You know these cheap Dollar Store flower pots?
via Kristin @My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Instead of plopping your plants down into dull plastic pots, give your containers a dazzling designer upgrade, with these 8 gorgeous ideas from brilliant Hometalkers!
1. Antique your plastic pots
Photo via The Palette
Wish you had a secret cottage garden of your own? Add century-old English garden pieces to your porch, by transforming ordinary plastic pots from the Dollar Store with just a bit of chalk paint!
2. Nail on slats of pallet wood
Photo via Ann @Make the Best of Things
If you’ve got a crush on rustic decor, you’ll LOVE this! The middle step might look a little scary, but the result is amazing!
3. Spray paint a faux French patina
Photo via Carolyn @Homework
Looking for some tres magnifique dressing for your mantel or windowsill? Change the look of any cheap pot (even some unattractive finds, like these), with a pearly, French style makeover.
4. Paint a stoney finish
via Kristin @My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
If your garden’s full of brick details and stoney ornaments, paint your pots to match, with this clever upgrade.
5. Cover the surface with sand
Photo via Barb @The Everyday Home
Are you a coastal decor addict? Us too! Cover a stack of .99 cent terra cotta pots in grainy sand, and top them off with pretty shells.
6. Paste on graphic transfers
Photo via Robin @All Things Heart & Home
If you’re head over heels for terra cotta, it’s time to step up your game, by printing or digging out your favorite graphic, and transferring the image to your flower pots.
7. Wrap your pots with rope
Project via April @House by Hoff
Does your outdoor dining area need a drop more interest? These rope wrapped planters are an easy way to add some texture to cheap terra cotta pots!
8. Decoupage pots in paper napkins
Project via Aniko @Place of My Taste
Raid the leftovers from your last cocktail party and reuse those pretty paper napkins to update a set of small pots.
9. Gild a pattern across the front
Project via Christine @The Crafty Woman
If you’re a modern design guru, these pastel painted pots lined with golden shapes are the $3 decoration your home is begging for.
10. Stamp it with a message
Project via Chelsea @Making Home Base
Whether you’re an admirer of miniature decor or not, you’ve probably just had your heart stolen by these little flower pots with stamped summertime messages. Think of all the sweet phrases you can add to yours!
Which designer pots will you add to your garden this summer? Let us know how you’re decorating your own!