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Tiered Planter Boxes

March 25, 2015

DIY tiered planter sawdust 2 stitches   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! 

front porch  makeover with planters Sawdust 2 StitchesIf 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.

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Tiered planter Sawdust2stitches 6 Tiered planter Sawdust 2 stitches 7 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 .

tiered planter sawdust2stitches side view

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

 Take Luck,

Corey

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Comments

  1. LZ Cathcart says

    March 27, 2015 at 1:17 am

    OH wow! LOVE the difference! Not to mention, your tutorial is fabulous. I’m just racking my brain now to figure out where I can put a few at my house 🙂

  2. Jill @ The Rozy Home says

    March 30, 2015 at 5:10 pm

    I just love these!!!! Once again, you rocked it!

  3. Erin K says

    April 4, 2015 at 7:03 pm

    Love these, thinking I will put a small tomato cage in the top ones so Ivy can grow up. Use it at Christmas time as a decoration/tree. Thank you for the pictures and the idea.

  4. Rebecca says

    April 8, 2015 at 7:06 pm

    Can you share what stain brand/color you used for this project? It’s very pretty!

    • coreydecker@gmail.com says

      April 9, 2015 at 2:19 am

      Thanks, it is Jacobean by Minwax!

  5. lucia says

    April 26, 2015 at 10:21 am

    Love it! You’re amazing!
    I will take suggestion for a little projet in my very little balcony. Thanks!!

  6. Jay says

    May 11, 2015 at 11:42 pm

    What a great idea and plans! I plan on using it to hold plastic planters that will fit inside. I think landscape fabric will dry out the soil too quickly in my neck of the woods.

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