Hi friends!
My new DIY Outdoor Table has been in need of a centerpiece. I got busy yesterday and knocked these babies out quick! This is a super easy project, and the results are so fun! Here is what I made…
These are so simple to make, and super cheap too!
I also think they would make make a great wedding centerpiece or an herb garden!
For my wood I decided to use yellow pine boards from Home Depot. They are full of knots, which I love! The shantier… The better! 😉
I bought 2 – 1x6x8 pine boards. My total cost for the wood was under $10.
The build of these boxes is super easy! For each box, you will need 3 pieces cut at 6″ and 2 pieces cut at 7″.
I used Wood Glue to attach my 6″ pieces first.
I attached my 6″ pieces like this using Wood Glue and 1 1/4″ finish nails.
Then, I just attached my 7″ pieces like this using Wood Glue and finish nails again.
This is what the inside of your boxes will look like.
Pretty easy, huh?? I built all 5 of mine in less than 30 minutes!
I also drilled a few holes in the bottom to help drain the water.
To finish these I used my very favorite spray paint!
But this time, I had a little help!
It’s my new Rust-Oleum Comfort Grip! Saved me so much time and made my fingers happy too! 😉
Yup… That’s a match made in Heaven right there!
So… I painted my boxes…
And then sanded the heck out of them. I wanted them to look shanty and barely painted. I used my Corner Cat sander, but you can use a sanding block too! Just takes a bit more elbow grease!
After sanding…
That’s it! I also made some super cute wood tags for them! I will be sharing those later this week! In the meantime, here are just a few more pics of mine!
Hope you like them! My flowers will bloom soon, but for now you get to see leaves ;-)!
I would love for you to PIN these and share them below! Thanks so much for stopping by guys!
~Whitney
Hi I would like to know if you sealed the inside of the bowso as to not cause the water to not rot the wood. Thanks
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Hey, you had three 1x6x6 and two 1x6x7? Wouldn’t you need two 1x6x8 if you’re aligning them to the 6in box that now has two 1in thick planks glued onto it, totaling to 8in wide?
These are great and now that I bought a nail gun a month ago, I’m having such fun building things. One question though, did you use pressure treated Ecolife (Southern Yellow Pine)?
😮 I did the same this week! Cant Belive it I havent seen this post before!!! Really this is a huge sorprise for me!