Cover your work area with old newspapers.
How to make plastic pots look like ceramic.
I thought it would make so much more sense to be able to upgrade them than invest in new ones.
Going to make a series of 3 videos to design your own pottery ceramics by yourself at home easily.
In the past plastic pots have often been considered cheap and unattractive.
Painting plastic pots and prettifying them.
What looks like a cast concrete or stone planter is really just a plastic flower pot painted to resemble something much more hefty and pricey.
However they are not very attractive and the colors stand in stark contrast to other planters and garden statues.
Give old plastic pots a new life as a funky fake concrete planter.
I have a few ceramic pots in pretty colours and designs and i could go and buy some more.
Rinse the pots with hot water and allow to air dry.
This week i finally got down to it.
And there is your fast and easy way to take an inexpensive plastic flower pot and make it look more like aged terra cotta but one that can withstand some curious javalina.
Plastic pots can be wiped dry with a soft cloth but porous pots such as terra cotta need air drying to remove all moisture.
Make inexpensive plastic pots look like they re stone that s been aging in an english garden for a century saved by nikki lambert.
Set the plant pot in the center of the newspapers.
The result is a plastic planter that blends well into the outdoor décor and closely resembles clay pots.
How to age plastic terra cotta flower pots make believe step 4 once dry i used a sanding block to rough it up and give it more of an aged look.
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A planter like this one will look great in a staged home either indoors or out holding real plants or silks.
Whether you choose ceramic or plastic make sure the flower pot has drainage holes.
Others like the finished look of glazed pots which are more resistant to cracking than unglazed pots.
Place them in the sun for several hours until completely dry.
One way of solving this problem is to paint the plastic planters using multiple colors creating an antique look.
Waterlogged soil can lead to root rot so if the pots are sitting on a tray to catch water remember to dump the.