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Stylish indoor garden: Eva Solo watering can (Denmark)

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If you have many green plants in your living room, you probably know the small annoyance of the ugly plastic watering can. Most people hide it under the sink or behind a curtain because it does not look very nice. It is a bit silly to spend time making a home look good, only to have a bad piece of utility plastic ruin the view.

You do not have to hide your tools any longer. The Eva Solo AquaStar watering can looks like a sensible piece of home decor. You can leave it directly on the shelf next to your pots. Because the long chrome-plated spout points straight up, the object takes very little space on a narrow windowsill or a crowded table. It looks like a minimalist, tabletop sculpture.

There are practical reasons for this shape. The pointed spout makes it quite easy to water small pots without spilling on your wooden floor. To fill the container, you simply pull the spout out, fill it under the tap, and push it back in. The can holds two litres of water, which is a sensible amount for an indoor garden.

Eva Solo is a Danish family company that started back in 1913. In the 1970s, when people in Scandinavia started building open-plan kitchens, this company was one of the first to realise that household tools must look good enough to be left on display.

This Eva Solo AquaStar watering can is also available on Amazon.

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