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    Home » DIY Crafts

    Build Easy Wooden Planter Boxes

    Published: May 25, 2019 by Christina Dennis · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 4 Comments

    Learn how to make a farmhouse style DIY wooden planter box. This is such an easy DIY for your front porch!

    A super easy way to build DIY farmhouse inspired wooden planter boxes

    These are so simple to build, so they'd make a great beginner's woodworking project. The nice thing about this easy wooden planter boxes is that they'll slide over an existing plastic or metal planter, so you don't have to worry about adding a bottom to them or making them watertight. They're also really inexpensive to build!

    Supplies (for one):

    • one plastic or metal round planter (I used 14" diameter & 16" high planters)
    • 2 1x6" 8ft pine/spruce lumber
    • 1 1 x3" 8ft pine/spruce lumber
    • 1 1x2" 8ft pine/spruce lumber (buy more lumber if you're making boxes for planters larger than 14" in diameter & 16" high)
    • mitre saw
    • finishing nail gun
    • paint or stain

    A super easy way to build DIY farmhouse inspired wooden planter boxes

    Cut List (for a 14" diameter planter; alter these measurements if you're making this box for a smaller or larger planter):

    • 6 - 14" 1x6s
    • 6 - 15 ½" 1x6s
    • 4 - 16 ½" 1x3s
    • 4 16 ½" 1x2s

    Watch my YouTube video to learn how to make these simple, farmhouse inspired wooden planter boxes:

    A super easy way to build DIY farmhouse inspired wooden planter boxes

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    Comments

    1. Michelle

      May 26, 2019 at 7:07 pm

      These are so cute and look so easy to make! 🙂

      Reply
    2. Katie

      April 22, 2020 at 12:16 pm

      Love the "sleeve" concept! I'm going to use this pattern with a few changes. As I mentioned on your video, I plan to put a sill around the top with mitered corners so water can't get into the endgrain. I have some cedar 1x6 boards. I'm going to make them double wide with two sections so two 5-gallon buckets can go into them. I'll put a partition between the sections, which should help stabilize them. This is a great basic design, very easy.

      Reply
    3. Leshel McDonald

      July 28, 2020 at 1:16 pm

      Your ads block the directions

      Reply
      • Sarah - The DIY Mommy

        August 05, 2020 at 1:37 pm

        Hi Leshel, there are no directions in this post. We've included video directions right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlg02el6wuE&feature=emb_logo

        Reply

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