DIY Raised Planter Boxes
Decorative raised planter boxes for exterior use
Equipment
- circular saw
- Kreg jig
- tape measure
- power drill
- Countersink drill bit
- Sander if your wood is rough and you want to smooth it out
Ingredients
Shopping List
- 2 1x6 @ 8 feet long
- 2 1x2 furring strips @ 8 feet long
- 1 2x2 @ 8 feet long
- 4 craft finials
- 1 ¼” pocket hole screws
- Wood glue
- Hardware cloth, tar paper or other material or plastic planter for containing soil on slats I used garbage bags and cut holes in it!
Cut List
- 4 2×2 @ 18” long (legs)
- 16 1×4 @ 15 ¾” OR 12 – 1×6 @ 15 ¾” (sides)
- 10 1×2 @ 15 ¾” (bottom slat system)
Instructions
- To find the detailed step-by-step posts, visit Ana White at https://www.ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/square-planters-finials. My photos are meant to help guide and show you steps along the way
Notes
- NOTE: If 2 – 1x6 x8’ boards are cheaper than 3 – 1x4 x 8’ boards, use three rows of 1x6s instead of four rows of 1x4 for the sides. I’d also make the legs 20” long instead of 18”