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23 Apr Unusual Plant Containers
I often find things that would make pretty plant containers. I am particularly drawn to vintage brass pots, and I do have a few I have used as planters. But I like it when people think outside of the box, and I see something totally unexpected.
Like bathtubs…
![daily press](https://i2.wp.com/www.astoriedstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bathtub-planter1.jpg?resize=448%2C366)
daily press
![garage sale gal](https://i0.wp.com/www.astoriedstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/a-a-bachman-hse-spring-swap-goodies-my-giveaway-0521.jpg?resize=240%2C320)
garage sale gal
Or old sinks (I’ve got two in the garage!)…
![pinterest](https://i0.wp.com/www.astoriedstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/0e31012f7a0fc99bc845d0300c8f9cad1.jpg?resize=360%2C360)
This one is intriguing, read all about it here.
![one forty three](https://i1.wp.com/www.astoriedstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sink-succulents-planter.jpg?resize=576%2C768)
one forty three
Tea cups are sweet, tutorial here.
![go make me](https://i0.wp.com/www.astoriedstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/6a00e5536c293f8833017ee85b11fb970d-700wi1.jpg?resize=536%2C670)
go make me
![kidzworld](https://i0.wp.com/www.astoriedstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/gallery_Gallery_GreenTeaCupPlanter1.jpg?resize=350%2C233)
kidzworld
Or maybe some rusty pitchers?
![a beautiful mess](https://i2.wp.com/www.astoriedstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/6a00d8358081ff69e20168eb09827a970c-800wi1.jpg?resize=560%2C704)
a beautiful mess
Anyone have any old ties laying around? Tutorial here.
![modcloth](https://i1.wp.com/www.astoriedstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/diy-fathers-day-tie-planers1.jpg?resize=600%2C759)
modcloth
This could work for a beach or lake house!
![source unknown](https://i1.wp.com/www.astoriedstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/20120713-1647101.jpg?resize=450%2C336)
source unknown
Remember when this was all over the blogosphere a few years ago? You have to be really, really cool to pull this off.
![robyn glaser](https://i2.wp.com/www.astoriedstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/robynglaser8.jpg?resize=300%2C400)
robyn glaser
Would you believe this pretty table is made out of pallets? Tutorial here.
![far out flora](https://i1.wp.com/www.astoriedstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/5784766157_72c6b11f8c_z1.jpg?resize=640%2C426)
far out flora
I LOVE this idea! A cluster of these could be really beautiful in a sunny room on a round table, with a variety of curiosities surrounding them. Yes, that is the instant mental picture I got when I saw this DIY.
![apartment therapy](https://i1.wp.com/www.astoriedstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_0125_small1.jpg?resize=540%2C810)
apartment therapy
This shutter idea is so smart. Old shutters are fairly easy to find at your local salvage store, and this is such a simple way to dress up a patio!
![debra prinzing](https://i1.wp.com/www.astoriedstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Baylors-Shutter-Garden.jpg?resize=475%2C600)
debra prinzing
A long time ago, I bought an old, industrial bread pan like this at the flea market with the full intention of turning it into a planter. I will get to that when we put our yard back together. The yard my kids currently call “the beach”.
![kim pearson designs](https://i0.wp.com/www.astoriedstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/b46aab2d8a60721db783a09a352afaed.jpg?resize=550%2C825)
kim pearson designs
But my favorite, and most quirky, and strange, image is this one.
![Kareoke (Doris Klene)](https://i2.wp.com/www.astoriedstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/82acdb-2501.jpg?resize=250%2C250)
Kareoke (Doris Klene)
I mean, I do have some nursing bras around here somewhere.
What is the most “outside the box” planter you have seen?
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