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Easy Wooden Flower Box With Handle
MAKE THIS SUPER EASY WOODEN FLOWER BOX WITH A HANDLE FOR $10
Can y’all tell I have been all about the planters lately! I cant help it, when it starts to get pretty out I want to make the pretty things for the outdoors.
I have been swooning over these flower boxes with the handles for a while but they are so darn expensive, so I figured it was time to try a DIY version. The fact that this month’s At Home DIY Challenge is a “make it cheaper than you can buy it” project is a happy coincidence ?.
Supplies:
- (1) Board of Pine Plywood
- Wooden Closet Rod
- Lattice or Paint Sticks
- Gorilla Glue
- Nails
- Jigsaw
- Paint or Stain
- Faux Plants
Tutorial:
Full disclosure I already had all of the supplies so this project cost me $0 to make. The closet rod is leftover from the DIY curtain rods & bracket project, the lattice from the 1/2 bathroom board & batten makeover, & the plywood pieces were leftovers from the wooden sign DIY. But if you have no scrap wood it will still be a super budget savvy project!

- The first step is to cut out the two side pieces & base for the box. Cut the plywood into three 2ft by 6in strips.

2. Next, I used a square to draw an outline of the shape I wanted for my side pieces. The circle at the top is where I traced around the closet rod so I would have an idea of how it would all look.

3. Cut out the outline using a jigsaw. Don’t worry if it’s not super smooth or perfect because sanding will fix it!

4. This Ryobi sander is my favorite & makes cleaning up the edges a breeze.

5. Use your finished side piece to trace out the second side & cut it the same way.

6. Once both sides are cut its time to attach them to the base. I attached my sides using Gorilla Glue & also 2 nails because I wanted it to be super solid.

7. Next measure & cut the wooden closet rod. Attach it the same way with glue & nails.


8. Now its time to attach the slats. I used scrap lattice pieces but small paint sticks would work great too! You can either stack them on top of one another or add some space in-between. To make sure all my spacing was even I just used the edge of the square. Attach each one with a small finishing nail, no glue this time.

9. Finally, I just gave the whole thing two coats of white Rust-Oleum spray paint!

Such a cute little wooden planter box!
Thanks so much, it was so simple to make!
Lovely flower box!! It turned out really beautiful!
Thanks Christine, it was so fun to make!
Your flower box/candle holder is the cutest!?
Thank you so much Kim!