DIY: Clothes Hamper Planters

As you all know, I have been searching high and low for some reasonable, tall, and not super spendy outdoor planters. My search has been filled with planters starting at nearly $100 and reaching prices of about $700! Needless to say, those weren't coming home with us any time soon. Especially since David thinks I kill off all my plants {so not true, by the way!}.

However, on a random trip to Big Lots I got the biggest "ah-ha" moment I've had in a long time. You know, those moments Oprah claims to get all the time on her show!

We are roaming through the aisles aimlessly when I spotted it. "It" was a tall, woven clothes hamper. I immediately said, "Dave, do you see what I see?" As you can guess he wasn't nearly as enthralled as I was. I squealed, "I can make planters out of those!!!!" He replied with a, "How many do you want?" and "Can we get lunch now?" Gotta love my husband!

The best thing was that their combined price was $40! That's less than half of the price of ONE planter I had considered purchasing {and that was the cheap one!}.

After a tasty lunch at Arby's {their sweet tea is my new obsession} we stocked up on some black spray paint and came home and I sprayed all of the shutters and my new planters!

And, just an FYI, these hampers aren't merely just fabric. All along the inside the are reinforced with a metal structure. It's almost like they wanted to be planters, I tell you.

Our next step was to buy some pretty mums out at the pumpkin patch to seal the deal. Only problem was how were we going to get them to sit pretty and tall in the planters?

Well, good ol' Home Depot came to the rescue with their $2 buckets which just so happen to be the best planter-lifter-upper out there and the mums are sitting happily on their bright orange concealed perch.

The other DIY concrete planters below the new DIY woven planters are about to be moved, but those suckers are heavy and this girl needs some assistance in that endeavor. Oh, and any handle you see on the planter is now gone, I cut those off easy-peasy with some scissors. Less laundry basket-like and more planter friendly!

Thanks for reading! I am a happy little camper and can't wait to show you all the rest of our house as it moves right along with its mini-makeover.

Up next: Overstock rug, new house numbers, snazzy front door handle, fresh coat of paint on the front door, and garage lights!

xoxo