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Roundup: 18 DIY Planters, Pots and Other Decorative Ideas

by on May 31, 2013

Break out those gardening gloves and a bag or two of soil. It’s time to bring the outdoors in, with 18 decorative pot and planter ideas to breathe new life into your living space.   

That’s right, potted plants and earthy succulents aren’t just for the outdoors. In fact, bringing them indoors can actually help improve your mood. There are other health-related benefits as well, according to this article from Going Home to Roost.  So let’s get to it. 

A small dresser next to a plant in a brown and yellow pot.Old Brand New

1. Drip Planter DIY

A bunch of hanging gardens in a white room with plants in them.Skinny Laminx

2. Macrame Hanging Succulent Garden DIY Project

A planter in the shape of a letter S.Steph of Henry Happened ?

3. DIY Initial Letter Planters

Three terra cotta flower pots have a stripe of paint on the bottom that matches the color of the flag in the potting soil for each plant.Caroline for Hello Bee

4. Neon-Dipped Potted Plants

Three white planters that have small plants growing in them.Claire for Say Yes to Hoboken

5. Handmade Clay Pots Tutorial

A wall planter on the wall and one held by a hand.Whitney Curtis

6. Hanging Wall Planter DIY

Four plants with hand painted containers.Rancho Reubidoux

7. Chatterboxes Painted Tins DIY

A plant pot is pained neutral colors and sits on a piece of wood outside.Claire Zinnecker for Camille Styles

8. Cement Planter DIY

Someone is holding a flower pot that has been painted white with a pink and orange abstract design.Steph of Henry Happened

9. Marbled Clay Pots Project

A long, deep, angular planter contains a low growing plant.Ben Uyeda

10. Modern Concrete Planter DIY

A shell with plants growing out of it.Radmegan

11. Minature Shell-Potted Succulents

Three pots with succulents growing in them.Brittni Mehlhoff

12. Recycled Mod Mini Succulent Pots DIY

A plant pot has different varieties of succulents and other desert plants.On My Honor

13. Neon Dream Planters

Three round tins with white rocks and green sucullents inside a half piece of glass.Ruffled

14. Tiny Terrarium Wall Garden

""Planters pot with Plants for decoration"Foret Design for Design Sponge

15. Gilded Terra Cotta Pots

Different varieties of plants are potted in planters made of old computer disks.Brit + Co

16. Floppy Disk Planters

A tiny white glazed plant pot holds a small succulent plant.Transient Expression

17. Minature Geometric Pot

Woman holding a small cactus in a green chili can.Jennifer Rose Smith for Camille Styles

18. Canned Succulents DIY

Have a favorite? Leave a comment below to share which project(s) you want to try on your own.

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