| Potting tables are a handy and convenient way | | | | Buy a table for your garage. Tools, shovels, |
| for gardeners to store their gardening supplies. | | | | buckets, cans and lots of clutter is the norm in |
| But non-gardeners everywhere are discovering | | | | many garages. A potting table, especially one with |
| the other uses that it can provide. Since a potting | | | | shelves and drawers, is great for storing tools, |
| table can be purchased inexpensively, many | | | | buckets, hoses, oil and gasoline cans, gloves, and |
| people are buying them with the intention of using | | | | just about anything else that you find in a garage. |
| the table for other things besides gardening. Here | | | | Use it in your garden. Yes, that is what a potting |
| are a few examples of unique ways to put a | | | | table is for but it doesn't have to be used for |
| table to work: | | | | gardening. You can use it to show off your |
| Use it for stashing kid stuff. If you are tired of | | | | collection of blooming flowers. A table laden with |
| the backyard clutter that kids can create, it might | | | | lots of colorful flowers is a great sight to behold. |
| just be the solution. It is a great catchall for kid | | | | If you don't have a green thumb, a collection of |
| stuff. This includes wet towels, flip-flops, caps, and | | | | artificial flowers can add a burst of color to your |
| just about any type of kid thing you think of. If | | | | outdoor area (and most people probably won't |
| you child likes to catch bugs and put them in a | | | | notice that they aren't real). |
| jar, a potting table is a great place to keep the | | | | Put it in your kitchen. A reused potting table is an |
| jar without bringing it into the house. | | | | ideal place to hold a microwave, dinner plates, or |
| Use it as an indoor decorating element. An unused | | | | even cans of soup. There are more uses for a |
| table can be cleaned, sanded or painted, and | | | | table in the kitchen than could be listed here. If |
| brought indoors. A table can be put in a living | | | | you have an empty spot in your kitchen, consider |
| room or great room. It is a great place to put | | | | a potting table. You may even want to buy a |
| family picture frames, potted plants, lamps and | | | | new potting table for this exact reason. Potting |
| other decorative elements. If you are painting | | | | tables can be cheaper than tables that are sold as |
| your table before bringing it inside, you can find a | | | | kitchen tables. They are sometimes half the price |
| paint the matches your décor. A table is | | | | of a "real" kitchen table. |
| also a great piece to put into a child's bedroom. | | | | Before you throw out that unused potting table, |
| Let your child help with painting it first. He or she | | | | consider reusing it in one of these ways. Buying a |
| can put their hand prints on it, paint their name, or | | | | brand new one is also an inexpensive way to add |
| do just about anything they want to decorate it | | | | storage inside. With an uncertain economy, reuse |
| to their tastes. In a bedroom, a potting table is a | | | | is the buzz word of today. A potting table is a |
| great place to store books, toys, and just about | | | | great solution to your décor and storage |
| anything else. | | | | needs. |