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Succulent Centerpiece

Published: May 5, 2016 · Modified: Oct 27, 2016 by Ashley Phipps · 428 words. · About 3 minutes to read this article. · 9 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads and sponsored posts · This blog uses cookies · See our privacy policy for more info Filed Under: Craft, Home Decor

I am in love with succulents.  Are you!?  Well even if you aren't, this cute succulent centerpiece can be easily adapted for any flower or plant you like!  Fresh or faux.  And any way you do it, it is super cute and really simple to make!  So follow along to see how to create this cute centerpiece for yourself!

Succulent Centerpiece

It is a perfect way to add a little pop of green into your home without adding a big huge plant.  And without the stress keeping anything alive!  Plus I think it is super cute.

Succulent Centerpiece Featured Image

Succulent Centerpiece

To create this succulent centerpiece you will need:

  • (1) small, unfinished, wooden crate
  • (2) small glass bottles
  • 2-6 small faux succulent plants (or other faux or fresh plant or flower of your choice)
  • foam brush
  • Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paint, Vintage
  • Sandpaper optional

Succulent Centerpiece Supplies

I began by using my foam brush to paint the wooden crate with my Chalky Finish paint in Vintage.  The photo's don't really do this paint justice but the color vintage is a perfectly pale, mint green/blue that is beautiful and subtle and contrasts the green succulents nicely.

Paint Crate with Chalk Paint

You can decide if you want one coat of paint or two.  I did one coat of paint and loved how it looked.  Calky finish paint is also really easy to distress so this is a great type of paint to sand and distress if you like.

Painted Crate

After the paint was completely dry, I placed my succulents into my glass vases and placed my glass vases into the wooden crate.

I absolutely adore the fun triangle shaped vases I found! They are such a fun and unique bottle and they fit perfectly into the crate!  And these succulents that I found at Michaels Craft were small but perfect for this project!  I loved that I could pair three of them together in each bottle.  It adds a lot of variety and visual interest to the project.

Succulent Centerpiece in Wooden Crate

This project was simple to do but I love the beauty that comes from adding a little bit of green into your home!  It is so beautiful and so fresh and perfect for spring home decor!  This would also make a great Mother's Day gift for the hard-to-buy-for-mom!

Succulent Centerpiece in painted wooden crate

If succulents or faux flowers aren't your thing. this would also be incredibly cute to use to display small bundles of fresh flowers picked from your yard!  The options are so endless!

What would you put in here?

This post was first shared on DecoArt's blog here.

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. lorraine Williamson

    May 11, 2016 at 5:59 pm

    love this display so cool thanks for shaing have a great week

    Reply
  2. Alyssa @Living on Cloud Wine

    May 12, 2016 at 12:16 pm

    I love this! So simple and beautiful!

    Reply
  3. Chelc | Inside the Fox Den

    May 12, 2016 at 12:28 pm

    Succulents are the best, aren't they? Unfortunately I have a black thumb so faux is the way to go for me, lol. Thanks so much for sharing at Merry Monday! I'm excited to tell you that I loved your project so much that it's going to be my featured project this Sunday night. I'll be sharing on my social media so I'd love for you to follow me. Have a great rest of the week and I hope you'll link with us again!

    Reply
  4. Anita

    May 12, 2016 at 7:10 pm

    This is beautiful! Thanks for sharing at Creativity Unleashed.

    Reply
  5. Morgan @ Morgan Manages Mommyhood

    May 13, 2016 at 12:29 pm

    This is so cute! I love that I wouldn't have to worry about keeping them alive!!

    Reply
  6. Dee

    May 13, 2016 at 10:33 pm

    This is such a cute centerpiece, and I love the color you chose -- so fresh! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday. 🙂

    Reply
  7. Maria/simplenaturedecor

    May 15, 2016 at 6:19 pm

    I love your succulent centerpiece, this maybe what I need for decorating my outdoor porch tables.
    Maria

    Reply
  8. Carole

    May 15, 2016 at 8:09 pm

    So pretty! I have tons and tons of succulents in my yard, but never thought of using them as a centerpiece! Pinning!

    Reply
  9. Samantha

    May 15, 2016 at 10:33 pm

    Super cute! Love the color! Thanks for sharing at Dream. Create. Inspire. Link!

    Reply

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