I'm Gillian, a Scotland based home & lifestyle blogger. Follow along as I navigate this new journey sharing my life from home.
If you haven’t been to IKEA lately, you have to make it a point to go for one thing only… faux plants. They have these adorable and very real looking plants right now. I’ve been twice and literally both times walked out with 4 or 5 of them. They come in a few different varieties including a really cute lambs ear. As much as I like my real plants, sometimes it’s just easier, right? Plus I can’t always get natural light where I want to put a plant.
The only crappy part of these plants is the black plastic pot they come in, so I have thought of different ways to “plant” them in pots including this cute stenciled wood crate I’ll show you today.
No IKEA near you? I found my favorite plants on Amazon, so no problem!
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Stenciled Wood Crate
Supplies:
Black Gloss Enamel Craft Paint
Wood Crate
Instructions:
Start by sanding your crate down. I then spray painted it with chalk paint spray paint. Next, I stenciled on my words. You can finish off your piece with a cream wax to seal it if you want.
I think it looks great on my desk!
To life feeling like home!
XO,
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March 23rd, 2017 at 8:37 am
Thanks for the idea! No Ikea near us, so I was more than thrilled to find similar plants at Target the other day…..on sale even! Their pots are a little nicer, but always fun to dress them up this way.
March 23rd, 2017 at 8:52 am
Very cute idea, Amy!
I love that you used fake plants in this adorable planter because those are the kind I can actually deal with. Lol! My live plants only get watered when they are wilting!
March 24th, 2017 at 3:05 pm
I love using greenery for my spring home decor, although I hate the time and effort to take care of them. I am going to have to take a trip to Ikea this weekend. This is such a cute planter; perfect for a french country home!
March 26th, 2017 at 9:32 pm
Thank you, Charlotte! I love that I can have a combo of real and faux. I hope you find some great ones!
March 26th, 2017 at 5:36 am
cute craft, thanks for sharing on craft schooling Sunday! Last time I was in IKEA I was actually really disappointed that they had replaced a whole room of the real thing with faux, (since i have gotten some great plants there without the husband really noticing!) but I guess taking care of the plastic ones simplifies things greatly! Maybe i ought to take a cue from them, then again,maybe some of each?
March 26th, 2017 at 9:30 pm
I agree! I love a combination of both! IKEA does have great real plants also!
April 5th, 2017 at 3:00 pm
Super fun wood planter / holder DIY. Thanks for sharing at the #InspirationSpotlight @DearCreatives shared.
April 6th, 2017 at 8:47 am
Your welcome! Thanks for hosting!
April 6th, 2017 at 2:01 pm
What a gorgeous planter! I need to do something like this, too. I don’t have much hope of keeping indoor plants alive, so fake ones are best. Haha.
April 9th, 2017 at 9:36 am
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April 18th, 2017 at 9:17 pm
I have a corner that this would look perfect in. Saving this to my home projects file. Thanks for the inspiration.
April 19th, 2017 at 11:03 am
I love this! So cute and so creative. I was roaming around a linky party, and discovered your blog. It has been fun looking around.
April 19th, 2017 at 5:18 pm
Great! I’m so glad you found me. Welcome!