How to Turn Plastic Planters Into a Beautiful DIY Urn Planter
25.06.2023 - 01:35
/ hometalk.com
Looking for a budget-friendly way to upgrade your porch? Learn how to turn plastic plant pots into a beautiful DIY urn planter with this easy tutorial!
You can create a gorgeous stone-textured urn that will add charm and elegance to your home's exterior.
This post was transcribed by a member of the Hometalk editorial team from the original HometalkTV episode.
Follow along and let's get started on your porch makeover!
I ran over to my local Home Depot and grabbed some planters right off the shelf, along with some primer and some textured finish.
This stone finish comes in lots of different colors, so you can make sure it matches your outdoor decor.
I decided to create my porch urns with square bases and round tops, so I grabbed a square bottomed flower pot, 2 smaller pots to use as the pillar, and a large circular pot for the top.
Measure your pillar pots before you grab the glue just to make sure that everything fits correctly and that you know exactly where to place the smaller pots.
To stick the small pot down, dab some glue around the rim and press it down onto the bottom of your base pot. After the plastic pot is glued down, put a weight on top of it (I used a can of stain) to help things dry.
If you see glue popping out around the rim, that's okay. Just wipe it around the edge. Once we get to the point where we paint and stain, you won't see anything.
Now onto the top of the urn.
Using the same technique, glue your second small pillar pot upside down on top of the top pot of your urn. Once you clean it up and weigh it down, slide it to the side to dry.
Next, just add some glue to the bottoms of your 2 pillar pots and connect the 2 sides of your urn.
Wipe away and smooth down any excess glue to make a smoother surface for your