• Transform everyday items into planters.Martin Poole/Lifesize/Getty Images
  
  You can put more of yourself into your indoor garden by building your own planters. Through making your own pots and containers, you can create planters that match your home's interior design and the plants themselves. Look at items around the community or home that you can reuse to accomplish this task. Building your own planters will transform indoor gardening from a mere hobby to a passion.
  
  

Pallet Planter

• Divert retired wooden pallets from ending up in the landfill by making a planter out of them. Oftentimes warehouses, hardware stores and large shops have pallets they are willing to give away for free. With one or two pallets that are in roughly good condition, as in the wood is not rotten, you can either make a floor or raised indoor planter. Carefully pry apart slabs with a crowbar or cut off slabs with a saw. Remove old nails with a hammer, and sand the slabs you will use to build your planter. Construct the frame and legs, if you wish to have a raised planter, using wood screws and glue. You can leave gaps between the pallet pieces or fill in the spaces with scraps of wood and mortar. Apply a sealer or paint. When finished, place your potted plants inside.
  
  

Hypertufa Planter

• For a nature-inspired planter, consider making one out of hypertufa. The finished product looks like it is made out of rock but is much lighter to handle. You should make your hypertufa planter outside or in the garage, and cover your mouth and nose with a face mask, since you will be mixing cement, peat moss and perlite or river sand. You can find these ingredients at hardware shops. Create a planter of any size or shape by selecting round or rectangular containers as molds. Small pipes or dowels need to be inserted into the mixture after it is added to the mold to create drainage holes. When you are finished, you can add soil and plants directly to this built planter. Place on a tray to catch any water that oozes through the bottom. By bringing your planter outside during the summer months, lichen and moss may grow on the exterior, adding to the natural look.
  
  

Artsy Planter

• To delve into your artistic side, build a planter out of papier mache and add some painted designs. Use the bottom half of a cooking pot as a mold. Make sure to cover the pot with cooking oil and plastic wrap before adding newspaper and papier mache paste to the mold. This will help when you have to slide off your planter when it is dry. Mix approximately three parts water to one part flour to create the paste. Use scraps of paper and newspaper, dipped into the paste, to cover your mold. Once dry, paint the outside with acrylic paint in any design you choose. Apply a decoupage sealant and poke holes in the bottom for water drainage. You can plant your flowers, herbs and plants directly in this planter. Do not bring it outside, as the papier mache medium will not stand up to extreme rain.