Washing Machine Turned Planter

Zest it Up
by Zest it Up
5 Materials
$30
1 Hour
Easy
Remember what our zest it up headquarters looked like when we first moved in? Not only was it complete chaos with dirty carpet, crazy colors and paintings and “interesting” finds all around- it was filled with a crazy amount of appliances!!

Photo Cred: Anya McInroy




There were at least 60 refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, etc all filling the rooms. We managed to find a few keepers.





We also decided to have pity on this old inside of a washing machine. Afterall, it had good “bones” and we could see some potential. (Someone else had already done some art on it apparently- haha) I have seen how people take the inside of washing machines to make a fire pit, but why not a planter?





We started with a wipe down and then a fresh coat of paint.





We decided to keep the top of our "planter" black to match our new office space.





We didn’t want to fill the entire basin with dirt, plus we would have to line it. So instead we are having it “mask” a pot we scored from the dollar store.





I simply took one pot and turned it upside down to create height, then we added a saucer and placed the plant on top. The finished product made for the perfect addition to our office corner.





We love the structure, texture and massive size that if offers in this corner.
 
Cheers for taking the old and making something fabulous and new!
 
xo,
Sam
Suggested materials:
  • Inside of washing machine
  • Large plant (we used a tree)
  • Spray paint
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  • Bob Schulenberg Bob Schulenberg on Mar 08, 2017
    Except without light, your beautiful plant will be dead in a month! How do you take care of that?
  • Mandy Mandy on Mar 10, 2017
    Great job. The tub before photo I thought was the after lol. Do we have more projects to look fwd to from the other appliances?
  • Have you thought about using one as a fire pit? We did,works great
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  • Tom Ludden Tom Ludden on Mar 26, 2017

    We use one as a live well at the lake until we can clean the fish

  • Dennie Dennie on Jun 25, 2017

    This would have NEVER come into my mind. You're so creative. I's beautiful.

    • Zest it Up Zest it Up on Jun 26, 2017
      Thank you so much Dennie!! We love repurposing random things!
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