If the 70-degree weather we have headed to NYC this weekend is making you itch for adding some color to your balcony, patio or stoop, we have some DIY inspirations for you. Using items you probably already have in your home, you can create beautiful pieces of outdoor art when you turn them into colorful planters for your spring flowers. Take a look at some of these ideas:
From The Glamorous Housewife
All those cute teapots you have in the back of your cabinets? They make beautiful containers for flowers–especially if you have a space to hang them like this rail. What we really love about this is that even if the pots are broken, they still work as a planter.
Just do a quick look around your kitchen–you certainly have a pitcher or two that you are not using. Avoid using items made from glass, but anything else goes. Worried water will rust the metal? It only adds character to the pot.
From Brit + Co
If you have kids, you probably have at least one pair of boots that doesn’t have a match. Reuse the boots as planters–which look great hanging on this fence, but can also sit straight up in the corner of your patio. A great pop of color to your outdoor space.
Head back to your kitchen and pull out the colander you never use. Almost every kitchen we see has at least one too many colanders and they make the perfect planter (built in holes for drainage!). If you don’t have a colander with color simply paint with spray paint.
From The MicroGardener:
The very best use for recycling cans? Turn them into these cute planters. Again, they look great hanging on a fence, but you can also gather several together to create a beautiful centerpiece to your patio table or use them to line the steps of your stoop.
Instead of tossing out the old dresser or desk, use the pieces in new ways. We love this unique way to reuse dresser drawers. They would make great patio planters–especially for vegetables or herbs.
