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Make your own terracotta chandelier

Habitat bright ideas with Fleur Thorpe – DIY projects

Need somewhere to display your plants, away from curious cats and pets? This DIY terracotta chandelier is a quirky way to display plants from a height and looks great filled with herbs and flowers.

Paint your pots in bright colours and enjoy the fresh colour all year round.

Make your own terracotta chandelier
Resene Meteor is bright and bold on this DIY garden chandelier

You will need

Instructions

 

Make your own terracotta chandelier - Step 1 Step 1
Take your chandelier and remove the light shades, then strip out the electrical wires and remove the light bulb holders.


Make your own terracotta chandelier - Step 2 Step 2
Paint the chandelier with a coat of Resene Waterborne Smooth Surface Sealer.


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Seal the pots and saucers with Resene Aquapel & Terracotta Sealer and once dry, use industrial adhesive to glue the saucers to the lamp plates on the chandelier.


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Paint the chandelier and pots with two or three coats of Resene Meteor, allowing for the first coat to dry before applying the second coat. Fleur didn’t paint the middle of the saucers or the bottom of the pots so she could give the adhesive the best chance of adhering.


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Glue the pots to the saucers. Make sure you only use a few dabs of glue rather than a continuous bead of glue around the bottom of the pots. This way the water can drain out and away from the pot.


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Leave the adhesive to dry overnight and then fill your pots with your favourite flowering plant. Enjoy!

Top tip:  Use a palette of three related colours to add a little extra colour, such as Resene Adrenalin (orange), Resene Turbo (yellow) and Resene Smitten (pink) then plant flowers in each to suit the each planter’s colour.

Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe. Apr 2022.


Habitat bright ideas
Need to add colour, pattern or a little creativity to your place? Check out these easy step by step DIY project ideas created in collaboration with Fleur Thorpe. We hope you enjoy making and painting these bright ideas and bringing colour to your home inside or out.

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