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    Home » Home Decor » Why Paint Your Flower Pot With Metallic Copper Spray Paint

    Why Paint Your Flower Pot With Metallic Copper Spray Paint

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    Easy way to update a galvanized bucket or flower pot of any kind with metallic copper spray paint. Rust-Oleum spray paint was my paint choice for this project!

    Hey Guys! This project is just what I needed to get my lazy self off the couch. The motivation hasn't been there lately. I think it's the cold weather. I just want to hibernate. Anyone else feeling this? Anyway, on to the project. It's super easy but packs a punch. Also today is the Thrift Store Decor Tour and I know you love that.

    why paint your flower pot with metallic copper spray paint 2

    Does the bucket look like a beat up copper thing? After I spray painted the bucket with metallic copper I scuffed it up and then used a dark wax to age the paint a bit.

    old galvanized bucket to paint with metallic copper spray paint for a flower pot

    This is the galvanized bucket I started out with. It is a failed project from the past. The bucket was my test piece for the hydro dip bottle project I made last summer. The bottle project was a win and you can see it here......How To Hydrodip Glass Bottles.

    Rust-Oleum Metallic Copper Spray Paint can be used to paint metal

    The spray paint is Rust-Oleum Bright Coat Metallic Finish in Copper. (find it here on Amazon) This is my favorite metallic paint color. I left the bucket as it was, no cleaning or anything, and sprayed on a couple of coats of paint in under a minute.

    paint a flower pot or bucket with metallic spray paint

    You can see in the photo above that the bucket has ridges and bumps and layers of paint under the copper paint. Perfect for distressing.

    how to distress a painted pot

    I used 120 grit sandpaper to distress the bucket by hand. The spray paint was thicker than I thought and I had a hard time scuffing up the paint and getting down to the metal and the old layers of paint.

    how to use dark wax to make metallic paint look old

    Next I wiped a coat of Howard's Wax in Golden Oak over the copper to make the paint look old and antique. Once the wax was dry I used a clean lint free rag to buff it up. The wax gives a nice soft sheen to the painted bucket.

    how to use metallic copper spray paint on a flower pot

    All done and I had the pretty faux flowers to put in the pot. I think maybe the flowers are Cabbage Roses? Please correct me if I'm wrong. update: Thanks Gail for letting me know the flowers are Ranunculus!

    Rust-Oleum Copper Metallic Spray Paint used on Home Decor

    I love how the bucket looks now. You guys know I don't like anything to be too perfect looking. The distressed finish is just right.

    simple white dresser with flower and lamp display

    The flowers are in a white pot and I am always sticking the flowers,  pot and all, down into another container like I did with the copper bucket. I've set them in a basket, a wood box, plastic pot, etc. In the photo above I used the flowers when staging this piece....Furniture Obsession: Simple Sophisticated White Dresser. I bought the flowers at Goodwill a while back and I've displayed them in just about every room in the house at one time or another.

    That's all for my project. If you have time before heading out on the Thrift Store Decor Tour please leave a note for me. Click the links below the "before" makeovers photo collage to take the tour....

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    I have a furniture makeover for tomorrow. I've been working on the post for days, editing photos, a video, and writing the post. So hopefully tomorrow! As always, thanks for being here, Kathy

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    Comments

    1. gail

      February 10, 2022 at 2:01 pm

      Kathy,

      Gotta love spray paint projects, so much bang for your buck. . . and time spent!!

      The flowers are beautiful, I thought they were real.

      super job!

      pinning!

      Reply
    2. Rose Cocchiarella

      February 09, 2022 at 8:20 pm

      Thank you, Kathy! I love seeing you use colors that I’m afraid to try for the first time myself. I have an old metal bucket and I’m going to try this with the same color you used. I’m glad I saw your post first because I wouldn’t have thought to use the wax over it. Thank you, thank you!! And, those fake flowers sure fooled me!

      Reply
      • Kathy Owen

        February 09, 2022 at 8:59 pm

        Thanks Rose. Glad you were inspired by this project. Let me know how your bucket turns out!

    3. Maryann

      February 09, 2022 at 12:08 pm

      So pretty - I always love copper!!!

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    4. Kristin salazar

      February 09, 2022 at 11:45 am

      The pot turned out so nice, love the metallic copper color. I can't believe the flowers are not real, they are so pretty! We have acres and acres of flower fields that grow Ranunculus and they color code them and make the American flag, it's so beautiful, can't wait for them to bloom again this spring.

      Reply
    5. Pam

      February 09, 2022 at 10:38 am

      Gorgeous flower pot! I'm sure I have a few buckets and such in the shed I can fix up for summer! I think I agree with Gayle about them being ranunculus. I never find any flowers that cute and colorful at the thrift store. Lots of ratty, dusty old dried flowers though 🙂

      Reply
    6. Rebecca Payne

      February 09, 2022 at 10:01 am

      Gorgeous! I love the copper color.

      Reply
    7. Cindy

      February 09, 2022 at 8:25 am

      Awesome project Kathy! The wax over the copper paint really ages the bucket nicely! Pinned 🙂

      Reply
    8. Sue at Blu

      February 09, 2022 at 7:48 am

      Dang Kathy! That finish is the bomb! I have 4-5 galvanized buckets and tubs under my deck. Looks like they will all have the perfect upgrade this summer! Thanks for the inspiration!

      Reply
      • Cheryl Atkinson

        February 09, 2022 at 8:00 am

        Kathy, I love this idea. Those flowers were a great find. I have never found good flowers at a thrift store. I'm always looking though.

    9. Gayle

      February 09, 2022 at 7:16 am

      I think the flowers may be ranunculas (sp.). They look pretty next to the copper.

      Reply
    10. Christy @ Our Southern Home

      February 09, 2022 at 7:09 am

      Kathy,
      This is such a pretty makeover. I crave simple projects these days and this one is a keeper. That rich copper will work with all seasons.

      Reply
    11. Carlene @ Organized Clutter

      February 09, 2022 at 6:59 am

      Your faux finish turned out perfectly! Love it!

      Reply

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