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DIY Painted Potted Herb Garden

DIY Projects, Landscaping and Outdoor Spaces, Paint Projects

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This week I have lots of fun summer-related posts in store for you along with some blog hops, a giveaway, a guest post, and a link party! Busy week, but if you’re like me and love summer, you are going to love all the inspiration in these blog hops!

Last summer, we got a lot of use out of our small herb garden. However, I began to get frustrated with some of the herbs that seemed to take over the flower beds.

This year, I decided to tear out the few herbs that survived our harsh winter and I started fresh with some new plants and a potted herb garden to help contain the chaos.

I actually love the look of terracotta clay pots, but in our courtyard, I wanted to change things up a bit by painting the pots. Following are the supplies I used: five clay pots, five herbs {sweet basil, Italian basil, dill, rosemary and cilantro}, a paint brush and garden potting soil.

This was such a quick and easy project! I opted to go with a blue and gray color scheme, so I used Country Chic Paint’s Hurricane, Pebble Beach and Elegance {they generously provided me with the paint}. Their paint is chalk-based and it has no VOC’s so I felt using it on these pots for the herbs. I absolutely love how this color combo turned out!

I simply painted one coat of paint per pot {and only did the inner inch or so on the interiors}.

The terracotta is very absorbent so the pots were dried in about 10 minutes. However, I waited a few hours to plant the herbs, adding in some garden potting soil to the mix.


I love the personality and color this DIY painted potted herb garden adds to the space and I can’t wait to enjoy these herbs in our summer recipes this year!

Here are even more ideas to kick off your summer in styleMonday Collage

1. House by Hoff 2. The Happy Housie 3. Migonis Home 4. Lovely Etc. 5. Making Home Base
6. The Blissful Bee 7. Life on Virginia Street


Each day leading up to the link party on Thursday, there will be more projects released on various blogs as listed below. So much summer goodness!

One last quick announcement. I have another group “summer” patriotic event that kicks off today. We were challenged to create a 4th of July project without using red, white or blue! All the events are below, including your chance to win a $300 Target gift card!

Patriotic Summer Blog Hop

I have joined up with more than 30 AMAZING bloggers to tackle the challenge of creating a patriotic project or recipe without using the traditional red, white and blue color scheme! How fun is that?! For the next four weeks, all 30+ projects will be shared on some of the most awesome blogs around. I can’t wait to see all of the inspirational projects and hope YOU will find some inspiration as well. But we aren’t stopping there! To celebrate summer and the 4th of July holiday, we want to give you more than just creative inspiration. We want to give one lucky reader a $300 Target Gift Card! The giveaway will end on July 4, 2014 at 11:59 pm. But why wait to enter? Do it now! Best of luck to you 🙂

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Now, before you head out, be sure to head over to Addicted 2 DIY, Southern State of Mind, Paper & Fox and Designer Trapped in a Lawyer’s Body. Be sure to check their blogs throughout the week to see their amazing projects.

Oh, and don’t forget, my TIKI Brand giveaway is still open – be sure your entry has been submitted!

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  1. Mandy McGregor says

    June 9, 2014 at 1:12 pm

    LOVE the colors you chose! I need to start a little potted herb garden so thanks for the inspiration friend! Looking forward to our date later this week 🙂

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  2. Chelsea @ Making Home Base says

    June 9, 2014 at 3:12 pm

    Those are the cutest, Sarah!! Love the colors and herb gardens are just the best!

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  3. Alexis Middleton says

    June 9, 2014 at 6:06 pm

    What a pretty little herb garden! I need one!

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  4. April Hoff says

    June 9, 2014 at 7:51 pm

    Pretty, Sarah! I love the tone-on-tone look of your potted herbs!

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  5. Carrie @ lovely etc. says

    June 9, 2014 at 11:59 pm

    So pretty! Those colors are gorgeous!

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  6. Vel Criste says

    June 9, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    So cute Sarah! not to mention useful!

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  7. Taryn @ Design, Dining + Diapers says

    June 10, 2014 at 6:07 am

    Very pretty!

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  8. Jenna LaFevor says

    June 10, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    Those are so cute! I love the color of the pots!

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  9. Aniko Levai says

    June 10, 2014 at 8:57 pm

    Love your herb garden and those pots are simple yet gorgeous! Pinned:-)

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  10. Jennifer BNHblog says

    June 11, 2014 at 5:20 am

    Love the idea of painting terra cotta pots! Hope to see you back next week at The DIY’ers link party!

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  11. April Hoff says

    June 11, 2014 at 11:48 am

    You know, I have one of those light reflectors, but have never used it! You’ve got me itching to try it now! 😉

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  12. Liz Fourez says

    June 11, 2014 at 3:00 pm

    I love the colors you used! Such a fun summer project!

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  13. Krista thehappyhousie says

    June 12, 2014 at 2:59 am

    Really pretty Sarah- great colour choices!! I have a little trouble keeping my herbs alive but I would love a cute little herb garden like this. Pinning and sharing:)

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  14. Stephanie Paxman says

    June 14, 2014 at 2:31 am

    Lovely little planters!

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