Tips for pot painters
Decorate your garden like passionate gardeners and experts around the world: Colors and styles should also be visible in the yard, garden, terrace, and balconies!
Painting pots is easy with the Frenchic series paints. Here are simple instructions and a few tips for your project. With these instructions, you can create beautiful indoor pots from old ones in addition to outdoor pots!
Remember these instructions when painting pots:
Prepare the pot’s paintable surface like any other paintable surface:
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Wash off soil and moss from the outside and inside surfaces of the pot.
- Only paint dry and clean surfaces.
- After washing clay pots/porous materials, drying time can be up to 24h, depending on the pot size and the temperature where drying takes place. A good rule is: wash and paint on different days.
- Follow drying times between paint layers (2h for Al Fresco).
- Seal / coat the inside of porous clay pots and similar.
- For sealing, you can use Finishing Coat or Tuff Top Coat - 2-3 intact layers are enough.
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Also paint and seal the bottom of the pot.
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Store painted pots and furniture protected from the weather during winter.
- Remember to take before and after photos!
First, consider whether your pot will be used outdoors or indoors.
- You can paint indoor pots with any of the Frenchic series paints.
- For indoor pots, you can use powder mixed into the paint to add texture if you want a patinated surface.
- You can use various painting techniques on the surface of the pots to create layering.
- You can paint outdoor pots with Al Fresco series paints.
Boldly pick your favorite color for your pots
Al Fresco is suitable for outdoor surfaces and is weather-resistant paint.
Choose Al Fresco series paints for outdoor pots; their shades don’t fade in the sun because Al Fresco paints contain UV protection and mold inhibitors.
Any Frenchic paint series suits indoor pots. You can paint plastic pots, metal or concrete pots, and various ceramic pots.
Tip! Combine old pots into tall pots with feet or towers by gluing one pot upside down under another, or make beautiful stands for pots. Finish the look by painting it all in a uniform color. Repaint old garden decorations and small statues beautifully.
Your own style - recycle and DIY
You can also paint a glazed vase. The dark and shiny vase has been painted to look like an old clay pot. Texture-giving Saltwash powder has been added to the white paint.
Recycle, renew, and beautify
If your style or yard changes, don’t throw away old items; instead, repaint them to fit, pair with beautiful hanging baskets or stands painted in the same shade. You don’t always have to buy new!
If you're interested in what else you can paint in your garden and how, read more here.
