Painting flower pots is a worthwhile pastime that you can use to beautify your balcony and patio. The painting work is also particularly good for keeping young children occupied. As soon as the little ones can handle brushes and paint, they can get creative with painting.
A painted flower pot is a beautiful decorative element
Material for painting flower pots
Before you can start work, you should gather the necessary tools:
- cleaned clay or terracotta pots
- Acrylic paint is weather resistant and does not fade even in intense sunlight.
- different strong brushes
- possibly a sponge for applying primer
- an old plate as a mixed palette
- a hair dryer
- a plastic tablecloth as a base, an old newspaper or plastic bag will also do
- old clothes, especially important when children are coloring
- possibly disposable gloves
Painting a flower pot step by step
Terracotta or clay pots are easy to paint. With a new, colorful face, they embellish the balcony and terrace. Bright colors make the self-designed pots an eye-catcher in the garden. They are also very popular as small, homemade gifts.
- Start working and think of a special motif.
- It makes the work easier if the motif is first recorded on a piece of paper. In this way, the proportions can be better assessed and the right colors can be selected.
- Thoroughly clean the chosen pot and let it dry out well.
- Apply a primer with a sponge to make the chosen colors last better.
- To do this, take an acrylic paint as a background and apply it to the entire pot surface. Don't forget to paint the top edge and the interior area that isn't covered by soil. After painting and planting, the terracotta color should no longer be visible.
- The primer must be dry before further painting. If you don't want to wait long, simply blow dry the pot.
- Now you can start painting your personal motifs. Let your creativity take over your mind and body.
- Although the acrylic paint is fairly weatherproof, you can apply a fix after the paints have completely dried. A matt spray is well suited. The colors come into their own here. With a gloss spray, unwanted light reflections could occur in the sun.
Alternative to painting
If you are not satisfied with your painting skills, you don't have to do without colorful flower pots. After priming the pot with your favorite color, let the pot dry well and then decorate it with cool sayings. It is best to use a waterproof permanent marker from a stationery store as a pen. Here, too, you complete your work with a fixation.