Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paint – Sue's Creative Workshop

It’s front porch sitting time…

Time for sitting on the porch swing, sipping a glass of iced tea and relaxing the evening away.

But before I can relax, I need to finish putting flowers in containers and I need to give a couple

of old boring terra cotta pots a little sprucing up with a little paint and stencils.

I decided to give this plain terra cotta pot an aged looked with

Americana Décor Chalky Finish Paint from DecoArt.

How to age a Terra Cotta Pot with Chalky Finish Paint

Supplies Used: (*affiliate link)

Terra Cotta Pot
Patio Paint Home and Garden Stencils – Vintage Numbers*
Americana Décor Chalky Finish Paint-* yesteryear, everlasting, new life, relic
Americana Décor Crème Wax- Golden Brown*
Paint Brush, Stencil Brush*
Very Fine Sandpaper*
Clean Lint Free Cloth
Removable Blue Painters Tape*

Directions:

Paint the terra cotta pot with “yesteryear” (gray) chalky finish paint. I gave the pot some white highlights with “everlasting” chalky finish paint.
Wipe the pot with a clean soft damp cloth (or white paper towel) to remove some of the paint.
To give the pot a mossy look… Dry brush “new life” (green) chalky finish paint around the base of the pot, under the ridge and on the top edge. Soften the green paint by wiping with a damp cloth if needed.
Apply reusable stick on stencils to painted pot. Mask around the stencil with removable painter’s tape. Use a stipple brush to apply “relic” Chalky Finish paint inside open stencil area.
Remove stencil.
Lightly sand pot with extra fine sand paper.
Apply Americana® Décor “golden brown” crème wax over pot using a clean lint free cloth. Wipe with cloth to create an aged look.

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Dad comes over every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings for dinner.

It’s our weekly ritual.

He arrives at 5:30, sits in the leather chair closest to the television, in time for the evening news.

While he watches the news, I make dinner. That’s the routine.

Dad sits in that particular chair so he can read the closed captioning.

Unfortunately, that’s the one chair that doesn’t have an end table.

Occasionally… he’ll give me a hard time telling me I need a table so he can put his coffee

cup down. Problem is there’s no room to put one there.

Problem Solved…

I noticed this old stool down in the basement, paint splattered and water stained. (a little ugly)

A make-over was in order and I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

I wish you could of saw the smile when I told him why I did this. (I had to sneak the first picture)

He thought it was perfect.

Easily put away when not in use.

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Old Stool Make-0ver Products Used: (*affiliate link)

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Directions:

I gave the top of the table a quick sanding with my palm sander to smooth out the paint splatters. (I could of sanded the legs but I was lazy.)
I used Tattered Angels Decor and DIY, Ebony*, I love that you don’t need to do any sanding or priming. I love the smooth matte finish that it gives. I gave the table 2 coats of paint and some touch ups.
Allow the paint to fully dry and cure before starting the stenciling.
I custom mixed Americana Décor Chalky Finish paint relic and everlasting for a light contrast to the ebony black finish.
Center the stencil onto the middle of the stool and tape down the edges with removable painter’s tape to keep the stencil from moving.
Use stipple brush to apply Chalky Finish paint inside open stencil areas.
Remove Stencil.
For the time being, I’ve decided to leave the stool as is. You may want to apply a finishing wax to help protect the paint.