Old Drawer Becomes Faux Planter Box
by
Valerie Ott
(IC: blogger)
3 Materials
$14
30 Minutes
Easy
Use an old drawer to make an indoor planter box !
Hi there! So, I was thrifting the other day and came across a stack of little drawers that were too cute to pass up. I decided to bring one home and turn it into a planter. But I didn't want to ruin the wood by watering, so I decided to make it a faux planter instead.
Next, I traced the drawer onto a piece of scrap foam board I already had, and cut about a 1/2" inside the line to give me a piece that would fit snugly inside the box on top of the balled up newspaper.
I washed some pea gravel from the hardware store to get rid of the mud and grit. I did this in the sink, but first made sure that my colander's holes weren't big enough for any of the gravel to slip through.
Finally, I poured the clean pea gravel on top of the fake bottom and nestled three succulent candles in it. This simple project adds lots of style to our coffee table, and the best part is, I don't have to water it!
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Suggested materials:
- Old drawer (junk store)
- Pea gravel (hardware store)
- Foam board (Jo-Anns)
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Published May 24th, 2016 9:46 AM
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Sandra Crosbie on May 26, 2016Great idea. I'm giggling away at the amount of crafter's who can't be left the responsibility of looking after LIVE plants. We seem to be a community of plant killers. Bring on the realistic fake plants/candles.
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