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March 3, 2016 By Jenna 45 Comments

Snazzy Painted Planter Pots

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Instead of paying $50 on a planter pot, buy a cheap one and dress it up with spray paint! Easy Painted Planter Pots | Gardening | Fiddle Leaf Fig | Geometric | Painting Patterns

I am willing spring to come with this project. Willing the cold cold cold air of yesterday to go away and the warmth that we enjoyed just on Monday to return. Living in the Tennessee valley, you literally never know what the weather may bring.

And now, I just realized I sound like an old man talking about the weather.

Let’s move on to the snazzy painted planter pots, shall we?

I actually made these toward the end of last summer. Thus why, when you see the images, it’s all bright and sunny. However, when I went to post them, the weather had quickly changed and I decided it would be best to wait – so here they are now, getting thrown into internet land along with a little wish for spring.

Instead of paying $50 on a planter pot, buy a cheap one and dress it up with spray paint! Easy Painted Planter Pots | Gardening | Fiddle Leaf Fig | Geometric | Painting Patterns

Snazzy Painted Planter Pots

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Materials & Supplies Needed:

  • Basic Planters in Your Choice of Size (I used larger ones because I needed to transfer my fiddle leaf figs to bigger pots. You can use whatever size though.)
  • Spray Paint – I used this gold, but once more, go with whatever floats your boat.
  • FrogTape® Multi-Surface 0.94″ size
  • FrogTape® Multi-Surface 1.88″ size
  • Craft Knife

Step 1: 

To make the planter that has vertical triangles that meet in the middle, start by creating the pattern below with the smaller width FrogTape®.

Instead of paying $50 on a planter pot, buy a cheap one and dress it up with spray paint! Easy Painted Planter Pots | Gardening | Fiddle Leaf Fig | Geometric | Painting Patterns

I didn’t really measure on these much, just eyeballed it.

Step 2: 

Next, you will want to use your craft knife to trim up all the edges of the tape.

Instead of paying $50 on a planter pot, buy a cheap one and dress it up with spray paint! Easy Painted Planter Pots | Gardening | Fiddle Leaf Fig | Geometric | Painting Patterns

For the largest triangle, you will want to cut out the section where the triangles meet as shown below.

Instead of paying $50 on a planter pot, buy a cheap one and dress it up with spray paint! Easy Painted Planter Pots | Gardening | Fiddle Leaf Fig | Geometric | Painting Patterns

Step 3: 

Begin creating the same pattern as you did at the top, except on the bottom of the pot now.

Instead of paying $50 on a planter pot, buy a cheap one and dress it up with spray paint! Easy Painted Planter Pots | Gardening | Fiddle Leaf Fig | Geometric | Painting Patterns

Step 4: 

After you have created the pattern, tape off the surrounding area of the planter with the larger width FrogTape®.

Instead of paying $50 on a planter pot, buy a cheap one and dress it up with spray paint! Easy Painted Planter Pots | Gardening | Fiddle Leaf Fig | Geometric | Painting Patterns

Use your fingernail to firmly adhere the FrogTape® edges to the planter.

Step 5:

For the other planter, simply place six strips of the 0.94″ FrogTape® on the side of the planter in triangle formations as shown below.

Instead of paying $50 on a planter pot, buy a cheap one and dress it up with spray paint! Easy Painted Planter Pots | Gardening | Fiddle Leaf Fig | Geometric | Painting Patterns

Step 6: 

Even up your edges with a craft knife and tape off the rest of the planter with the 1.88″ FrogTape®.

Instead of paying $50 on a planter pot, buy a cheap one and dress it up with spray paint! Easy Painted Planter Pots | Gardening | Fiddle Leaf Fig | Geometric | Painting Patterns

Step 7: 

Use your fingernail to firmly apply pressure to all the edges of the FrogTape® to create a good seal.

Instead of paying $50 on a planter pot, buy a cheap one and dress it up with spray paint! Easy Painted Planter Pots | Gardening | Fiddle Leaf Fig | Geometric | Painting Patterns

Step 8: 

Spray paint your designs.

Step 9: 

After your last coat of spray paint (I did two coats), immediately remove the FrogTape®.

Let the planters fully dry, then fill them with your favorite plants.

Instead of paying $50 on a planter pot, buy a cheap one and dress it up with spray paint! Easy Painted Planter Pots | Gardening | Fiddle Leaf Fig | Geometric | Painting Patterns

Instead of paying $50 on a planter pot, buy a cheap one and dress it up with spray paint! Easy Painted Planter Pots | Gardening | Fiddle Leaf Fig | Geometric | Painting Patterns

Instead of paying $50 on a planter pot, buy a cheap one and dress it up with spray paint! Easy Painted Planter Pots | Gardening | Fiddle Leaf Fig | Geometric | Painting Patterns

Instead of paying $50 a pop, you’ve spent about $15 per planter.

Not too shabby.

Now, come on spring!!

Do you have any great pattern ideas for planters? 


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  1. Arielle says

    March 3, 2016 at 7:49 am

    Love these! I too am willing spring to come so maybe some DIYs will give it a push!

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      March 3, 2016 at 10:16 am

      Perhaps a mass making of spring-isn DIY projects will force winter into submission and spring to rise! haha!

      Reply
  2. Emily says

    March 3, 2016 at 9:04 am

    These look great Jenna! Love the gold 🙂

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      March 3, 2016 at 10:15 am

      Thanks, Emily! You know I can’t get enough gold!

      Reply
  3. Julie says

    March 3, 2016 at 9:34 am

    Looks awesome my dear – great job! I’m thrilled just painting the pot another color and pretty much have done that to most of my pots. Looks very colorful on the patio that’s for sure. Thanks for sharing this idea.

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      March 3, 2016 at 10:16 am

      Thanks, gal! Definitely – just painting one a bright color helps too!

      Reply
  4. Meg @ Green With Decor says

    March 3, 2016 at 5:10 pm

    These are great! If only it would warm up!

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      March 3, 2016 at 7:57 pm

      I know!! It’s. So. Cold. Brrrrrr

      Reply
  5. Pam S says

    March 3, 2016 at 6:45 pm

    You and Frog Tape are an awesome duo! What a pretty way to make those plain ole pots look amazing. Love seeing your ideas….most are things even ‘I’ could do!!

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      March 3, 2016 at 7:58 pm

      Thanks, Pam! I do love me some Frogtape and paint! haha! And girl, you can do anything! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Helen Holley says

    March 4, 2016 at 2:36 pm

    How lovely! This is such a great idea!
    Hope all is well with you, Jenna,
    Helen H

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      March 8, 2016 at 6:10 am

      Thanks, Helen!

      Reply
  7. mary ballerin says

    March 7, 2016 at 4:17 am

    Wow, I was surprised at the prices. I guess I’m a cheapskate, lol. I use empty pots from buying trees or bushes but you really want to paint them a lighter color if using them outdoor, the black sucks in heat and isn’t good for the roots. Love the designs though!

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      March 8, 2016 at 6:04 am

      Thanks, Mary! These pots are actually inside most all the time, it was just much easier to photograph them outside. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Melissa Ruddy says

    February 22, 2017 at 7:54 pm

    Cute idea. Can’t beat the price. It looks so much better then the plastic pots that I have right now.

    Reply
    • Jenna says

      February 23, 2017 at 7:38 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  9. Charlene Asay says

    February 23, 2017 at 11:58 pm

    What a great way to spice up a plain ol plastic plant planter. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Jenna says

      February 24, 2017 at 8:06 am

      Thanks, Charlene!

      Reply
  10. Tania says

    February 24, 2017 at 9:48 am

    Those are gorgeous! They are also perfect when you don’t want to splurge on expensive planters!

    Tania

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    • Jenna says

      March 8, 2017 at 11:40 am

      Thanks, Tania!

      Reply
  11. Pamela says

    February 25, 2017 at 1:28 pm

    These are perfect for me! I love a paint DIY project and after finishing my kitchen remodel and feeling like I was hemorrhaging dollar bills, I am looking for some affordable accessories to complete our look and these are right up my alley. Thanks for sharing. Visiting via Share It One More Time

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    • Jenna says

      March 8, 2017 at 11:39 am

      Awesome, Pamela! Glad you like them!

      Reply
  12. Christine says

    February 25, 2017 at 8:48 pm

    Love this!

    Reply
  13. sherry cole says

    February 27, 2017 at 10:07 pm

    Jenna, I am featuring your planter pots tomorrow at Totally Terrific Tuesday. Thank you for linking up with us.

    Reply
    • Jenna says

      March 8, 2017 at 11:35 am

      Oh that’s great! Thanks so much, Sherry!

      Reply
  14. Rachel Teodoro says

    February 28, 2017 at 4:22 pm

    I wanted you to know that I featured this project on the Create Link INspire party that you linked up to. It’s such a great DIY. Thanks for including it.

    Reply
    • Jenna says

      March 8, 2017 at 11:34 am

      Awesome! Thanks so much, Rachel!

      Reply
  15. Wera says

    March 14, 2018 at 1:36 pm

    I have a question. How do you paint the space between the gold lines?

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    • Jenna says

      March 15, 2018 at 2:36 pm

      Are you talking about the black space? The planters came black, so I just didn’t paint that part.

      Reply
  16. Marissa | Squirrels of a Feather says

    May 7, 2018 at 12:03 pm

    These are gorgeous, I think they come off almost navy blue in the pictures. I really like the pattern that you created! So fancy 😉

    Reply
    • Jenna says

      May 9, 2018 at 9:15 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  17. Ali says

    May 14, 2018 at 6:24 am

    Those look great!!

    Reply
    • Jenna says

      May 15, 2018 at 12:59 pm

      Thank you, Ali!

      Reply
  18. Shea | The Fogue Abode says

    May 14, 2018 at 12:25 pm

    What a great way to update on pots. Thanks so much for sharing with Funtastic Friday.

    Reply
    • Jenna says

      May 15, 2018 at 12:59 pm

      Thanks, Shea!

      Reply
  19. Jann Olson says

    May 14, 2018 at 10:09 pm

    So cute! Great way to dress them up!! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

    Reply
  20. Cindy Coghill says

    May 15, 2018 at 5:19 am

    Very nice and very impressive!

    Reply
    • Jenna says

      May 15, 2018 at 12:58 pm

      Thanks, Cindy!

      Reply
  21. Karren Haller says

    May 17, 2018 at 8:01 pm

    I love the creation of the planters, really so easy but they look amazing!!!
    And have your post featured on Friday Features Linkup this week and Pinned to share!!
    Hope you’ll stop by and linkup again.
    Hope you have a great weekend!
    Karren~

    Reply
  22. Amy says

    February 28, 2019 at 9:12 am

    Hi. Can you explain how you painted the planer blue FIRST and then sprayed a cream color between the tape? The original potter is definitely a dark brownish color and the finished product appears a matte blue….

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    • Jenna says

      February 28, 2019 at 9:19 am

      Hi Amy! These pots came in a matte black color and I left that as is, then spray painted a gold color for the pattern.

      Reply
  23. Alice v says

    March 1, 2019 at 11:05 am

    These came out really good! Thanks for linking this post with us at #omhgww!

    Reply
  24. Julie says

    March 5, 2019 at 4:41 am

    I know this idea is a few years old now but they still look modern and fresh. It’s a great idea and the gold with the matte black is a perfect combo.
    Don’t worry about sounding like an old man, here in the UK we all talk about the weather all the time too!!!

    Reply
  25. Chas Greener says

    March 6, 2019 at 11:57 am

    These look fantastic, thanks for sharing

    Reply
  26. Juli Kuhns says

    March 9, 2019 at 5:17 pm

    So gorgeous. It adds so much character to planters.

    Reply

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