Monday, September 21, 2020

This $10 Planter DIY Makes Incredible Custom Toy Storage!

Earlier this month I did a roundup of ways to store/display plush toys I'd found while researching for a kid's room - but wouldn't you know it, NOT ONE of them seemed right for the space John and I were working on. They either hid the toys completely or displayed the toys completely, when we wanted a little of both. We also wanted it kid-accessible, but off the floor and out of the way.
 
I thought about hanging toy buckets on the wall, but all the large baskets/buckets/canvas bags I found were too expensive or the wrong shape. Then we checked the garden department at Home Depot for metal wall planters, but they were all sold out.

That's when I spotted it. Our cheap, easy, durable solution.

CUE THE HEAVENLY CHORUS


LAAAAAAAA!

(That's my attempt at a heavenly chorus.)

Yep, this $10 plastic planter was the answer to all our plushie problems.




Ready to see how?

CUE THE JAZZY TUTORIAL MUSIC!






(You'd be amazed how long it takes to make a video this short. AhehehehSOB.)

The top half is surprisingly deep, so what you see in the end photos is only the top layer of toys. All of these:



Fit comfortably in these:

I could have even fit more, but these were all the plush I could find at the time.




And next, here's the planter base turned into wall shelves for my office:


This is just a temporary set up; when we install them for real I'll use white foamboard on top instead of cardboard. You could also use these as wall planters; they'd look super cute with greenery and florals tucked inside! I'm keeping these for a future room makeover, so I'll be sure to update you when they find a permanent home.

I'm so chuffed that we made 4 useful storage items out of a single $10 planter - and this should work with any "Grecian Urn" style planter out there, so keep an eye out the next time you're in your local garden center.

There's a sneak peek in the video of our completed Rainbow Unicorn room makeover, but stay tuned for the final reveal, coming up in my next post!


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11 comments:

  1. Would it be sturdy enough if you cut the urn into fourths and put in the corner?

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    1. Absolutely, that would actually be stronger since the supports would be closer together!

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  2. My cats would be in them in mo time flat.

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  3. What a creative concept and quite lovely too!!

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  4. Ahhh, I love this idea!!! So cute and useful! Will have to look for planters like that as I shop, we always need better storage for this life with three girl-children 😅

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  5. Anyone else have Hercules' Hero to Zero song in their head now? No? Just me?

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  6. Talk about thinking outside the box! So clever.

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  7. What great idea! If I can find someone with a jigsaw, this would work for storing hand towels and wash clothes in my bathroom.

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  8. That's such a great idea!

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