How to Add Antiquing to Concrete Urns

by Peacock Ridge Farm

3 Materials

$10

1 Hour

Easy

Hey friends!

I’m so glad that you are here. Boy, are we going to have some fun together as I show you how to add antiquing to concrete urns. I just did a porch remodel and a patio remodel at the sametime. Yikes! I don’t really recommend that, as everything is torn up at the same time. See the porch remodel post here.

I knew that I wanted some beautiful urns on both the porch and the patio.

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I bought these lovely urns, but they were new raw concrete and I wanted them to look vintage.

So I got out the craft paints and the spray bottles and got to work.

This project is so easy and the results are amazing!

I layed down a canvas drop cloth to protect my driveway. I started with a sage green color and a burnt umber color. I wanted the darker colors to be the base. I mixed one part paint to 3 parts water in a spray bottle and mixed it well.

I sprayed the burnt umber in a random patern all over the urn, then I sparyed the sage on in a random pattern all over the urn.

Then I mixed a tan color with water and spayed in a random pattern. Then I mixed another green color with water and sprayed in a random pattern. And finally I mixed a teal color of paint with water and sprayed it in a random pattern on the urn.

Mixing the water with the paint makes the paint drip and create a patina.

how to add antiquing to concrete urns, You will see the paint settle into the cracks and crevices This is a good thing it really brings out the detail of the urn

You will see the paint settle into the cracks and crevices. This is a good thing, it really brings out the detail of the urn.

how to add antiquing to concrete urns, Let the paint dry after each coat You will really start to see the layers of the paint creating a lovely aged look

Let the paint dry after each coat. You will really start to see the layers of the paint creating a lovely aged look.

Doesn’t it look amazing already?

Now, start from the beginning and do all of the paint layers again. This will add even more depth to the antiquing.

I am so happy with how these urns turned out. It is really is so easy to do and you can’t mess it up. The craft paints are about a dollar each and the spray bottles are about $2.50 each. This project took me about and hour and cost less than $20. for the supplies. I really hope that you will give this a try. If you do, please share it with me.

I sure enjoyed our time together.

Hugs and blessings to you.

Renae

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Okiegreengal65 on Aug 15, 2021

Wouldn't you need to put something over the paint to protect and seal it?

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Butters on Aug 16, 2021

Exactly how many colors of psi t did you use. Did you use a spray bottle for each color?

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Wanda Hayes on Aug 10, 2023

Im going to have to try this. ♥️

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- Peacock Ridge Farm on Aug 10, 2023
  
  I hope you do. It's a fun project.
  
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Patty on Aug 10, 2023

Thanks for all the tips. Really nice!

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- Peacock Ridge Farm on Aug 30, 2023
  
  You are welcome. Let me know if you try it.
  
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Em on Aug 10, 2023

Not seeing anything like burnt umber in any of the photos. Burnt umber is more of a brown, copper, deep maize color. Starting from the first photo of spraying all I see is the teals and greens. It turned out very nice and I will certainly try it, just very confused on your colors.

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