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Wall Planter Repurposed From A Water Fountain

Wall Planter Repurposed From A Water Fountain

I’ve always wanted water fountain on our upper deck.

I finally found one I liked- and it was on sale!

It was a cute little faux-stone fiberglass number with faux-carved swirls and flowers and a little faux-spicket.

I bought it and took my new acquisition home, dreaming of relaxing in my hammock on my upper deck while I listened to its gentle, relaxing flow of water.

I hung it on my upper deck wall, filled it up with water, plugged it in, and…

Well, let’s just say it wasn’t a gentle-relaxing-put-me-to-sleep kinda sound.

It was more like a oh-crap-I-left-the-water-on-somewhere kinda sound.

I tinkered with it for a while, but I could never get it to sound like anything other than a leaky faucet.

So I turned it off, dumped the water out, wrapped the cord around the spicket, and left it hanging on my upper deck wall.

For two years.

Wall Planter Repurposed From A Water Fountain

A couple of weeks ago, my hubby installed a water hookup on the upper deck to make washing it down easier.

We used to have to throw a rope down, tie a water hose to it, haul the rope and hose back up, and take care of business.

Needless to say, the upper deck didn’t get washed down very much.

Anyways, after the install, I was thinking about how I can finally overload the upper deck with plants now that I had easy access to water.

Which got me thinking about the little water fountain. Wouldn’t it make a cute wall planter?

The Wall Planter Repurposed From A Water Fountain Transformation!

 
Wall Planter Repurposed From A Water Fountain

I had my hubby drill some holes in the bottom of the soon-to-be wall planter for drainage.

Wall Planter Repurposed From A Water Fountain

I wanted to keep the faux-spicket its original color, so I wrapped it up with some painting tape and spray-painted everything else white.

Wall Planter Repurposed From A Water Fountain

Once the paint was dried, I removed the tape from the faux-spicket. I then did some antiquing and distressing with a dark wax and a emery board.

Wall Planter Repurposed From A Water Fountain

A little trick I picked up on Pinterest a while back: before putting dirt in a pot or planter, line the bottom with coffee filters, covering up any drainage holes. This will keep the potting soil from falling though when you first put it in and when you water afterwards.

Wall Planter Repurposed From A Water Fountain

I filled it with potting soil, planted it with pretty flowers, watered it well and hung it on my upper deck.

Fabulous! 🙂

I hope you enjoyed my little repurposing transformation!

Please let me know what you think in the comments section below!

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  1. Jeanie says

    July 29, 2015 at 6:41 am

    Love your idea! Your petunia’s are pretty! Thanks for sharing about the coffee filters!

    Reply
    • Michelle @ The Painted Hinge says

      July 29, 2015 at 6:59 am

      Thank you Jeanie! 🙂

      Reply
  2. USS Crafty says

    July 29, 2015 at 11:51 pm

    Beautiful! It looks great painted white, and the flowers are pretty.

    Navy Wifey Peters @ The Submarine Sunday Link Party

    Reply
    • Michelle @ The Painted Hinge says

      July 30, 2015 at 6:58 am

      Thank you T’onna! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Pam@over50feeling40 says

    August 2, 2015 at 5:04 am

    This is so pretty!! Thanks for sharing with the Thursday Blog Hop!

    Reply
    • Michelle @ The Painted Hinge says

      August 2, 2015 at 5:43 am

      You’re welcome Pam! Thank you for hosting! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Stella Lee@ Purfylle says

    August 3, 2015 at 7:17 pm

    I think this looks 10 times better as a planter. I would love you to link it up at Two Uses Tuesday, it’s exactly the sort of upcycle that #2usesTuesday is all about. http://bitly.com/1P1NHeE

    Reply
    • Michelle @ The Painted Hinge says

      August 4, 2015 at 7:32 am

      Thank you Stella! I will do that! 🙂

      Reply
  5. JESS44903 says

    August 4, 2015 at 11:35 am

    This is super cute! How adorbs! 🙂

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

    Reply
    • Michelle @ The Painted Hinge says

      August 5, 2015 at 7:05 pm

      Thank you Jess! 🙂

      Reply
  6. em21053 says

    August 5, 2015 at 5:08 am

    How cute!! I like!! Looks good!! Thanks for sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday – Link Party!! Hope to see you again this week!! I pin everything on my 2 favorite things pinterest board!!

    Reply
    • Michelle @ The Painted Hinge says

      August 5, 2015 at 7:05 pm

      Thank you so much! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Robin @ Redo It Yourself Inspirations says

    August 6, 2015 at 6:54 am

    Very pretty! Such a great idea that looks amazing. Thank you for sharing with us at the Creative Craft Challenge this month! 🙂

    Reply
    • Michelle @ The Painted Hinge says

      August 6, 2015 at 7:58 pm

      Thank you Robin! 🙂 And thank you for hosting the link party!

      Reply
  8. Mila says

    August 6, 2015 at 12:50 pm

    This is so pretty! I love the little tap 🙂

    I hope you will share it at Idea Box this week :
    http://milaslittlethings.com/2015/08/idea-box-thursday-link-party-22.html
    xx
    Mila

    Reply
    • Michelle @ The Painted Hinge says

      August 6, 2015 at 7:57 pm

      Thank you Mila! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Crochet Hooks says

    August 6, 2015 at 6:54 pm

    love it!! how beautiful that noisy leaky faucet turned out! Great idea on the coffee filters – I haven’t heard that before but will be using it for now on! Thanks for sharing at the creative challenge! I bet you have more to share with us!

    Reply
    • Michelle @ The Painted Hinge says

      August 6, 2015 at 7:56 pm

      Thank you and you bet I will! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Lou Lou Girls says

    August 10, 2015 at 10:11 am

    Beautiful! This looks so amazing. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you for bringing such amazing creations to our party. We hope to see you tonight at 7 pm because we LOVE to party with you! Lou Lou Girls

    Reply
    • Michelle @ The Painted Hinge says

      August 10, 2015 at 11:28 am

      Thank you Girls! 🙂 And as always, thank you for hosting an awesome link party!

      Reply
  11. Brenda McManus says

    March 24, 2020 at 1:02 am

    Very nice upcycle!
    I would add a little sparkle by attaching a glass prism to the water spout.
    Happy Spring,
    Brenda McManus

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      March 24, 2020 at 10:52 am

      Brenda, I LOVE that idea!!! Thanks for sharing it with me! 🙂

      Reply
  12. MiMi says

    March 24, 2020 at 8:30 pm

    Michelle,
    I loved your water fountain idea turned into a planter your instructions were so good. I’m kind of new at this!! But I keep trying!!
    MiMi

    Reply

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