Lovely artistic-interest piece. I had originally planned to put a live plant in it by slipping a potted plant into the top opening. However, the piece is tall & narrow, I think I'll need to put some weight in the bottom of the planter to make it less top-heavy (I don't want to fill the entire thing with dirt). I might also just put some tall dried or artificial branches in it to avoid that whole mess. Either way, it looks great in my new studio room.