With the onset of spring, not only nature wakes up, but also the desire to create. If you have at your disposal an old clay flower pot, you are incredibly lucky. It is these textured flower pots that are valued in fashionable Scandinavian interiors. But if your aesthetic perception is different from the descendants of the Vikings, and the old pot does not cause a desire to decorate the windowsill, then this workshop will show you how to turn it into a stylish piece of furniture.
Materials for work:
- 1. Pot for plants;
- 2. Putty;
- 3. Fine sandpaper;
- 4. Acrylic primer and paint (silver, purple, white);
- 5. Varnish for craquelure;
- 6. Masking tape;
- 7. Scissors, pencil;
- 8. Spray of varnish.
Work sequence
First, clean the pot, if necessary, skins, wash thoroughly and dry.
Using a small trowel or with your hands, apply the putty, trying to evenly distribute it throughout the pot, and leave to dry.
With fine-grained sandpaper, we smooth the surface, and in order not to sneeze from dust, it is better to wear a medical mask.
We cover the pot with white acrylic primer and wait for drying.
We paint it with silver paint in two or three layers.
We pass to the most crucial moment. Now you need to determine how many and how wide the strips will be on the planter, so we measure the circumference of the pot, divide by the desired number of strips. We mark with a pencil the places of their future location and with masking tape we glue every second strip. This will help make them smoother.
We apply a one-component craquelure varnish and set aside the pots for a couple of hours.
We mix white and violet paint until a gentle pastel shade is obtained. Touching the pot lightly, check if the craquelure varnish is dry. If your finger barely sticks to the surface, you can apply colored paint. The brush needs to be led in only one direction, and note that the thicker the layer, the larger the crack.
Remove masking tape, cover the entire surface of the pots with spray varnish. Using a brush and varnish from a can is not recommended in order to avoid damage to the crackle effect.
Our product is ready! Such a pot fits perfectly into the interior of a bedroom, a nursery or a kitchen. For growing in it, geranium, blooming Kalanchoe, clivia, balsam are best suited, Sansevieria, Echeveria and cactus will also look good. If the planter is planned to be placed in the kitchen, then you can plant rosemary, mint or lavender in it.
