This last week, on a trip to a local shop, I was inspired to encourage to think outside the box and get creative planters for houseplants… in fact, I love the thought of the whole combination, planter and plants, creating a lovely focal point, so here are some fun ideas to get your creative juices flowing…
This spring I grew some grass for the dining table centerpiece in our 100 year old house. To read the full post on the vintage scale, check out this link with tips on successfully growing grass indoors like that… also, if you’re interested in buying a scale like this, here’s the link for the link for the iron bird scale (it’s like the one Joanna used on an episode of Fixer Upper)
At the shop I recently visited… I guess they’d call themselves a florist, but they had so many other things, I hate to just refer to them as that… tons of antiques, interesting yard art, vintage knick knacks… just a whole gamut of interesting and unique things.
They had several different objects turned into planters…
Talking about planting grass inside, they used a simple enamelware basin to plant some in.
Of course, the super cute chicken feeder turned planter I featured on the first picture… Seriously, talk about farmhouse style!
Succulents are so crazy popular now, and for good reason. They’re easy to grow, take very little water, very little dirt, and love to be crowded… so that certainly opens up a lot for creative planters…
They featured two different sized old (or made to look old) drawers for succulent planters.
Succulents grow fairly slow too, so it’s nice to think you wouldn’t need to re-pot or separate them for a while.
Another really charming idea for a creative planter is this birdcage.
You could leave it setting on a shelf or table like they did, or it would look beautiful hanging too!
Another hanging planter they had was this thick glass round planter with a macrame jute hanger. I really like this, but didn’t buy it… now I’m sort of kicking myself for not getting it… I think another trip back up to Osceola may be in order. 😉
One more creative planter idea I’ll leave you with is this mini terrarium planter I have in the breakfast room of our 100 year old house…
So what kind of creative planters have you come up with or used in the past? I’d, (we’d all) love to hear about them!
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Keri says
Love the creative planters!! Always love a good repurpose!! I would like to invite you to our party, Sweet Inspiration Link Party that starts on Friday and runs until Tuesday. Hope to see you there!!
Liz says
Thanks!
CS Calkins says
DIG this scene!!! Many thanks for linking up at Vintage Charm!
Susan says
What fun ideas! I have been working on my potting shed and the garden around it and am completely obsessed with all things garden right now.
Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
Liz says
Me too! 🙂
Oh My Heartsie Girl says
I love the terrarium planter with succulents, Im so torn whether to buy artificial or real for some of my projects. All of the planters are great ideas!!
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Have a great week!
Karren
Liz says
Oh I know Karen what you mean about real or artificial. I actually use both and none would be the wiser. 😉
Audra @ Renewed Projects says
What a beautiful collection! Must have been a pretty display to walk thru. The chicken feed planter is my favorite. Thanks for sharing!
Laura / Pet Scribbles says
These planters are creative indeed! I just shared them on my DIY Garden Planters Pinterest Board! Happy gardening!
Liz says
Thank you so much for sharing them!
Donnamae says
Love those ideas! I’ve used old watering cans as planters in the past…as well as baskets. Just line them with plastic first, so the wicker/rattan doesn’t degrade! 😉
Liz says
Oh cute idea with the watering can!! That would be darling. Thanks Donnamae.
Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says
Great ideas! If you can see the possibilities, there are probably fun, unique planter ideas in almost anything. I’m partial to succulents (probably ’cause I can’t kill them!) so anything that’ll hold them is a good idea to me! Visiting from Made By You Monday.