How To Gold Leaf A Flower Pot

How to create a high end look with basic flower pots on a budget! Adding metallic gold leaf with this easy technique, creates beautiful, modern looking pieces of decor for a fraction of the cost!

I’m a serial DIYer. I love to take items destined for the trash and give them new life {Thrift Store Lamp Makeover}, or give boring new pieces a fancy, high-end looking makeover! {How To Distress Clay Pots | Farmhouse Styled Planters} Especially by blinging them out with gold leaf!

My good good friend, Angela is the exact same. She is a master at creating one of a kind pieces on a thrifter’s budget! Angela has mad design skills and she can take literally nothing and turn it into something envious. In fact, if you have been a reader for a long time now, you know who she is, because her winter/Christmas-themed porch was show-worthy and I shared it a few years back.

The other day, Angela sent me some photos of a fun little project she whipped up in a matter of minutes. She had gone to Walmart and bought a couple of houseplants and boring flower pots. She then did what she does best…turned them into amazing, high-end looking pieces!

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Supplies

• Rub ‘n Buff Gold Leaf
• White flower pot
• Paint brush
• Painter’s tape
• House plants, Lemon Button Fern, Philea and Pothos are great options that don’t require much maintenance or attention!

Let’s Gold Leaf Together!

1. Apply a small amount of Rub ‘n Buff Gold Leaf to a flat tip paint brush

2. Freely brush/paint the bottom of the white flower pot

3. Allow to dry

4. Add plants! And you’re done!

More Gold Leaf Painting Techniques

If free form painting isn’t your thing, but straight lines are…we’ve got you covered!

1. Apply painters tape 1″ from the top rim of the flower pot

2. Brush/paint the Rub ‘n Buff on the top 1″ pot

3. Let dry

Rub ‘n Buff Colors

Using Rub ‘n Buff is one of the easiest ways to create authentic, beautiful pieces of art, on any medium! Fortunately, it comes in 12 different colors, so there’s a color for every style! Find out what color is best for you with my Rub ‘n Buff Guide!

The Ultimate Guide to Using Rub ‘n Buff

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