Tiered Planter Boxes

 When we first moved into our house, I was at a loss with what to do with our front entry.  It was too small to put any thing large, but  big enough that it looked funny with out SOMETHING?!

I was stubborn and thought surely I can fit in  some seating…  Yeah, that was a bust.  As a result I ended up with a lot of scrap 1×3’s.  Well,  ‘When life gives you lemons… stick em’ down your shirt and make your boobs look bigger.”  or…   take the scrap and build it into these awesome  planters! 

If you want to learn more about the floor transformation, you can see how I did it here:   Patio Floor Makeover

Materials Used:

• 1×3″ s
• 1×2″
• Heavy Duty Landscaping Material
• Exterior Use Stain
• 1 1/4″  Wood Screws
•  Weather resistant Wood Glue

Tools Suggested:

•  Miter Saw
• Drill
• 1/8″  Drill Bit
• Level
• Staple Gun

Cut List: ( For ONE tiered planter)

1×3″ Boards

• 33 @  16″
• 24 @  12″
• 2   @   13″
• 2   @   24″
• 4   @   35″

1×2″Board

• 6  @    10.5″

 

To speed up the assembly process,  cut all boards, sand and if desired  stain all boards.  Once dry,  you can begin the assembly process.   When assembling ,  I would strongly  suggest  pre-drilling all joints for screws, to avoid the wood splitting.  If you  prefer using a nail gun,  use 2″ nails and  as an added precaution use a weatherproof wood glue.

To line the planters,  I used a heavy duty landscaping material.  I would guess you could use another form of material,  but that is what I used.

Cut 3  rectangles approximately 22″x 27″,  push  the material into the individual planter boxes. Make sure the material  covers the bottom and the interior sides of the planter. Then  use a  heavy duty stapler to staple the material  so that it stays in place .

Then fill er’ up!   Soil, plants, water, sun, you know the routine!

 Take Luck,

Corey

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