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Use Old Drawer Boxes for Planters

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Let me start off by saying that Pinterest, to me, is like a car wreck – I don’t want to look but can’t help myself. I feel my eyes being drawn to it.  Before I know it I’m drooling all over my computer with hours passing by and no work accomplished!

use old drawer boxes for planters

I saw cute planters similar to these on Pinterest. I’ve been looking for a new planter idea and this project caught my eye – simple, easy, and (for me) required a trip to the ReStore!! Yahoo!

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I found two drawer boxes at the ReStore for $1 each and I thought they would be perfect for my planters. The only thing was that it would take no time at all for the water and soil to ruin the boxes themselves.

use old drawer boxes for planters before

I removed the drawer fronts and set them aside.

use old drawer boxes for planters drawer fronts

I cut pieces of cedar that were roughly the size of the original drawer boxes…

use old drawer boxes for planters pieces of cedar

And assembled the boxes using my trusty Kreg jig and weather-resistant pocket hole screws. (The horizontal pieces on the bottom are so that cute furniture legs can be added to the planters.)

 use old drawer boxes for planters pocket holes  use old drawer boxes for planters pocket hole srews

use old drawer boxes for planters assembled boxes

I used 1/2″ galvanized mesh, also known as “hardware cloth”, and stapled it to the bottom of the boxes.

 use old drawer boxes for planters hardware cloth  use old drawer boxes for planters wire mesh

I secured the drawer fronts with brad nails from the inside of the box, and ran a bead of silicone where the drawer front met the cedar boxes to keep any water out from in between the two.

 use old drawer boxes for planters secured drawer fronts  use old drawer boxes for planters bead of silicone

I then stapled weed cloth inside the box to hold the soil in while letting the water drain through…

use old drawer boxes for planters weed cloth

And planted Hen and Chicks plus Sedum in each box!

use old drawer boxes for planters hen chicks

Now, I have to figure out where I’d like to place them in the yard where they will get the most benefit! Have questions about how to use old drawer boxes for planters? Leave a comment below!

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8 Comments

  1. My Repurposed Life

    how clever to recognize that the original drawers would rot, happy you made your own with cedar.

    catching you!
    gail

    • CherTexter

      Thank you very much! I really like how they came out and am anxious to do it again! Thank you for stopping by!

  3. Tried&Twisted

    Good idea to give a way for the water to drain. Quite an original look!
    Sara

    • CherTexter

      Thank you so much! So far, the plants are still alive which for me is a good thing! Thanks for stopping by!