DIY Porch Planters Under $25

Garden Bench With Plants Plots- Simple Build

I've built this simple bench for a friend of mine to use on its home terrace and i featured it with two plots to fit in it some furniture plants to give it a better stylish look.This is a really simple build project you can replicate with simple Diyer tools, cheep costs and you can enjoy all the process, so you could build your own garden furniture and for this kind of build you can also work outside , in your garden itself.I've decided to make this kind of project with spruce wood because it is cheep ,it is simple to find pre-cutted size in every homedepot, already planed and ready to use. All the structure is demountable because we had to take it on the terrace so it was simoke to move on the stair with more manageable pieces; after all if you you need to unmount it and store you could do it.I suggest you to buy planed lumber because as much is true that you pay it a little bit more but in the case of rough lumber you have to considerate the time you have to spend to cleaning up every lumber to make it ready to be handeled. Think about that.The bench size are : 50cm H x 50cm W x 300 cm LI will use the metric system to explain mesures because i'm italian and so we have this kind of mesures for lumberHere is the list of material needed :9 pieces 4x6 (lumbers are 4 meters long for every section size)2 pieces 3x158 pieces 8 mm diameter stell rods with bolts and washersPlenty of passionPLEASE CHECK OUT ON MY INSTAGRAM PROFILE TO TAKE A LOOT AT MY PROJECT, EVERY FEEDBACK, EITHER NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE , WILL BE VERY APPRECIATE AND HELPFUL FOR ME TO GROWING UP AND MAKE PROGRESS BUILDING THINGS. THANKS A LOT.https://www.instagram.com/vcraftcustomcreations/?hl=it

Zen Trellis for Under $35

I love the plant walls everywhere right now. I also love everything Zen. So I thought about it and decided I wanted to incorporate the two. But as usual I had budget restrictions. So off to my dollar stores I went. And this is what I came up with. Now I have a very interesting entrance to my house that is calming, contemporary, and awesome!

Wood Porch Pot Planter Box

Get ready for spring and pretty up your porch with this wooden planter box project! This cost me around $12 in lumber and only 45 minutes to put together!

DIY Coffee Bar

Y’all know I love coming down to our camper and I love to decorate it just like our home as well. So obviously I needed to have a coffee bar here since I have one at home too. My sweet hubby made this DIY coffee bar dream of mine come true! And it was so easy to create! We only needed a few things in order to make this coffee bar a reality. And even though it is a small space, we still made it work! So that means no matter how small or tight your space is, you can totally create this DIY coffee bar too!

Using Wood Appliques for Furniture

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Easy Plastic Plant Pot Makeover

Anyone else having spring fever at the moment? Not the allergies – although I have that too – but the overwhelming urge to plant everything in sight. Sowing, pruning, propagating, repotting! It’s all well and good until you realize you got ahead of yourself propagating enough plants to reforest the Amazon, and you’re running out of plant pots...Read the steps below or view the full blog post to find out how to upcycle any simple plant pot you found in your stash and turn it into a cool planter that deserves a place in your home.

Hanging Basket Thing-a-ma-jig

Do you ever see something on Hometalk and think to yourself, "Why didn't I think of that?!" Well I think I have finally had an "I DID think of that!" moment!!!

DIY Planter Box For Front Porch

Want to add some life to your front porch? Download these easy DIY planter box plans and learn how to build these modern farmhouse planters. If you love this project, grab your quick start DIY guide & subscribe to our blog!

Add Amazing Curb Appeal With Gel Stain

When I first started exploring the different ways I could add curb appeal to my home, I was a skeptic of the whole gel stain route. After I added up the cost of replacing my front door and wrapping my front porch posts in wood, I decided to give the inexpensive gel stain option a try.You can find the video tutorial on my blog post here https://myhappysimpleliving.com/gel-stained-front-door-and-more/

How to Make a Christmas Ornament Display Basket From a Planter

Four easy steps to turn that empty planter into a beautiful Christmas ornament display using easy to find Christmas decor items.

Vertical Star Planter for Succulents

Are you looking to make a small planter for your succulents? There are many different shapes and sizes out there that you could choose from. Some planters are easy to make and some are more complex. The planter in this tutorial looks a bit intimidating to make, but it’s actually quite simple. Follow my step-by-step plans on how to build a DIY Vertical Star Planter for Succulents.Since this project does not require any large wood pieces, I’ve built it using scrap wood that I had in my scrap pile. The overall size of this star planter is about 18” wide. You could easily adjust these plans to make the star any size you want.For more info and printable PDF visit my website at TheDIYPlan.com

Filling A Large Planter With The Right Plants

If you're ready for spring and ready to spruce up your planters with the right flowers, I'd love to help you out. Gardening is fun and the results are so rewarding. This project doesn't take a green thumb, so lets dive in.

Use Mud and Paint to Update Boring Planters

Easily give boring or old planters or vases a sophisticated facelift by painting them and smearing them with mud.I searched for two years for planters that were a modern shape, large in size, and a sophisticated color that would go well on our front porch. After not having any luck I decided to DIY a pair to fit our needs.

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PVC Mosaic Planters

I needed some tall planters, so I went to Lowe's. News flash! Tall planters are very expensive!! But as I was walking through the plumbing aisle, I had an idea...

DIY White Picket Fence Planter Box

Tree Base Flower Box

We have a cute little Japanese Maple tree on our front lawn. I love the tree – but do not love playing twister with it, while I’m mowing the grass around it. LOLNote: In order to give the tree plenty of oxygen, I kept the soil level very low (3/4") and didn't pack it in around the trunk. If you want to try this idea, make sure to take these precautions to keep your tree healthy.

Dresser Drawer Upcyle: Window Boxes

A few years ago, someone gave me one of those plastic coated pressboard made-to-look-like-wood dressers and it wreaked of cigarette smoke. But I'll pretty much take anything that's free! I decided to repurpose the drawers rather than try to do anything with the whole piece.

DIY Large Cement Planters-How to Make It in One Weekend

Hi there! We have been working tirelessly on our backyard to create our outdoor oasis. There’s a lot of design planning and diy projects going on for this makeover. We have been making great strides and can’t wait to show you the progress. You can see where we started and how we built our pergola in my previous posts. Today, I want to share with you our DIY large cement planters that my husband built using plywood and cement.

Easy DIY Vertical Garden

Hi Hometalkers! It's Jess from Jessica Welling Interiors. My hubby built me this super-cool vertical garden a couple of years ago. I absolutely love it, and today I'm going to show you how you can build one too. A quick note before we get started: Our vertical garden has 12 shallow planter troughs, and I grow hardy sedum and succulents in it for decoration. If you want to grow herbs, flowers, or veggies in yours, I recommend modifying these plans to make bigger, deeper troughs that hold more soil. As-is, there isn't enough soil to hold the amount of water needed for thirstier plants. Okay let's get started!

How To Build A Budget-Friendly Faux Headboard

Try this high impact, budget friendly bedroom idea from Haute House Love. Learn how to build a faux headboard with ease using minimal materials and spending only $100.This past fall I took my master bedroom from drab to fab. Along the way I used peel and stick wallpaper and 1x4s to create an easy faux headboard in a board and batten style that makes a huge statement! It was a super easy project that took about 6 hours to complete from start to finish. click here for the full blog post, product links + sources

Boho Style Planter Vase (Or Candle) Using Bowls, Rope & A Transfer

I love creating my own home decor, especially since I need a variety of different styles when it comes to staging my refinished furniture pieces. And let's face it, stylish and trendy home decor is not cheap!This project is easy to make, inexpensive and can be made in so many different ways and styles. I'll list some different examples at the end of the tutorial 😁*Time listed includes the dry time, actual work time is about an hour*Cost is based off of the amount of product used, not the initial cost of the product itself* At the end of this tutorial, I've included a link to the tutorial for the cement looking beads that I used to decorate this vase with

Easy DIY Wall Art: How to Frame a Poster in 5 Minutes

Framing posters and kid’s art is really really expensive, so I had to turn to a cheaper solution - just a few bucks, that wouldn’t cost an arm and a leg.And it hit me: the best solution was getting dusty in my craft room, but I just couldn’t see it till now.It’s a half frame actually, but it worked like a charm for what I needed. Keep reading to see what I mean!

3-Tier Cart

Have you ever seen the Michaels or Ikea 3-tier cart on wheels. If not, here it is. I’m not a fan of the protruding wheels on that bracket. The style just wasn’t for me. So I came up with something just a little bit different and I’ll show you here. If you prefer video demonstration, I saved this build to my Instagram reel.

DIY Flower Pot Beaded Wind Chimes

I am happy that spring has finally arrived here in New Jersey! I am loving all the daffodils that are blooming in my front yard. I adore the warmer temperatures. I was feeling crafty recently, so I did a quick and easy craft for my backyard – wind chimes!

How to Turn an Broken Drawer Into Beautiful Shelves

Don't throw out that old broken drawer! Turn it into the perfect shelves to give any space a beautiful, unique look.

Linen Fabric Basket Tutorial

These linen fabric baskets are perfect for serving and storing bread, your favorite craft project, or your hair brushes in the bathroom. If you’ve been following me for a while, you might know that I love linen. Actually, I have an obsession with linen. Therefore, I am always looking for projects in which I can use this awesome fabric. Have you seen my linen apron, linen summer top, or my linen beeswax wraps? Well, here’s another little project: linen fabric baskets! They are not complicated to make for intermediate sewers. And you can finish them in one afternoon!

How to DIY a Stunning Modern Farmhouse Wood Vent Hood

I love DIY’ing how to tutorials now. BUT…. I’m kicking myself in the butt for not making a proper tutorial on how we DIY’ed this modern farmhouse vent hood back in early 2019. We get asked questions all the time on how we did it. So I’m going to try my best to make one with the few pictures I do have. Being that this isn’t as detailed as most of my other tutorial feel free to leave a comment below with any questions you might have. We would be more then happy to help if you decide to DIY one of these yourself.

How to Make a Simple Wooden Plant Pot That’s Super Easy

Are you getting excited for spring and looking for ideas to freshen up your home? How about a simple DIY project making a wooden plant pot?Certainly, we are looking forward to digging in the garden and longing for the spring bulbs to emerge. In fact, last week I saw the first daffodils starting to bloom in my neighborhood. Yeah!!Spring undoubtedly brings feelings of renewal, rebirth and hope. It’s the season that I long for the most, after a lengthy winter.Last week we had the idea of making a wooden plant pot using paint stir sticks. After a little tinkering we came up with a design we loved. Scroll on down and see how to make your own wooden plant pot using paint sticks.

Spring Vase Upcycle

I used fallen tree branches to upcycle a dollar store vase for a fresh spring look.

Hootshack - Decoupage Napkin Sign DIY - Hootshack

Decoupage is such an easy project and it's so pretty with these napkins. More details at Hootshack.com

DIY Office Organizer From an Ugly Old Door

An old ugly door has never been more beautiful that this one. Well, it had an encounter with a can of black paint, but it was only for a short time. I mean, it only took a few minutes to apply a coat of paint, but the result is astonishing. And the small additions are only accessories – it’s like a little black dress that needs the right necklace to turn from dull to wonderful.Now it beautifies my creative office and helps me keep my projects in sight.

Blue Beauty Furniture Makeover

I gave this ornate chest of drawers a makeover with just a little paint and some love.Taking old furniture and completely transforming it is something I’m very passionate about. I literally am giving the dated piece a new life and possibly saving them from landfills.

Bread Board Tablet Stand

Make This Really Easy Towel Hanger.

This kind of project is easy to make and will be an impressive addition to your home. I live in a beach community and make/sell these for beach towels left and right. But you can make something like this for your guest bathroom or use it as a coat rack in any room. Wood, hooks and a little imagination is all it takes.

Repurposed Old Wide Mounted Mason Jars to Become Cute Hurricane Lamps

I had these crochet lace pillowcases when I was growing up that I got to match my grandmother's crochet blanket. I haven't used it in years and wanted to do something with it to honor my grandmother. So, this week, I am going to share how I took these old mason jars (from How to Create a Bathroom Wall Mason Jar Organizing Post) and turned them into DIY hurricane lamps.

How to Install an Inexpensive Peel and Stick Backsplash Easily

If you’ve been following along for a while you know that we’ve used this peel and stick vinyl tile before in my master bathroom makeover. I believe it’s a great product that can quickly transform a space on a tight budget. In fact, my mother-in-law loved it so much, she wanted to install a peel and stick backsplash in her kitchen.As you know, we love to create a custom look without spending a lot of money. However, it’s also important that the product be durable enough and that it looks good over an extended period of time. In fact, in a few weeks we will share a post of how this peel and stick vinyl tile has held up in my bathroom. Be sure to watch for that, if this is a product you are interested in using.So, scroll on down and see how we transformed her kitchen in less than an hour for less than $100.

How to Use Paint to Soften Wood Grain

Do you want a smoother finish to hide the appearance of wood grain? Here is what I do to help soften the loom of the grain and attract your eye to other areas.