Bringing Old Flower Pots Back to Life

I have these old fiberglass flower pots, bought at Home Depot about 15 years or ago. Originally they were sage green. (It evens says so on the label on the bottom of each pot.) Over the years they have faded, and the paint has chipped in places. In the last couple of years I've planted them with basil and kept them on the back deck. The wear and tear wasn't an issue to me in the backyard.

I needed a pair of pots for my revamped front porch this year, And since I like to reuse items I already have, I chose these two pots for that purpose. But I wanted them to look refreshed.

Last week I gave them both a good scrubbing, inside and out, then left them to sit and dry out on the deck for a few days.

I have leftover green spray paint (Rustoleum Eden) from the herb pots that I made out of large #10 cans. Since I wanted these refreshed pots to be able to move from front yard to back yard as I choose in future seasons, using the leftover paint makes these pots more versatile for my use. Save money, more versatile --  Eden green it is!

The left pot has one coat of Eden green paint,
while the right pot is still weathered sage green.

Although our weekend was a rainy one, I had a narrow opportunity to spray paint outdoors on Monday afternoon. The clouds thickened at one point in the day. Fortunately the rain held off so I could give both pots a few coats of paint before getting them into the garage to cure.

One of the finished pots, with 2 full coats and 1 partial coat of paint.

The pots look great and are ready to fill with something colorful for the front porch. I have just a couple more improvements to make in that part of the yard. I'll update with photos soon.