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Home » DIY Projects » DIY Painted Terracotta Pots with a Shabby Chic Feel

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DIY Painted Terracotta Pots with a Shabby Chic Feel

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I love to take a simple terracotta pot and make it fit into my vintage style decor. You know – make a plain pot rustic and aged, make it feel worn and broken in. Like it was taken from another place and time. When you see how simple this terracotta pot craft is you will be painting all the things, trust me!DIY painted terracotta pot idea for cute and easy rustic home decor. This new terra cotta planter goes to shabby chic instantly with this bubble wrap painting hack! Perfecr for spring decorating or a cuteorganization idea, making over a terracotta pot is so simple! #bubblewrap #burlapprojectidea #springplanter #rusticdecor

You can do this on any size terracotta pot, but since mine is for indoor use, I opted for smaller ones you can find at the dollar store or discount store in your area. I love to use pots for organizing, not just plants! Today I am showing you a secret crafting weapon you might not have thought of using. And it is a budget friendly craft supply for sure! Bubble Wrap and burlap!

DIY painted terracotta pot idea for cute and easy rustic home decor. This new terra cotta planter goes to shabby chic instantly with this bubble wrap painting hack! Perfecr for spring decorating or a cuteorganization idea, making over a terracotta pot is so simple! #bubblewrap #burlapprojectidea #springplanter #rusticdecor

Bubble wrap? yep, you read that correctly. It’s perfect for a loos, forgiving, vintage throw back polka dot situation. Simple use so acrylic craft paint and a sponge brush and paint the bubble wrap – you can use as much or as little paint as you like. I like a softer, less defined pattern so I use less paint. Then stamp it onto your terracotta pot! Don’t worry about the pattern being perfect, the bubbles overlapping or any of that mess. Just let this be a free form project full of texture! DIY painted terracotta pot idea for cute and easy rustic home decor. This new terra cotta planter goes to shabby chic instantly with this bubble wrap painting hack! Perfecr for spring decorating or a cuteorganization idea, making over a terracotta pot is so simple! #bubblewrap #burlapprojectidea #springplanter #rusticdecor

Use can use large bubble or small dot bubble wrap for this project, I actually used both and just layered them together! DIY painted terracotta pot idea for cute and easy rustic home decor. This new terra cotta planter goes to shabby chic instantly with this bubble wrap painting hack! Perfecr for spring decorating or a cuteorganization idea, making over a terracotta pot is so simple! #bubblewrap #burlapprojectidea #springplanter #rusticdecor

Another awesome way to add pattern and texture for a super shabby chic terracotta pot is to use burlap as a stamp or stencil. Either paint on your burlap swatch and press it onto your garden pot or lay the burlap on the pot and dab paint (I used a color called parchment) on top of it for a stencil. Either way this messy and light pattern is gorgeous. DIY painted terracotta pot idea for cute and easy rustic home decor. This new terra cotta planter goes to shabby chic instantly with this bubble wrap painting hack! Perfecr for spring decorating or a cuteorganization idea, making over a terracotta pot is so simple! #bubblewrap #burlapprojectidea #springplanter #rusticdecor

I aged the pots by layering a light wood stain on top – letting it soak in and then buff off. You can use any color stain for this slight tinting effect. DIY painted terracotta pot idea for cute and easy rustic home decor. This new terra cotta planter goes to shabby chic instantly with this bubble wrap painting hack! Perfecr for spring decorating or a cuteorganization idea, making over a terracotta pot is so simple! #bubblewrap #burlapprojectidea #springplanter #rusticdecor

Lastly I took a strip of that beautiful burlap and glued it to the lip of one pot, then dabbed some stain on it for extra age. Filled with faux plants or miscellaneous treasures, these little DIY terracotta pots add some inexpensive glam to your decor! Tell me what you would use these pots for or if you have some extra decorating ideas, I’d love to hear them! DIY painted terracotta pot idea for cute and easy rustic home decor. This new terra cotta planter goes to shabby chic instantly with this bubble wrap painting hack! Perfecr for spring decorating or a cuteorganization idea, making over a terracotta pot is so simple! #bubblewrap #burlapprojectidea #springplanter #rusticdecor

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  1. Sally says

    February 17, 2020 at 11:49 AM

    Love, love, love this! So simple but with great outcome.

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      February 18, 2020 at 9:05 AM

      i love an easy project 😉

      Reply
  2. Gilmer Gal says

    February 17, 2020 at 10:36 PM

    These are so cute! I was gifted with about 20 pots like this. Hmmmmm…
    And yes, God is the glue that mends our brokenness. So thankful

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      February 18, 2020 at 9:06 AM

      sounds like you have a lot of fun projects on your hands!!!

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  3. Kim Gibson says

    February 20, 2020 at 8:36 AM

    I always love your decorating aesthetic! These are great little pots and give me wonderful ideas. Thanks for being an inspiration in both decorating and life lessons.

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      February 20, 2020 at 8:48 AM

      thank you Kim – thanks for being here!

      Reply
  4. Anita Roth says

    February 22, 2020 at 12:22 PM

    So cute! Is their anything special you could do to use outside! What fun this looks like! Many was to use this!????

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      February 23, 2020 at 5:52 PM

      i think you could use these pots outside just like this! They would just get prettier as they weathered!

      Reply
  5. KariAnne Wood says

    February 24, 2020 at 1:35 PM

    Love this so much! It’s such a fun project and such a clever use of bubble wrap!

    You are amazing friend!

    Happy day!
    karianne

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  6. Brigitte says

    February 29, 2020 at 2:38 PM

    I love these, they’re SUPER cute! Great project for my front porch, thank you so much!

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      February 29, 2020 at 5:13 PM

      yay – have fun making some cuteness for your porch!

      Reply
  7. Tammy says

    April 13, 2020 at 10:36 PM

    that would really look nice with lightly painted burlap wrapped around the pot and then removed.

    Reply
    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      April 14, 2020 at 9:50 AM

      yes! that would look great!

      Reply

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