A fun and functional way to do both is with a concrete basin. Concrete is a beautiful ... spigot on one end makes draining excess water and cleaning your planter-cooler a breeze.

Formed Concrete Basins has designed a series of handmade bathroom basins made from 80 percent recycled sands and aggregates. These eco-concrete products play with form, texture and colour.

I would then try to scrub the sides of the sink with a common abrasive cleaner that you can get in any grocery store in the cleaning ... the cement paste that makes the inside of the sink basins ...

I would then try to scrub the sides of the sink with a common abrasive cleaner that you can get in any grocery store in the cleaning ... the cement paste that makes the inside of the sink basins ...