Last Updated: July 2026
Looking for ways to bring color to your home? Well, I have a trendy solution for you, the ever beautiful yet low maintenance succulent plants!
Succulent plants are popular for a reason. With juicy stems, leaves, or roots, and almost endless color variations, succulent plants offer easy-care choices to bring color to your home. Whether planted alone or with companions, they’re an amazing celebration of colors and a trendy home decor no one can tell that they are living things.
13 Amazingly Beautiful Succulent Planter Ideas
There are 2 major things I learned when I first tried to plant these succulents. First, i you want these fat plants to flourish, you need to make sure its potting soil must be well-drained. Second, never overwater the succulents! I thought that these cute plants are like the rest of the plants I have in my garden. Obviously, I was wrong, and you guess it right, I drowned these poor little things.
Learning the characteristics of these succulent plants, I also learned over time if you are using transparent containers, be sure to completely cover the roots with moss or gravel, because light exposure is harmful to them. Having said all those tips, let’s now get in on this hip DIY trend with these 13 amazingly beautiful succulent plants.
1. DIY Disco Ball Succulent
Display your inner party animal with this DIY disco ball succulent! Remove the top of your mini disco ball ornaments, fill it with soil and plant your succulent, then watch it become a show-stealing decoration.
2. Succulent Terrarium
Learning the characteristics of these succulent plants, I also learned over time if you are using transparent containers, be sure to completely cover the roots with moss or gravel, because light exposure is harmful to them.
3. Beaded Succulent Planter
If you’ve got kids who love to play with colorful beads, the next time you see them doing so you know what to do. Join them and create a planter that’ll house your trendy succulent. It’s bound to be a lovely project that you can have with your kids.
I was so excited to make the first three planters, but I didn’t have any of the materials lying around at home! If you’re in the same boat, don’t worry, you can grab the exact 4-inch disco ball, glass bowl, and glass beads I used right here to get started:
4. Succulent Wine Bottle Containers
You can definitely find plenty of uses for empty wine bottles but using it to house your succulent garden.
5. Brass Succulent Planters
I love how clean these brass succulent plants look! They are sure to become a stunning piece on your mantle or any other spot that needs a little facelift.
6. Birdcage Succulent Plants
Stuff an antique birdcage with exquisite succulents that have a bit of floral look to create a lovely outdoor ornament.
7. Seashell Succulent Garden
For an adorable beach accent perfect for both indoors or outdoors, plant little succulents in shells you’ve collected at your last beach trip and line them up.
8. Succulent Monogram Wall Art
This succulent monogram wall art is an amazing statement piece that is sure to spruce up your home.
9. PVC Succulent Outdoor Garden
Give your outdoor display that architectural upgrade just by cutting PVC in different lengths and getting creative with the placement.
10. Succulent Wall Garden
A picture frame or an old drawer can be easily transformed into an amazingly beautiful work of living wall art that can be displayed indoors or outdoors. This wonderful display features tiny and colorful varieties of succulents to give your home that boost of color.
11. Vintage Succulent Toolbox
Transform an old, rusty toolbox into a succulent container that will add that shabby chic touch to homes or patios.
I already had a plastic toolbox at home, but I really wanted that timeless, heavy-duty metal look for this planter (ha!). Here’s the exact vintage-style one I picked up:
12. Succulent Fairy Garden
Give in to your fairy fantasy and display your creativity by making this easy yet super cute succulent fairy garden.
13. Living Succulent Wreath
Succulents are amazingly unique and sturdy, you can even use them as a living wreath that is perfect all year long.
Still up for more succulent plant ideas? How about a succulent dish garden? Check out this video from Christine Kobzeff:
There are a lot of ways to bring colors into your home. With the hardy succulent plants, you’ll have no reason not to be able to make them flourish. Even if you don’t have that green thumb gift!
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