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DIY planter project...

5/21/2016

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i found two terra cotta planters at Tuesday Morning, but they weren't working with the exterior of my house. in order to achieve a look that compliments my house, we used chalk paint® decorative paint by annie sloan to give these planters an aged look, resembling zinc.
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 materials:
  • 2 terra cotta planters
  • graphite chalk paint® decorative paint by annie sloan
  • flat brush
  • annie sloan paint brush
  • soft lint-free cloth
  • water
  • louis blue chalk paint® decorative paint by annie sloan
  • potting mix
  • plants

Here are our step by step instructions so you can achieve this look on anything from planters, to furniture, to lamps and more!

  • Before:
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  • step 1:  Applying the base coat. using graphite chalk paint® decorative paint by annie sloan, brush two coats of paint onto the terra cotta planters. brush strokes are a bonus as they give extra texture, which will "grab" our louis blue wash.  this will help you achieve an authentic, weathered finish!
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  • step 2:  applying the wash. once the graphite chalk paint® by annie sloan are dry, its time to apply the wash. to do this, simply add water to the louis blue chalk paint®.  There is no precise amount of water - I usually just dip my brush in water and dip it into the paint.  you are trying to achieve a "ghost" of color over the graphite - so a translucent coat of louis blue will do!  While the wash is still wet, wipe the planter with a soft, lint free cloth in one direction.
  • we aren't using annie's wax on this project because it is an outdoor project.   a bonus to using chalk paint® by annie sloan (a water-based, clay & mineral paint) is that water can move through the paint without getting trapped by a chemical topcoat that is a part of acrylic, latex, and oil based paints, when the plants are watered or our humidity increases, the water can move through the painted planters - there will be no chipping or flaking!
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emblem before the wash
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emblem after the wash
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  • step 3:  Filling the planters.  the wash dries within a few minutes, so you can begin planting right away! we decided that we should have one plant for height, one for color, and one to drape over the front of the planters. in each of the planters, we chose to put one Cordyline for heigh, two Petunias for color, and 3 Goldilocks Creeping Jenny's to drape over the front edge. 

Voila!

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5 Comments
Rachel Spratt
5/24/2016 12:33:04 pm

such a great post!! very helpful. the pictures are gorgeous! #cfstudiorocks

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Rachel Spratt
5/24/2016 12:35:19 pm

Thank you Rachel! Keep checking the blog for more tutorials!

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Julie link
10/16/2017 12:00:32 pm

I was wondering how these have held up. I’m thinking of painting some planters myself.

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Anonymous
10/16/2017 12:51:10 pm

Hi!

My planters have held up great! No chips - they look as good as new! Thanks for inquiring! Happy to help!

Jessica

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Julie link
10/16/2017 03:18:16 pm

Thank you for letting me know. I’m going to paint mine this evening. I’m excited to see how they turn out.




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