Eeeeesh...I dunno. All I can think of is rotting wood and mold.

I love it! :)

It's veneered wood...outside. I guess it might last a season.

I like it alot! It really helps create the idea of an outdoor room. And I'm glad you left the mirror on as I really like this feature. There has to be a way to help protect the wood more I imagine.

It'd be nice in maybe a screened in porch area that got enough light... not gonna last long outdoors!

good thing they chose succulents -- I doubt wood, even veneered (unless treated otherwise) would last long outdoors with constant watering. The climate will help too.

This one bums me out. That dresser seems like it has a nice shape that could have been gussied up for more practical indoor use.

One summer, then the ruined dresser hits the landfill. Fail.

I suppose that was harsh, so let me rephrase: I can't imagine anyone doing this unless the dresser was really, truly, and honestly beyond other use.

Hey all, I just feel the need to reply to a couple of points made in the comments. First, these are succulents, which require very little water as they are desert-native plants, so I don't think there will by any issue regarding "constant watering". Second, the locale is warm and sunny LA, and third, wood is often used in outdoor furniture (picnic tables, benches, trellises, deck chairs). :)

Won't last. The wood will be ruined - even if you are in LA. The sun is not kind to wood and any precipitation (like the kind we get about every night here) will make quick work of it.
Juliabren - yes, exterior furniture is made from wood. But not from that kind of wood.

It is a shame that an antique dresser was used for this project. Refinished it would be stunning. If someone wants to turn a piece of furniture into a succulent garden use an ikea dresser.

I think it's beautiful, but I also don't think it will last. I'm tempted to try and build a mock dresser with cedar. Then put it next to a flower bed with a headboard! Ok, that might be too much.

No, no, no, no, no. This is gonna ruin it.

While I agree that the dresser is toast.... I love it. Why not put it indoors just as it is?

I speak from experience: that dresser won't last one season if it's veneered wood.

Sheesh people, lighten up! I think it looks great! Just because something is "old" doesn't mean it's particularly high quality or valuable. Even if they get a few seasons out of this before getting rid of it, it still beats the environmental impact of buying new wood to make a new planter, or buying new plastic (or whatever) planters.

Plus, I imagine the dresser top would be a great place to rest a couple of nice cold beers :)

....so the big change was "let's open the drawers and put plants inside"? That's not worth a whole Before & After thing to me.

Less of this please.

I love succulents. I'd consider doing something like this inside. You could always use plastic or tin bins inside if the drawers. I look to AT for inspiration. I don't see the need for so much negativity over something like this.

Love the idea but it just seems like they opened the drawers and put plants in. Where is the transformation!?

I looked at it again this morning to see if my mind changed. It still sucks.

Charming! A creative repurpose that brings an unexpected element to the garden. Admittedly, I would personally have reservations about (ahem, 'scuse me for this) 'ruining' a lovely piece HOWEVER...I am thankful not everyone suffers from this particular idiosyncrasy :) It encourages me to be a bit more adventurous and I'm slowly advancing with the help of eye candy like this. If the rest of your outdoor space is even half as charming, we need a tour. I'd love to come sit in your space and just dream. Well done.

What a waste. Sorry guys, but this won't last - previous posters are right. Its veneered wood, whatever climate you are in, this is going to be a disaster. The water will seep thru from your plants to the veneer and then you've got a peeling mess. Would have been really cute re-used or painted inside the house.

Outdoor furniture is made of sealed pine or teak, not walnut veneer. :(

It's beautiful!!!

Reminded me of the Turn A Trusty Typewriter Into A Succulent Planter post from last year, and I still think it is a bad idea. Wasting something that has the potential of being a nice piece of indoor furniture makes me sad. If the veneer was so bad to begin with, sand it and do that thing that everyone hates, paint it a solid color, in this case I’d go with flat black.

That is a great idea for a planter. You can use the mirror as a small table top also.

great idea, and geesh folks it's not your dresser to worry about.

No! You don´t do that to an Art-Deco dresser. :(

It is very clever and cute. It might not last. Maybe they did it for a special garden party and that's it. Please people, can we go easy on the literary eco-elitism a bit with all the "it's a shame..." type comments? They chose to do this, and the world is not going to stop revolving. It's just a chest of drawers. It's just a chest of drawers. Oh, did I say, "It's just a chest of drawers"?

I did this with old desk drawers on my tiny apartment balcony - the mess after only a season is atrocious. The bottoms rotted out, it left black stains on the deck and the plants in the drawers seemed to get a lot more bugs than my salvaged plastic planters. Fortunately I could sand the damage out. Props for the reuse - but be careful!

While it looks great im sad. I personally luv those dressers but so hard to find without paying a few hundred this one dosnt have the little vanity drop but these are my fav dressers for looks (as they normaly dont hold much for adult sized clothing.:(