How to Create a Aged Pot

Modern.desert.living
by Modern.desert.living
8 Materials
$50
2 Hours
Easy

Grab yourself a flower pot from Home Depot or Lowe's, some craft paint and let's get to creating this amazing designer dupe for under

First things first, take a trip down to your local Home Depot or Lowe's to find yourself this beautiful clay pot usually two sizes are available which are a 21 in. and a 14 in. which is what I used for this project!

  • Keep in mind, these pots are extremely heavy and could potentially scuff your furniture if you don't attach some furniture pads underneath.


  • Paint supplies is all purchased from Hobby Lobby, I've mentioned each product brand name, color, and finish in each step.


  • Wipe down pot completely with a rag before applying paint.

Step 1: with a soft bristle brush cover the entire pot with one coat of this craft paint (pictured above) Ceramcoat Brand in the color Jute.


Allow to completely dry.

Step 2: Once your first coat is completely dry, you will then apply the following craft paint (pictured above) Folk Art Brand in the color Barnwood with a craft sponge in a dabbing motion in several areas of the pot in no particular area! this part is where you are going to use that crafty mind of yours to start making this piece your own! Dab until your happy!

Step 3: while the paint color you used above is still dewy we are going to start the layering process with the following paint color (pictured above) Deco Art Brand in the color Raw Umber with the same craft sponge in the same places you dabbed the previous paint color so that way both colors start marinating with one another starting to create this aged affect.

Step 4: Almost there, we are going to layer again using the same dabbing motion with this creamy white color (pictured above) Ceramcoat Brand in the color Magnolia White to start creating dimension to our pot using the same craft sponge while all the above paint colors you just used are still dewy.


Step 5: We've made it to the Grand Finale, bringing back in the original color you started with Ceramcoat Brand in the color Jute we are going to soften the edges while the 3 other paint colors you used are still dewy but this time using a handled sponge softly adding the color back in making it look seamless like the aged affect you just added has always been there!

Yay! you've made it and officially just created a DIY aged pot that saved you hundreds of dollars!


I hope you all found this tutorial helpful and you learned a thing or two about blending paints for a seamless look!

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  • Ann Dougherty Ann Dougherty on Aug 08, 2022

    I took a screenshot, and enlarged the last photo in my phone. I wish you had included bigger closeup shots of the pot, at dif angles.

    it looks great, very authentic. 👍🏻

  • Jas68648820 Jas68648820 on Aug 10, 2022

    oh yes! i will definitely follow these instructions for my garden pots! thank you, Judith

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