I love to keep old tin cans and re-purpose them and upcycle them into the best tin can planters!
My kitchen window sill is adorned with planters. Ideally, they would be full of fresh herbs to cook with. However, I’m a herb killer! As I’m rubbish at remembering to water them even when they are next to the sink. Therefore, to avoid that ugly wilted herb look I have more resilient cacti and succulents in my kitchen window. And who doesn’t love a succulent or cacti?
These gorgeous plants sit in lovely tin can planters, which I think are very apt for a kitchen.
Brilliant Ideas for the Best Tin Can Planters
I have to admit that I’m swayed by great packaging, I often buy things just because I like the box it comes in (shameful!). The simple tin can must be one of the best packaging designs. Not only are they fit for purpose, but with all that steel and ridges they just ooze industrial chic.
Naked tin cans look awesome as planters especially if you like that rustic farmhouse look. However, it doesn’t take much to jazz them up a bit if you are going for an alternative interior look.
The Best Tin Can Planters.
1. Colourful Tin Can Planters – Pillarboxblue
These tin can plant pots just scream summer. With that bright rainbow of colours. The pallet trough is really handy too!
2.Copper Tin Planters – Home Oh My
Spray a tin can with copper paint and all of sudden it goes from rustic to glam, it’s amazing! I love the touch of the chalkboard labels too.
3. Upcycled Window Herb Planter – Pillarboxblue
Now these tin cans have been decoupaged with vintage insect graphics for a lovely retro science vibe.
4. Crushed Tin Can DIY planters – Pillarboxblue
How about changing the shape of the tin cans to that cruched bad look. Then add a bit of glam with some gold chrome spray paint.
5. Birchwood Tin Can Planters – Lollyjane
These look rustic and stylish at the same time. You wouldn’t even know they were tin cans to start with.
6. Recycled Jean planters – Pillarboxblue
One of my favourite things to re-purpose are old jeans. so I got super excited when I could combine tin cans with denim, and make these gorgeous planters.
7. Marimekko Decorative Tin Can Planters – Pillarboxblue
A fantastic combination of cool Nordic style and re-purposed tin cans. This riot of colour brightens up my garden even on the dullest of days.
8. Trendy Upcycled Planters With Velvet – Pillarboxblue.com
Tin can planters don’t have to be rustic they can be luxurious and modern. Just add velvet!
9. Re-purposed Leather Tin Can Planters – Pillarboxblue
These were originally made as colourful leather pen pots made with an old leather handbag. However, they also make lovely unique planters.
10. Vintage Seed Packet Planters -Pictureboxblue
I love the unique rustic look of these tin can planters. There are 9 different vintage seed packets to download. You’ll be spoilt for choice.
11. Faux Ming Vase DIY Flower Pots -Pillarboxblue
What a fun way to upcycle an old large tin can into a priceless blue and white Chinese Ming vase. This has to be one of the best tin can upcycles.
Cover the tin cans with Shibori dyed socks to make these cute indigo planters.
It’s hard to pick a favourite tin can planter. However, if pushed I think that the Marimekko ones are my favourite, then again I have a thing about Marimekko.
I love the current trend for Boho hanging planters. I have designed a simple no-sew way to make recycled hanging plant pot holders for upcycled tin can pots.
Tin cans can be upcycled into other things besides planters, such as caddies and I even made an upcycled advent calendar using tin cans, and a stylish copper and denim craft caddy.
You might like to check out these other posts.
Maisy
As you know, I was already a fan of your golden crushed tins, but this roundup is even better! So many cute ideas 🙂
Have a wonderful day, Claire!
*Maisy
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, Maisy. Have a wonderful day too!
dianna keefe
I really enjoyed going thru all of your upcycling for plants. last year I planted my garden on upstairs deck and had my share of daily veggies even corn I would like to add some more plants upwards out of scraps etc and would like to see more. I would like these sentto my e mail so I can incorporate them into my plans. thank you for great ideas!!!!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you. Your upstairs deck sound lovely with all the plants.
Mary-the boondocks blog
Claire my favorite is your window herb planter. The transformation of that window is incredible!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you so much Mary. I do like that window and can’t wait to sit out in the garden and enjoy it again.
Wendy
Enjoyed this round up…. some very cute ideas!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you Wendy!
Leanna
The cans with the window are my favorite. Redoing the deck this year and need a planter for fresh herbs. Adding a little shelf to a window and the herbs under would work really well. Great ideas.
Claire Armstrong
Thank you. I do like the herb window on the wall in my garden.
Cecilia
The copper are my favorite! I have much better results with I plant herbs in the ground than in containers. Thank you for sharing @Vintage Charm!
Claire Armstrong
The copper ones are lovely. Unfortunately there isn’t anywhere suitable to plant herbs in my garden.
Helen at Pleasures of the NW
I love the colored cans – guess I’ll be saving some cans now! Thanks for sharing at the Pleasures of the NW’s DIY Party
Claire Armstrong
Thank you!
Alicia Owen
These are all such neat ideas! I really like the rainbow ones because I like colorful things. 🙂 Love the idea of having the chalkboard stuff on the side you can label and re-label as needed too!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, maybe you could combine the rainbow with the chalkboard.
Amber
I am a sucker for the rainbow ones !! I love reusing and recycling
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, the rainbow does seem to be popular.
Lawrie
Hi, I love your ideas of cans for plants, I also cant seem to keep the herbs alive in the tin cans, I really like your dented cans and the spray paint. I think a few aloes in my tins could work very nicely, thanks so much for the great idea. From Firefly Farm Adventures – http://fireflyfarmadventures.blogspot.co.za/
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, I actually have some aloes in cans on my kitchen window sill
Katy SkipTheBag
You had me at rainbow! Those are so beautiful, I love the colors. Thanks for sharing on the #wastelesswednesday blog hop!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, I do like a rainbow.
LydiaF
Love the colorful row of painted cans! Thanks for sharing with us at Creatively Crafty #ccbg 🙂
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, I do like a rainbow.
Susanne
My favorites are the colorful ones in the pallet trough, I just love color!! The copper ones are amazing too and copper is trending this year in home decor 🙂 Thank you for joining us for our first Create and Celebrate 🙂
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, the rainbow ones do make me smile.
Leslie
Hi! I’m one of the co-hosts of the Welcome Home Wednesdays Link Up. I love these pretty planters, especially the copper ones and the birchwood ones. Thank You for sharing!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you so much, and thanks for hosting.
STEPHANIE
Really cute upcycle. I’d love for you to join our link up To Grandmas House We Go.
http://abbottsathome.com/2017/03/14/to-grandmas-house-we-go-link-party-27/
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, and I have linked up.
Carole @ From My Carolina Home
These are all wonderful ideas! I really like the ones painted copper with the chalkboard labels, so clever!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, they are my favourite too!
Charlene
What a fun and creative idea. Love it!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you!
Kate Hollingsworth
I love it that you’re a herb-killer too (I thought it was just me!). I like them all – how can you pick a favourite?? xx
Claire Armstrong
Thanks, I wasn’t unfortunately blessed with green fingers.
Sam @ Raggedy Bits
Love all of these projects! Such great repurposing ideas for tin cans.
Claire Armstrong
Thank you Sam!
Jess @ JessBeeCreates
Hi there, popping over from the Wonderful Wednesday hop! I love your can altering ideas! I am all for recycling but picky about how things look too…these are perfect ideas for the picky among us! LOL. Like everyone else, I’m obsessed with everything copper but the decoupaged cans are an amazing idea too!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you, the copper is gorgeous though.