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    Home » Gardening

    DIY Potting Table

    Published by Pam Kessler | 373 words. · About 2 minutes to read this article. - 22 Comments

    I have a new potting table!

    It started out life like this.

    A vintage enamel top table doubles as a potting table or bench.
    A little rough (to say the least). Very, very rough.

    But when I showed you how to restore a vintage enamel top table it came out looking like this.

    A vintage enamel top table doubles as a potting table or bench.
    Much, much better.

    Well, a couple weeks ago I still had not moved it out of my kitchen down to the family room where it was going to live. And I needed to pot up some flowers.

    A vintage enamel top table doubles as a potting table or bench.

    So, I put one and one together and decided to move it outside temporarily to use as a potting table.

    A vintage enamel top table doubles as a potting table or bench.

    And I love it out here!

    It's actually been quite useful outside, because when it's not doing potting table duties it can work as a small dining table.

    A vintage enamel top table doubles as a potting table or bench.

    I found the small metal trashcan online and it's great for storing my potting soil.

    A vintage enamel top table doubles as a potting table or bench.
    And this is a Pepsi crate that I bought at an estate sale for $3.00. It's being repurposed into a gardening tool caddy (we're a Coke family here, so I didn't feel too bad in putting the Pepsi crate outside and making it work for a living).

    A vintage enamel top table doubles as a potting table or bench.

    So if you've always wanted a potting table or potting bench, but haven't wanted to DIY a whole thing with power saws and all that. And didn't want to spend the money on buying one pre-made . . . maybe make one out of something you have around the house.

    You just really need a sturdy table to get you going in the right direction after all.

    EDITED TO ADD:  Some people have asked me about this plant. It's a coleus.

    The place where I bought it didn't have too much info on the tag other than "coleus", but I think it is a Kong variety, which generally have huge leaves and taller plants.

    They do well when they get just a little early morning or late afternoon sun, although some coleus love the sun.

    A vintage enamel top table doubles as a potting table or bench.

    (This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. You can read my full disclosure policy here.)

    The other thing people are asking is about the small metal trashcan - you can find them on Amazon HERE - Metal Trashcan. And coleus plants/seeds can be found HERE - Coleus Plants.

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    1. the cape on the corner

      June 10, 2011 at 1:10 pm

      i love that you have a bowl of door hardware, lol, that is cracking me up. that...thingamajig is very interesting! your flowers and porch look great-and i'm a coke gal, too. cherry coke zero, oh you better believe it!

      Reply
    2. Heaven's Walk

      June 10, 2011 at 8:20 pm

      LUV that table! What a wonderful idea for it! Did you just spray paint the top to make it look new? 🙂

      xoxo laurie

      Reply
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