Vintage wagons make ideal plant holders.
If you're on a tight budget, you probably already know turn trash into treasure. Reusing cast-off or vintage items cuts down on waste in landfills and allows you to be more environmentally friendly. Use your imagination to see discarded objects in new ways and to invent new uses for old things. Scour yard sales, thrift stores, flea markets, and salvage yards for items that you can use for storage or display around your house or in your yard. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Wipe down old metal wash buckets to use as planters around your yard. Drill holes into the bottoms, and fill them with one half inch of gravel for drainage. Fill the buckets with your favorite plants or shrubs, and add them to your landscape.
2. Paint (if you wish) and stack vintage wooden crates on top of one another so the openings are all facing the same direction. Nail or screw them together to keep them from toppling. Use the stacked crates as shelving or storage in your home or garage, or use them as a plant shelf in your yard.
3. Display vintage stoneware bowls around your home, and use them to hold flowers, potpourri, candles, books, magazines, yarn, or odds and ends to keep rooms clutter-free and organized.
4. Sand and refinish old drawers, and then use them to create box frames for displaying mementos or photos. Hang them on a wall so their openings face outward, and place items on the shelves the drawers create.
5. Fill an old wagon with potted plants, and park it on your porch or in your yard. A wagon is especially useful for moving plants and flowers from sun to shade during the day.
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