wish you had a secret cottage garden of your own? Add century-old English garden pieces to your porch, by transforming ordinary plastic pots from the Dollar Store with just a bit of chalk paint!
2. Nail on slats of pallet wood
If you've got a crush on rustic decor, you'll LOVE this! The middle step might look a little scary, but the result is amazing!
3. Spray paint a faux French patina
Looking for some tres magnifique dressing for your mantel or windowsill? Change the look of any cheap pot (even some unattractive finds, like these), with a pearly, French style makeover.
4. Paint a stoney finish
If your garden's full of brick details and stoney ornaments, paint your pots to match, with this clever upgrade.
5. Cover the surface with sand
Are you a coastal decor addict? Us too! Cover a stack of .99 cent terra cotta pots in grainy sand, and top them off with pretty shells.
6. Paste on graphic transfers
If you're head over heels for terra cotta, it's time to step up your game, by printing or digging out your favorite graphic, and transferring the image to your flower pots.
7. Wrap your pots with rope
Does your outdoor dining area need a drop more interest? These rope wrapped planters are an easy way to add some texture to cheap terra cotta pots!
8. Decoupage pots in paper napkins
Raid the leftovers from your last cocktail party and reuse those pretty paper napkins to update a set of small pots.
9. Gild a pattern across the front
If you're a modern design guru, these pastel painted pots lined with golden shapes are the $3 decoration your home is begging for.
10. Stamp it with a message
Whether you're an admirer of miniature decor or not, you've probably just had your heart stolen by these little flower pots with stamped summertime messages. Think of all the sweet phrases you can add to yours!
Which designer pots will you add to your garden this summer? Let us know how you're decorating your own!
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Robertaon Oct 29, 2020
I want to decorate my flower pots with napkins but am not sure what to seal them with for outdoors
- Penny Gregoryon Nov 11, 2020
Modge Podge makes a ton of different products for the different projects you might want to try. One or two of them are high gloss and will seal quite well. If you look, the labels tell you the best one to use. Of course, that's not the only brand. Minwax and a few other brands are (what I call) hardcore finishes. Lowes or Home Depot would be a good place to look for those. Those tend to have a high fume problem, so think of that. I use Modge Podge, and if it's going to be around moisture I will use the super high gloss for outdoors and use several coats. I hope this helps!
Have a question about this project?
Really like the terra cotta with the transfers but I wonder how long it would last ? I've never tried anything like that. Looks cool.
I thought the same thing - unless maybe trying it with sharpies and then baking it like a mug?
@Brandi Lynn Those pots are plastic so they wouldn't bake well.
Use Modge Podge for outdoors. I have a bench I did with it years ago and it has lasted amazingly well.
@Jill Jacoby
I never used M.P. I'll give it a try!
@Djgeorgiou I bet you they would last about a month before the damp inside the pot destroyed the glue. Some of these ideas look great, but would last as long as they did not get wet or have a real plant in them ")
@SharonJ I was painting terra cotta pots in the 70s (before anyone else! :-) ) and it lasts for years as long as you apply a clear sealant to both the inside and the outside. Helps the soil retain moisture, as well.
@Carolyn Smith The ones with the transfers are not plastic--they're terra cotta, as djgeorgiou says, so they could be baked. But applying a clear sealant would work as well, or better.
What is the best pink diy???
Pardon? Can you be a bit more specific, please? Would be glad to help if I can but not sure what you are asking.
Love it, the ones with the napkins look awesome too, but I wonder how long they would last?
You can seal them with polyurethen in spray can
Pva glue works as well
And, plant your plant in a plastic planter that fits inside the decorated pot.
You can also get Mod podge the seals. It is even dishwasher safe if you cure it correctly.
Those transfers on the terra cottats are beautiful. ..where would I purchae those ?
You don't need to buy them. You print them out form the internet and do a transfer depending ont he type of printer you have. Look up a tutorial. The other answer would be to buy a stencil but that is expensive. You could also cut your own stencil but its very time consuming.
Esty has some nice paper napkins. I like paper napkins for some projects because you can separated the ply and have something very thin to work with..I also found some interesting napkins at a party store where they sell balloons etc.
Graphysfairy.com. even has instruction on how to transfer onto different mediums. Great site and free graphics
Thanks for the info. I will definitely heck it out.
*graphicsfairy*
What kind of paint or sealer do you use to make sure the new finish stay's during rain, sun, heat etc.?
Spray with poly
If you want the colors to last, look for a spray finish with UVA filter included.
Also. Spray the inside ,or the moisture will lift off the paint.(on clay pots). You can also paint the plastic pots.
i liked the pots with the sand idea. how does the sand stick to the pot?
You can get sand and stone textured spray paint at walmart or any home improvement store! It works great!
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Glue
I bet you could also use Epsom Salts,but you might have to keep it inside. Would like to try it.
Can I decoupage plastic planters? In the link she uses terra cotta
You can decoupage plastic containers. You can also spray paint them with paint for plastic. You certainly don't have to have terra cotta.
Yes you can, the same as you do Terra Cotta. Sherry Hampton :)
Rope on pots How do you bind the rope to the pots? Can you use decoupage glue? Thanks for the ideas. They all look great! :) sherry Hampton
I made this pot and used a hot glue gun. One in the house and used colored rope for patio
liquid nail will hold longer. You could also use carpet glue. Both are better options.
After you have painted or decorated these, can you put them outside?
You probably can especially if you spray the painted container with a spray sealer.
Thanks
If you seal with an indoor/ outdoor varnish OR use a spray paint
What paint holds best to plastic pots?
Michaels or Hobby Lobby or JoAnn's has spray paint for plastic, I can't think of the name but they can help you.
I used pva glue as a primer,then used cuprinol paint left over from painting garden shed a couple of coats was enough and finished off with a coat of yacht varnish from the £1 shop. The pots are ready for 3rd summer and still in tip top condition.
What is the best paint for plastic pots?
Michaels or Hobby Lobby or JoAnn's has spray paint for plastic, I can't think of the name but they can help you.
Lowes and Home Depot have the spray paint that will cover plastic. But the Kilz is a great idea too!!
Krylon spray paint plus clear spray on sealer will last for years.
rustoleum universal
At True Value we carry Rusolium's 2X line. We love these. They will stick to nearly anything and there are sooo many colors to chose from!
Best for plastic pots is any brand that is made to use specifically on plastic.
Rustoleum actually has a spray paint for plastic that works great. Find it in a home improvement store.
Krylon colormaxx is good. it's a primer and color.
Water paint
True dollar stores have them. Family Dollar and Dollar General are not just dollar stores. Dollar Tree is
Real Deal stores have them for a dollar
I have bought some pots similar to those at Dollar Tree, but not near that big.
I Found them at the 99c store
Yes! There is a huge difference in Dollar "Tree" and the Dollar stores. (General, Family Dollar, etc..) Dollar Tree!!!
is the only one that has a good supply of things and everything really IS just $1.00 -
Dollarama in Ontario
Dollar Gen is where I got mine
Got mine from Dollar General.
Big pots are from Dollar General. They were $10 each this spring/summer of 2018;
See lots of these at 99Cents Only stores and at King Dollar Stores, but other stores have them as well, just not for $1
I found my pots at Dollar General in Newton, NC
Some of the "Dollar Tree" stores have the larger pots.
dollar tree
I get them at Dollar Tree
Dollar Tree
99 cent store they just cost $1.99
Dollar Tree has pots.
Dollar tree
They are usually in short supply at the dollar stores I go to. But job lot has a bigger supply - more than $1.00 but still cheeper than any other stores.
99' store
You can only find these in the spring and fall. They are seasonal.
Order online and go pick up at store
For the rustic pallet project, when you say "nail" on the pallets to the plastic pot, are you referring to Liquid Nails?
Not at a Dollar Tree store, but it gives me an idea to look at a Thrift Store and buy a good quality flower pot and recycle with paint or decoupage.
I have seen quite a few large ones for less than five dollars.
Liquid Nails or E6000. Nails would be very bad for any kind of plastic or pottery.
Possibly hot glue!
Only problem with hot glue...it softens up and lets go in the sun!
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I'm sure
The Dollar Tree in my town has those pots, they r awesome!
It looks like staples from a staple gun.
When you apply the napkins with mod podge, won't it come off when
the pot gets wet?
Do you apply the napkin with something else that is water proof?
Thanks
the decoupage will make it waterproof
Hey, i'm from Romania. Here i use yogurt buckets as flower pots.
They make a waterproof Mod Podge
Use a clear spay paint to cover whole pot.
You can now get Mod podge outdoor- exterior.... I got mine from ebay (cheapest I found) But Amazon do it too. Hope it helps
Can you please explain in a little more detail how you applied the chalk paint to give the pots that patina look? Are you using more than one color?
Thank you,
Nicole