Decorating is a fun art that you can do anywhere and with anything. It’s a great activity that even anyone of any age can participate in. Decorating different things helps bring out your creative side. We usually decorate our home during the holiday season. Our homes and classrooms are decorated according to each upcoming holiday and it’s always fun to see. Schools even help kids bring out their creative side during art class. There are many DIY videos you can watch online to help you get started on the best decoration ideas you probably never thought of. Let’s look at 4 random household items that you can use to plant flowers instead of using the traditional pots.
- Wine Bottles
If you have empty wine bottles at home, then we recommend you start using them to house plants – now you won’t need to use a rubber stopper to keep them sealed, just put in some water and add a plant. The best type of plants to grow in empty wine bottles are actually vines or money plants. You can place them on a windowsill. Other plants that you can grow in glass bottles are the polka-dot plant, prayer plant, Ti plants, and croton. They are great for adding an aesthetic touch to your kitchen; you can have your own bottle garden right at home.
- Tin Cans
Why through away tin cans when you can make use of them. Any tin can would do, either a soup can or a can that housed beans. Simply remove the covering and paint it with a color of your choice; this will immediately liven up the look. Next, add some rocks into the can to act as a drainage system for the roots, then add some soil and finally the seed or the plant and voila – you have yourself a cute tin flower container that you can place on a windowsill or any place you find convenient.
- Plastic Bottles
You may have seen people doing this. If you have empty plastic bottles, why not recycle them right at home by converting them into new flower pots? In order to do this, make sure that you cute the plastic bottle in half. This will allow the shoots to grow and spread so they can reach sunlight easily as opposed to having a narrow nozzle to poke out from. You have the option to paint the plastic bottle or leave it as it is – transparent. Next, add some soil, and a plant and your pots are ready as can ever be.
- Teapots
This may come as a surprise to you, but teapots can be used as an alternative to pots; they actually make quite attractive alternatives due to their cute plump body. You can even use a watering can for this purpose too. If your teapot is made of clay, then you can try painting it and decorating it whatever way you choose to. Some people even attach artificial gems to the body to bedazzle it and improve its appearance.
