"P" is for Planter

Build: wood planter from fence piece

I built this planter from a scrap piece of fencing, pallet boards and two pine boards.

Total cost: $3

A huge thank you to Ana White as usual for her free plans.  I used her cedar planter plans as a guide for my planter.

This fencing piece had been sitting in our garage since we moved in 7 years ago and I finally put it to good use:

  

The planter holds our Fall mums which coordinate with the new orange front door:

 

Here's how I made the planter:

1. Disassemble fence piece and cut boards, I cut mine at 19" long.

Using Ana's plans make 4 sides, I used pallet wood for the top and bottom support pieces at 15" long:

2. Assemble box with 2x2 legs (cut at 22").
Then add top 1x2 trim mitered to cover the exposed edges:

3. I used the back fence support pieces as my bottom rails, here they are set 8" down for the mum pots but only screwed in and NO glue:
In the future if I need to adjust the depth for a different pot I can move the rails without a problem.

4. The raw 1x2 and 2x2 boards are finished using a vinegar/steel wool mixture which ages the wood instantaneously, BE CAREFUL to avoid getting the mixture on the fence and pallet pieces.

All ready:

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Sunday Showcase Party @ Under the Table & Dreaming