This organizing walkthrough stays in the order the work happens.
or as an organizer for the bathroom
or a cutlery organizer for a party or BBQ
And on top of that, they’d make a great gift option! Just put some go-to treats or goodies in the SOCKER buckets, and you’ve got a great teacher gift, housewarming option, or any occasion gift. Be sure to look at the full building walkthrough here to make your own bucket organizer.
But these low-cost metal buckets can be used in so many more ways, too! They are a great IKEA method item! So we gathered up a few more of our favorites for you to enjoy these clearly affordable SOCKER plant pots.
High impact kitchen art without breaking the modest-cost? Try a wall of planters like these Cassity saw at our local home show — just a board and some planters, and the letters between the two rows are a well fitted finishing touch!
These buckets were meant to be planters, so in keeping with the plant theme, Ciburbanity used some direct macrame magic to make these hanging planters for her porch (be sure to look at her video that shows how straightforward it is!)
If your style leans even more boho, add some beads for a fun hanging planter by Be Frenchie.
There’s power in numbers, but it can also be pricey to get that many plant pots, so these low-cost metal buckets are a great solution for a high-impact vertical planter like this one at Cape 27.
IKEA’s metal buckets are also lightweight, a great solution for a hanging planter (via Mi Llave Allen).
I’ve spent a lot of time checking out these buckets, but I never noticed they make a specific plant stand for them! (via IKEA) It makes a great room divider for inside or out, with flowers or herbs,
also great storage for art supplies or small kitchen and bath items (via IKEA).
And if the low-cost metal buckets are too shiny for your liking, you can quickly give them the appearance of age with this straightforward walkthrough from A Home to Grow Old In.
This option is so brilliant! We found this organizer via Pinterest, original source unknown — but it’s so direct I’m smacking myself for not thinking of it. Just grab a lazy susan turntable, some magnets, and a few low-cost buckets to make a great art supply organizer for kids or a craft room. This could also be a great condiment station at a barbecue or picnic.
This is actually a different product (via Save on Crafts) but I love the option of a bucket with a chalk marker label for utensils at a picnic or party.
It’s straightforward to method these inexpensive buckets to hang on a pegboard, like Grillo Designs did for her son’s room.
And buckets are a well fitted match for an IKEA wall rail, like these at Polished Habitat. These particular buckets aren’t from IKEA but if you need to add a handle…
just drill a couple of holes and add some string or rope! Don’t these look so cute hung on cabinet knobs in Christina’s Adventures‘ art station? (And did you see that she used a drawer pull to hold the chalk for the chalkboard table? So straightforward!)
These similar (and also IKEA) buckets make for great bathroom storage at 11 Magnolia Lane — one for each kid is well fitted!
If you’re really ready to light up the room (I am so punny I crack myself up) you can use the SOCKER plant bucket as the base for a cool lamp (via IKEA Hackers)
or a pendant light (via IKEA Hackers)
or patio lights (via IKEA Hackers) — these could be cute over a desk or reading corner, too!
And why not combine the buckets with a solar stake light to make a solar lantern? (via IKEA Hackers)
Now that we’ve gotten the gears turning, how will you method the SOCKER next?
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