Thursday, May 22, 2014

5 Projects in a Week, Project 4, Upcycled Drawer Planter

I am running a little behind here with Project 4, but I hope it is worth the wait because it is my favorite so far.  If you are just tuning in, please check out project ONE HERE, TWO HERE, and THREE HERE!
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I knew I wanted a planter with some height.  I had pots sitting in the luggage rack/crate holder I had made, but it didn't have the right feel and I had actually made that to sell at my next show.  I knew I had some stray drawers that would work well as planters and when I picked two, I came up with the A frame idea.  I definitely learned some lessons along the way--which I seem to be doing a lot of this week.  I have always been a hands-on learner.  
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I painted the drawers and cut 4 boards with a 15 degree angle on one end.  Fisrt lesson learned--play around with a SCRAP board to get the right angle.  I cut my original boards too many times getting the angle I wanted and had to start over with new ones.
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Now this next step is definitely the Becky way of doing things.  I am sure I am supposed to use some math formula to figure this out or a square, but I simply lined the angled boards up along a straight board and lined up the top.
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I measured up 8 inches on each board and drew a straight line across the boards.  
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I screwed the drawer from the inside into the legs.
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I then measured again and screwed the smaller drawer into the legs on one side. UH HO Houston, we have a problem: the smaller drawer needs to be the same width as the bottom drawer.  See the gap in the lower right hand corner of this picture?
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Remove upper drawer, cut two boards to add to the sides and glue them to drawer and paint them.  Drink iced tea while waiting for glue and paint to dry.
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Reattach drawer.  Next I cut two trapezoids (see I did listen a little in geometry), and secure them to tops of the legs.
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I added a handle, sanded lightly, drilled drain holes, and finished with a good coat of Minwax's Helsman's Spar urethane.
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I planted it up, a little sparsely for now, 
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but it will fill in in no time.
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I am happy with how the porch is turning out.
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I hope you tune in tomorrow for my final project--what will it be?  it is a mystery to even me :)!
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Linking up at Jennifer Rizzo's and at A Little Clarification and at Funky Junk Interiors. 

10 comments:

  1. This is lovely! It's one of my favorites, right up there w' the luggage rack/crate creation you posted recently. If I don't have drawers could I build some & maybe use sheet metal for the bottoms?

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  2. I gotta come in again & say that I just love how all of these porch creations coordinate together. They're not identical but close enough in color & materials used to make them fit together in the space. Really, really cute pieces. You are amazing Becky.

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  3. hi becky! i just LOVE how fearless and creative you are!
    thank you for being an inspiration! wish you a wonderful holiday weekend!

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  4. Wow, I love this so much! And I usually kill plants, haha. If I had stuff like this, I would take the time to really learn how to garden! Wonderful job!

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  5. Wow, what a great week of beautiful Becky creations! The drawer planter is the icing on the cake! I love it so much. Thank you, Becky. I suppose one could use it as storage, if they don't do flowers. Maybe I should make two, one for inside and one for out :)

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  6. What a great tutorial. I'm loving your porch projects!

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  7. Hi Becky! I love this project so much and you did such a beautiful job! Thank you so much for sharing it at Best of the Weekend and I wanted to let you know that I will be featuring it at tonight's party. Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

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  8. I love it! As always! I am working on hubby... and he is actually coming around... so I expect that by next summer he will have made me a few pieces inspired by you!! Oh--what is the 'wreath' on your door made of? Did I miss that one? Hugs!

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  9. Muita bacana a sua ideia . Vou fazer um para minha casa.
    www.decoracaofacil.blog.br

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  10. love the idea, but was a little confused with the cut for 15 degrees. Was that for the bottom of the legs? Thanks

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Thanks so much for taking the time to comment, I really appreciate your kind words!