An item that I am keeping an eye out for these days are large pots & urns that have a less-than desirable look for today’s home interior trends.
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I found this big guy in another antique mall and it had been marked down 3 times before I decided to take it home.

Using my trusty black (Lincoln Cottage by Valspar) I mixed it with baking powder to thicken the paint & add a little extra texture.

I just kept mixing in baking powder until I was happy with the thickness but it was still easily spreadable.

Then I just painted on the mixture.


After covering the entire pot I took little handfuls of baking powder…


… And randomly tossed it around on different sections of the pot. I patted it into the already spread paint with the same brush.

Tossing on the extra baking powder was done to give it a more handmade look & would “antique” it as the paint dried.

I let the pot dry overnight.

When I checked on it the next morning, the paint had dried to its original flat look & the extra baking powder that was tossed on added a chalky/Lime-washed style to the finish.

I am waiting on some pampas grass to arrive in the mail, but for now I styled the piece with some dried natural Piumetta Christina grass that I had found at Michaels.



If you want to do this project at home all you’ll need is…
- Paint color of your choice in a flat finish
- Baking Soda
- A Paint Brush
- A cup for paint & something to mix with


A super easy makeover & this clay pot is ready for a new lease on life! Check out this video of the makeover below & I hope you can try this project at home.
Cheers!
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Can you use this on other types of pots??
Love your finished pot.
Yes ma’am you can! I’ve seen people do it on glass and metal too
Thats a great idea – where’d you come up with baking powder as a thickener? Ive not heard of that before but it worked great.
Thank you Brittany but I can’t take credit. It’s actually what a lot of people do to make their own chalk paint. Did you get to try it out??