DIY Project: Teacup Planter Pots
Add a riot of colour to a window sill, table or balcony by repurposing old cups and saucers into little planter pots
During our last house move, heavy-handed removalists succeeded in wrecking our coffee table, a book shelf and a box of crockery. We were left with three surviving cups and saucers and a good excuse to go furniture shopping. For us, apartment living meant a small balcony that was too small for our larger plants. So we downsized! We repurposed the orphaned cups and saucers into colourful planter pots that could easily sit on a window sill, on the kitchen table, on a chair on the balcony and plenty of other places within the apartment.
Planting flowers are a colourful choice, but you could consider herbs like chives, sage or basil.
The saucers are perfect for collecting any run-off when watering your plants, and the planters are light enough to be easily moved around the house.
The saucers are perfect for collecting any run-off when watering your plants, and the planters are light enough to be easily moved around the house.
The thinner the base of the cup, the easier it will be to drill a drainage hole.
You will need a drill with a 6mm tungsten tip diamond drill bit, available at any hardware store.
Adhere a strip of masking tape on the cup base. This will help to stop the drill bit from slipping. Drill, slowly at first, until a small hole is established and then continue until fully drilled through base.
You will need a drill with a 6mm tungsten tip diamond drill bit, available at any hardware store.
Adhere a strip of masking tape on the cup base. This will help to stop the drill bit from slipping. Drill, slowly at first, until a small hole is established and then continue until fully drilled through base.
Display your tea cup planter pots anywhere in the house, so long as they can receive sunlight, water and TLC.
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Perhaps you could repurpose them into little planters like I have, or scour op-shops for vintage cups and saucers as an alternative.