ALLO Planters with Display Shelves

Custom ALLO Planters with Display Shelfs: Greenery and Showroom Display in One

Some of our favourite projects start with a simple question: "Can you do this?"

A client recently ordered one of our standard ALLO Clad Barrier 1100 planters for their showroom. They loved the planter, but they also needed somewhere to display products. So they asked whether we could add a shelf on top, giving them greenery and display space in a single piece.

Our answer was yes. Here's how a standard planter became a custom display piece, and why requests like this are easy for us.

 

The brief: plants and product display in one piece

The client wanted to bring greenery into their showroom without giving up valuable display space. Rather than buy a planter and a separate display unit, they wanted one piece of furniture that could do both jobs and suit the rest of the interior.

They had two requests:

• A custom colour. Instead of one of our standard finishes, they wanted the ALLO powder coated in a deep blue to match other elements of their interior design.
• A display shelf. A flat surface on top of the planter, next to the plants, where they could style and show off items.

Starting with a proven design: the ALLO Clad Barrier 1100

The ALLO Clad Barrier is one of our most popular indoor/outdoor planters. It's a durable aluminium planter box with a timber-clad front, and it works well as a room divider, a space definer or a statement piece. The 1100mm model is a good size for showrooms, offices and hospitality spaces. It's big enough to hold lush greenery, and it sits on castors so it can be moved around as the layout changes.

Because the ALLO is a standard Bloom Box product, the client started with a design that's already proven. From there, we customised it for their space:

• Custom Navy Blue powder coat on the Aluminium body, matched to their interior palette
• Spotted gum hardwood cladding on the front, with vertical battens that show off the timber's natural colour and grain
• A custom spotted gum display shelf on top, designed specifically for this project

Designing the custom Spotted Gum shelf

We wanted the shelf to look like it had always been part of the planter, not like something added later. So we made it from the same spotted gum hardwood as the front cladding. The warm tones of the shelf pick up the cladding below, and both sit well against the blue powder coat.

The shelf works with our Indoor Planting Kit, an accessory the client added to their order. The Indoor Planting Kit holds potted plants inside the planter and comes with sealed pots, so there's no water leaking onto showroom floors. That makes it ideal for indoor commercial spaces.

We designed the shelf to sit directly on top of the Indoor Planting Kit and finish flush with the top of the planter. The result is a clean, level surface for displaying products, pens, small plants or anything else the client wants to show, right next to the greenery.

Removable by design

Showrooms change, and furniture should be able to change with them. So we made the shelf completely removable.

If the client no longer needs the display space, they can lift the shelf out and drop another potted plant into the Indoor Planting Kit. The ALLO then becomes a fully planted barrier. One planter, two set-ups, with no tools or extra hardware needed.

Indoor Planting Kit shown above.

Why custom requests are easy for us

This project is a good example of how Bloom Box works. Our standard range is a starting point, not a limit. Whether you need a custom colour, a different size, a new feature or something we haven't made before, we're happy to hear about it.

We can say yes to requests like this because of how we work:

• Australian designed and made. Every Bloom Box product is designed in-house and built in our own factory. We don't depend on overseas suppliers or fixed production lines, so we can adjust a design without long delays.
• Designers and makers under one roof. The people who design your planter work alongside the people who build it. Custom details like this shelf can be resolved quickly and built properly.
• Clear communication from the start. Before anything goes into production, we walk you through the design so you know exactly what you're getting. You can see how the custom elements fit together and sign off with confidence.
• Built on proven products. Customising an existing Bloom Box design means you get the quality and durability of a tested product, plus the details that make it yours.

Have a custom idea? Let's talk

Maybe you need a planter in your brand colours, a planter box with built-in seating, a display shelf like this one, or something completely different. Whatever it is, we'd love to hear about it. Small tweaks and fully bespoke pieces are both part of what we do.

Get in touch with the Bloom Box Products team to talk through your custom planter idea, or browse our ALLO range and Indoor Planting Kit to find your starting point. Request a quote for your project here!