Succulent Planters From Light Fixtures
I love being thrifty and repurposing things, so when my friend Leslie offered me her old bathroom light fixtures I took them, of course.
These light fixtures intrigued me, well the curved glass did, and I kept pondering on them each time I passed by in the garage...what to do with them? Hmmm. After months of pondering and several different ideas, I decided to make this my project and turn them into succulent planters.
I love the texture of the glass with the wood and leather these planters provide.
These light fixtures intrigued me, well the curved glass did, and I kept pondering on them each time I passed by in the garage...what to do with them? Hmmm. After months of pondering and several different ideas, I decided to make this my project and turn them into succulent planters.
I love the texture of the glass with the wood and leather these planters provide.
Here is one of the light fixtures I got from my friend. I also got another one that had 4 lights on it. Which gave me nine glass pieces total.
This is scrap deck wood I used to build the planters, it is cedar.
After removing the glass I used it to figure out how to build my planters. I traced the shape of the glass and cut the wood out with a jigsaw.
Then I glued and nailed the planter base to the back. I drilled holes for attaching the glass hardware that was on the light fixture and holes for the leather hangers (not pictured). After applying some natural stain and letting it dry, I planted my succulents and was done!
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Brilliant! I buy disposable cutting trays from an unamed dollar (tree) store. 2 per pack. i'm going to use these as the "shades" because of their flexibility. I'll try a glue gun to make the texture. Awesome creativity award to you!
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Good morning g! I would love to see some more photos of this project! Blessings. Kathie
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