Hello my vintage loving friends! It’s time for the bimonthly Lifestyle of Love hop and this time we’re sharing our adoration for galvanized containers! They’re one of those household staples every country-loving person should keep around the house – even if it’s rusty or holey. So check out how I use my 5 favorite vintage galvanized containers for flowers!
How I Use My 5 Favorite Vintage Galvanized Containers For Flowers!
If you’ve hopped over from Follow the Yellow Brick Home, yay and welcome! Amber has such a green thumb and a knack for all things vintage and beautiful. I always enjoy seeing her garden.
There are so many ways you can utilize buckets or containers around your home. They can be sued for plants, corralling clutter, to hold a grouping of candles, to carry things or used to hold drinks and ice. So many things!
My first 3 favorite galvanized containers!
Here are 3 of my favorite buckets. The top one has a square handle on the back that helps it hang from ledges (I think). Not sure what it was used for but I see them all over the place. I guess I could always ask but never think of that when I’m shopping and on a mission.
The second cone shaped bucket is what they used decades ago to help put out fires. Can you imagine? It’s already heavy. If it were left up to me to run, get more water then carry it back to pour on a fire, sadly, it would be nothing but burnt toothpicks by the time I got back.
The third bucket at the bottom is actually huge. I could baptize a small child in that thing or use it to bob for apples at the fall festival or even turn it over and use it as a table for a tic-tac-toe game!
Check out this vintage baby tub!
This next one was found at the Round Top, Texas Antique Fair. I never ever leave that place without a truck load of treasures. I couldn’t believe no one had snatched it up before I got there. It’s small. Like 36 inches small. I paid only $30 for it and saw one exactly like it on Etsy the other day for $460! Say what?! That’s quite the profit but I can’t give it up. Especially when it’s so easy to add flowers to it.
I call it my ice-cream cart!
This one is another fantastic find. Not sure what it is though. Any ideas? I call it my ice-cream cart. It’s super deep so if they used it as a wheel barrow or something similar, they needed a super strong farm boy to push it around. I’ve pushed it around empty and it’s difficult. But the tires are gone and the ground around the farmhouse is all sand so you can understand it’s not the lack of muscles or my age. LOL.
When we filled it up for plants/flowers, I used lots of empty milk jugs, boxes, etc. to fill up the bottom and take up empty space. That saved our backs and a ton of money on potting soil. It has had pumpkins in it and I’ve used it for a table by adding a piece of wood to the top before. It would make a fantastic ice chest for a party and yes, when the cone shape bucket isn’t a planter, it holds old architectural salvage pieces just for pretties.
Ready for the July 4th Parade!
This last one is a bonus! It’s a galvanized bucket but not actually vintage. It’s perfect to hold drinks, ice and popsicles as we sit and watch the July 4th parade come up the street! I’ve used it to hold dog toys, blankets, throw pillows and plants as well. Seriously, buckets are so dang handy!
I hope you’ve enjoyed How I Use My 5 Favorite Vintage Galvanized Containers For Flowers and okay, drinks and ice. 😉 But before we get to my other friends, you can see this years Lifestyle of Love hops by clicking the names below.
- 5 CHARMING IDEAS FOR USING VINTAGE LINENS AROUND YOUR HOME
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3 FUN WAYS I USE VINTAGE CHAIRS AND STOOLS IN OUR COUNTRY HOME
Now it’s time to see what my friends in the LOL hop want to share. You’re going to love it! Next up is Rachel from The Ponds Farmhouse. Talk about creative ideas! She’s chock-full of them.
Cindy,
I love all the galvanized containers you’ve added to your home. They look beautiful filled with flowers. Thanks for hosting today.
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Thank you Rachel. I love each one! Hope you have a wonderful afternoon.
A galvanized vintage cart, wow, so cool. I haven’t seen one of those before. Your outdoor seating area is perfect for a summer 4th party, and that tub is wonderful for holding drinks. Loving the flowers in that baby tub. Thanks for putting the hop together. Have a great weekend, Cindy!
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Thank you Debra. When I first saw that large cart, I didn’t know what it was but I knew it was going in my car! The baby tub too. Not sure how people pass those things up. Oh well. It’s to my benefit! 🙂
I adore all of your pretty ideas for galvanized anything!! You have them displayed in such a lovely way. Thanks so much for sharing these…they are all super cool ideas for summer decorating!
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Glad you liked them Rachel. Happy Sunday!
I love all your pretty flower filled galvanized containers. I have quite a few of them too but I forgot to bring them out to plant my flowers in, lol. Too many other things on my mind. Thank you for sharing 🙂
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Thank you Brenda. Hope you found some inspiration and will fill at least one up with flowers. I love the look.
Cindy this was the cutest idea ever and I love that baby tub. So much fun. Thanks for having me💯
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So glad you enjoyed it Ann and glad you could be with us.
You have the coolest galvanized container collection, Cindy! I need to take a trip over there and “borrow” a few! I can’t believe you only paid $30 for the vintage aby tub. Now THAT’S a deal. Thank you for hosting today, my friend. Always so much fun to join you.
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I know, right?! I kept thinking they meant $130 but nope. Steal of the century. Thanks for the sweet comment Kim and I’d love for you to travel down here. We’d have a great time shopping. 🙂
That baby bathtub is an amazing find; love it! And that cart is so industrial cool <3 <3 You have a wonderful collection of galvanized and love that you added the new washtub with drinks in, too. That patriotic bench scene is so adorable!
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I did that patriotic scene for the community July 4th parade. It was a lot of fun. Still looking to enlarge my collection. Can you ever have too many galvanized goodies? 😉
You do have some great pieces, and I love how you use them. Have a blessed weekend and stay cool!
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Oh girl, you stay cool too! Triple digits this week. Yikers!
I’ve seen the cone metal thing in antique fairs but no one knew it’s purpose. Thx for sharing the story of fire suppression
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Now you can tell everyone else Gail! The first time I posted a picture of it one of my readers told me what it was. I’m so grateful for each of you. Y’all are way smarter than I am. Thanks for the visit!
Cindy,
I love this post! That baby tub and ice cream cart is so amazing! I love gardening and this post made me so happy. Have a wonderful week.
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I’m not one for gardening but I can plop a planter inside a cute galvanized piece with the best of them. Glad you liked them. They are probably my two faves as well. Hope you have a great week Meagan. Thank you!
What a great galvanized collection and so many fun ways to use each piece! I love that bathtub shaped one and the cone is awesome! Filling vintage junk with vintage junk is right up my alley! Of course your buckets look great with flowers too! That rusty plant stand is always a favorite to see.
You are so lucky to get to junk at Round Top! Maybe one day I can come visit and we can go on a junkin’ adventure!
Thanks for hosting this fun hop!
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Oh my golly, that would make my month Amber. We’d have so much fun at Round Top. You’ll need to drive down and bring a trailer with you. Sooooo many fantastic finds!
this is all so beautiful!!! I love all of the galvanized buckets that you have in your beautiful yard!!
Flowers and galvanized buckets are such a dreamy combination!!!
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Thank you Emily. I love the rusty, holey, yucky ones too. Thanks for the visit and sweet comment today!
Omgoodness, Cindy you have some amazing galvanized pieces! That baby bathtub is so cool!! Thanks for sharing this inspiration to use these pieces in the garden. This post is being featured in this week’s Tuesday Turn About Link Party! Pinned to our Tuesday Turn About Pinterest Board 😊 Hope to see you at the party this week!
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I love hearing that, thank you Cindy. Excited to be featured as well. Much appreciated!