We occasionally see these mid-century modern indoor planters that make us look twice. This is one of those - we love the stand's tapered legs and the white insert that turned out to be...
Styrofoam! Okay, not a good material to showcase, especially during Green @ Home month. But the planter was recycled: it's owner, m free, bought it on ebay.
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plus, this is a great way to reuse styrofoam packaging instead of sending it to the landfill!
what a gorgeous piece! i've always wanted one of those, and one of the old telephone tables in the same style. they're really hard to come by!
i wonder about it's original purpose; i begged my "french grandmother" for a similar bedside table, complete with
fitted lid. it had a china insert, which was cracked(and discarded)...she gave it to me, and then told my mother what it was: a chamber pot disguised as a table. i was eleven, and brought it back to the US. i think my sister has it displayed in her home. even at eleven, i thought it would be the perfect planter!
ooh, that's a beautiful piece...drool
Top watered plants are not likely to last long in this planter. It would be a major improvment to convert it to sub-irrigation with this simple method using expanded polystyrene board material. I'd be glad to answer questions about it.