There are plenty of cost-effective ways to turn old recycled objects from around your home, as well as old birdcages alike into cool, exciting planter projects! These creative design ideas make perfect planters that can be placed both inside or out, depending on your preference – and the season!
Each of these are easy to make, fun activities that can also be made with your little ones!
Using an Old Painting Can
Old painting cans can also be turned into stylish, intricate or even color-matching planters for your favorite flowers – and is both fast and easy to make!
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Making Use of Old Wooden Pallets
Wooden pallets can be used for lots of crafty projects in your back yard, but are also great for hanging various pots or cups of flowers and plants from!
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Using an Old Bird Cage
Turning an old bird cage into a unique, stylish planter is both easy and fun! It can really add ‘pizzazz’ to any planters you’d like to place in your back yard, or patio. A truly elegant sight to be seen!
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Putting those Old Rain Boots to Use
If you’ve got old rain boots that are either too old or perhaps a litter tattered to still be used as boots, these can be the perfect item for turning into planters! This is a very original, fun, project that’s sure to be a good talking-piece for any company you have over – and will add personality to your back yard.
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Lovely Fountains of Flowers
If you’ve got an old or broken fountain that you just don’t use anymore in your backyard, then this can be the perfect solution to making a make-shift planter and really adding elegance and beauty to your back yard – and succulents are very popular with this project!
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Using an Old Sink
An old porcelain sink can be the perfect item for making a stylish, exciting planter or flower garden – and will typically be a pretty large piece that you can place anywhere in your back yard!
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Using Old Pots and Pans
There’s no need to throw away old pots and pans, as they can make perfectly shaped, beautiful, and unique planters for your back yard garden!
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Recycling Old Tires into Planters
Using old recycled tires is an excellent way to make environmentally friendly planters – and you don’t have to stop at just one! You and your kids can also paint them together, or add fun designs to give it your personal touch.
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Turning Wooden Barrels into Beauty
Wooden barrels have a very unique mystique to them, and are perfect for saving space and making sweet, stylish planters in your back yard.
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Recycling Old Wooden Drawers
You and your family can paint old wooden drawers and chairs to add personality to your garden and place multiple planters around it to really make your back yard garden stand out!
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Of the mentioned above planter projects, which one is your favorite? If you have experience making some of your own that aren’t mentioned above, please feel free to share them with us! We appreciate you reading our crafty projects for using recycled or old items from around your home into planters, and would love to hear from you!