Painting flower pots: 10 ideas for every taste

Paint flower pots
10 original designs for old vessels

by Janine duration

June 20, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

Wind and weather put a lot of pressure on flower pots in the garden or on the balcony. But instead of buying new ones, you can treat them to a makeover. So you have something from the pots for longer and also a nice DIY project! Depending on what material the planters are made of, you should choose the colorants accordingly, because not all of them will stick to every surface. Acrylic paint you can use and also for plastic, concrete, metal or terracotta, for example Blackboard paint is suitable for metal or concrete. Effect spray can often be used on the most common materials. But before you get paint, you should rather check which surface it is intended for – otherwise the result could be different than desired.

Painting flower pots – ideas for makeover

If you want to paint your flower pots, there are countless creative ideas to choose from. If you want to make a dark pot lighter, you need strong opaque paint, a second coat is very likely. So it’s better to plan enough material. Depending on the starting color, you can also consider whether a nice shabby chic effect can be created with it! Here are ten more ideas to get inspiration from:

1. Minimalist chic

The metallic color is a nice contrast to the gray concrete and creates a wow effect in no time! How it works? Very simple: Measure how big the edge should be and tape off the lower area (e.g. with painter’s tape) to protect the rest of the pot. Now you can paint the edge with your color, let it dry and then remove the tape again.

2. Swell

Waves in different colors come out cheerfully. It becomes particularly harmonious if you stay in the same color world.

Reading tip: Here you can find more ideas for concrete decoration!

3. Confetti cans

Old tin cans are extremely charming as flower pots – especially if they immediately spread a good mood with their colorful confetti look.

4. Foliage

If you can’t get enough of flowers, you can also decorate your pots with a leaf motif. Nobody has to be able to draw well for this, everybody succeeds in drawing sheets – and the more imperfect they become, the more charming and individual the little work of art appears.

5. Fruit enjoyment

You immediately feel like planting (and eating …) melons. Also a nice idea that can be easily implemented with smaller children.

6. Contrast program

Do you fancy exciting contrasts? To do this, first paint the pot in the color of your choice and let the paint dry. Turn the flower pot over and spread the paint generously in different places so that it runs from top to bottom.

7. Visit from the Minions

For the cute characters you need several pots or you just paint the face on one copy. A nice DIY project for children too.

8. Letter art

Do you master hand lettering? Instead of a motif, you can also decorate the flower pots with writing. Of course, even if you are not used to the art of beautiful letters!

9th gold trio

Dots or stripes – or both? This trio is guaranteed to attract everyone’s attention. Using the same color tones creates a certain uniformity and yet they all have their very own style.

10. Dressed up

Who said that you can only spruce up flowerpots? In the sense of upcycling, you can also use old cooking pots as planters and give them a new coat of paint. Either you paint several elements in the same color or you let the upcycling piece stand out with a different color.

Ornaments

The fun of DIY doesn’t stop with color and patterns. The planters can be further embellished with a wide variety of sticking materials, such as: B .:

Permanent (waterproof) markers are also very useful. You can use them to draw filigree patterns or letters on the pots.

Here you will find tips on how to do handicrafts with shells and mosaics yourself. You can find more great ideas and instructions on our DIY topic page and on our Pinterest board!

Brigitte