This is how you spice up your window boxes

Beautify flower boxes with napkin technology - short instructions

The material list is as short as it is inexpensive. Next to the Flower box(€ 149.00 at Amazon *) you need printed napkins, wood glue or lacquer glue, scissors and a brush. This is how a boring balcony box becomes a gem:

• Cut the napkins so that they cover all or part of the box walls
• Peel off the top layer and discard the rest of the napkin
• Coat the flower box thinly with wood glue or lacquer glue
• Place the napkin motifs on top and smooth them out with your fingers

With another layer of glue you fix the napkins on the flower box and let everything dry. In this way, not only plastic vessels can be embellished. One that I built myself Flower box made of wood can also be transformed into a decorative highlight on the balcony using this method.

Granite-look balcony box - how to do it right

You can upgrade an everyday flower box to a planter with a natural stone look in no time at all. All you need for material and accessories is the soft insulation shells of heating pipes, sandpaper, scissors, weatherproof glue, fabric tape and granite effect spray from the hardware store. This is how the beautification campaign succeeds:

• Sand the flower box all around to optimize the adhesion of the granite spray
• Cut open the silvery insulation at the longitudinal seam
• Coat the edge of the box with the weatherproof adhesive
• Glue the insulation tube to it
• Connect the two ends with silver fabric tape

Finally, place the balcony box in an airy place on a block of wood. Spray the container all around with the granite effect spray and let it dry. You will only recognize the difference to a real natural stone flower box later in the lower weight.