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DIY White Washed Terra Cotta Pots

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How to make quick DIY white washed plant pots in just 10 minutes! Easy terra cotta pot craft idea for planting herbs, flowers & succulents! Make great gift ideas for Mother’s day, teacher gifts, birthdays and hostess gifts!

See the tutorial and supply list to make these painted plant pots for your home or as beautiful gift ideas! Fun garden DIY idea. Use them to decorate your home indoors or outside on your porch, patio or deck.

Learn how to make QUICK AND EASY DIY White Washed Terra Cotta Pots in just 10 minutes to plant herbs, flowers and succulents! See the tutorial and supply list to make these painted plant pots for your home or as beautiful gift ideas! Use them to decorate your home indoors or outside on your porch, patio or deck.

DIY White Washed Terra Cotta Pots that you can make in a jiffy, in 1 easy step!

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I made these painted pots for our DIY herb ‘bar’ so that we can have delicious fresh herbs for our summer drinks and ice teas!

I grouped 4 potted herbs: rosemary, mojito mint, lemon grass and spearmint plants in my DIY white washed pots onto a side table where we sit outdoors. 

Now we can add a touch of herbal flavor to our summer sippers and cocktails – YUM!

EASY DIY distressed plant pots - perfect for flowers, succulents and herbs!

Learn how to make QUICK AND EASY DIY Whitewashed Terra Cotta Pots in just 10 minutes to plant herbs, flowers and succulents! See the tutorial and supply list to make them for your home or as beautiful gift ideas! Use them to decorate your home indoors or outside on your porch, patio or deck.

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Supplies to Make DIY White Washed Terra Cotta Pots:

  • terra cotta pots
  • this white chalk paint 
  • artist’s paint brush
  • Paper Towel

DIY White Wash Instructions:

1. Dab bristles of paint brush lightly into white mineral paint. Wipe off most of the paint onto a paper towel so that your brush is almost dry.

In a cross hatch motion apply paint to outside of pot and onto pot base. Continue until pot is completely white washed.

That’s it! One step! 

See how to make easy DIY Aged Terra Cotta Plant Pots for your home and outdoor garden. For herbs, flowers and succulents!

What do you think of the aged look of my whitewashed pots?

This gorgeous terra cotta pot craft make a great gift ideas for Mother’s day, teacher gifts, birthdays and hostess gifts!

See how to make this easy DIY Pot for your home and outdoor garden. For herbs, flowers and succulents!

DIY Outdoor Herb Bar - have fresh herbs handy to add to flavor your summer drinks and cocktails! See which herbs in diy whitewashed pots I added to my little bar that are perfect for flavoring summer cocktails and iced teas!

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Learn how to make QUICK AND EASY DIY White Washed Terra Cotta Pots in just 10 minutes to plant herbs, flowers and succulents! See the tutorial and supply list to make these painted plant pots for your home or as beautiful gift ideas! Use them to decorate your home indoors or outside on your porch, patio or deck. 

Speaking of outdoor decorating ideas … did you see  my DIY outdoor floral hanging mason jars that I hung from our patio umbrella?

I love hanging decorative touches in our outdoor spaces! These hanging mason jars can also hold battery operated tea lights or battery operated fairy lights  to add some romantic lighting at night!

DIY Hanging Flower Mason Jars

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Comments

  1. Shauna says

    May 26, 2016 at 10:54 am

    Such a great idea to plant herbs specifically for summer drinks (at arm’s reach). Who knew there was a mojito mint? We go through a bunch of herbs in the summer for cooking. They add so much flavour and freshness to dishes. Your pots look great, too!

    Reply
    • heather says

      May 31, 2016 at 1:38 pm

      Thanks Shauna and hopefully the weather is perking up for you so you can enjoy your beautiful outdoor space!

      Reply
  2. Krista says

    May 27, 2016 at 12:04 am

    These turned out so well, Heather!! Lovely!!

    Reply
    • heather says

      May 31, 2016 at 1:38 pm

      Thanks so much Krista – hope you have a fab summer! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Christina @ The DIY Mommy says

    May 27, 2016 at 12:18 am

    These are simply beautiful! I’m loving that cross-hatched look.

    Reply
    • heather says

      May 27, 2016 at 8:29 am

      Thank you Christina!

      Reply
    • heather says

      May 31, 2016 at 1:37 pm

      Thanks for your lovely comments Christina! Hugs!

      Reply
  4. Jen @ City Farmhouse says

    May 27, 2016 at 7:05 am

    What a cool project, they look beautiful!

    Reply
    • heather says

      May 31, 2016 at 1:36 pm

      Thank you Jen!

      Reply
  5. Beverly says

    May 31, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    These Terra cotta pots look so cute. Love the paint technique.
    Bev

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    • heather says

      June 2, 2016 at 9:17 am

      Thank you Bev – glad you like my project! 🙂 Thanks so much for visiting! Hugs Heather

      Reply
  6. Heather @ A Simple Southern Life says

    June 4, 2016 at 2:46 pm

    Oh, I love the cross-hatched look! Great little project. This is one of those “why didn’t I think of that” kind of projects. I have a ton of plain ol’ terra cotta pots. Maybe this will be “kick in the pants” project I need to finally set up my herb garden. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • heather says

      June 7, 2016 at 4:13 pm

      Sounds like you have a great idea to set up your herb garden Heather! You’ll love this DIY whitewashed look – it’s super easy and looks so pretty!

      Reply
  7. Funky Junk Interiors - Donna says

    June 10, 2016 at 4:31 pm

    Yes, yes and YES! I have new clay pots I never grab because they look too new. Thank you for encouraging me to mess with them a little! Love this look!

    Featured you on DIY Salvaged Junk 333 this weekend. Thanks for linking up!

    Reply
    • heather says

      June 14, 2016 at 9:25 pm

      THanks for the feature Donna!! I love this whitewash cross hatch paint technique – you really can’t mess it up and each pot will look different too! Happy summer!

      Reply
  8. Angela Grunwald says

    May 9, 2017 at 9:55 am

    What a great idea! I have been wanting to plant herbs so I will be doing this.

    Reply

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