How To Make A Plastic Planter Look Like Aged Concrete

I started the project with this small sample of Behr paint in off white.

Next I have my bag of beach sound for projects just like this one.

I mixed the sand and paint together without measuring anything because that’s how I roll.

Right after painting the plastic pot I decided the color was too white.

I found a gray color in my stash and mixed up more sand and paint and brushed that mixture over the white paint.

It was still too light for me. I found a dark gray paint and added black to the paint to make it darker. Then I added the sand to the paint. I brushed the dark gray mix on and let it dry. Then I mixed more black paint with the dark gray mixture and just brushed it over a few areas on the pot.

Don’t be afraid to experiment or change the original plan on a project if it isn’t working. See my water dipper flower pot here….. Upcycled and Recycle Flower Pot Ideas.

Then I dry brushed the original light color paint over the dark gray pot.

The pot lo