DIY Picket Fence Halloween Candy Holder
We created this picket fence shelf for our porch to hold a bucket of Halloween candy and decorations by our front door, it's a fun DIY project that was fun to do - even our grandkids could help!
Our Halloween "picket fence" porch shelf is ideal for decorating your front porch, or use it indoors as well. Inexpensive, ours cost just a little over $6.00 to make. It is a perfect home to our Halloween Black Cat, pumpkins, and Halloween candy. Sized for any porch, it stands 4 feet all and is only 13 inches deep.
Our Halloween "picket fence" porch shelf is ideal for decorating your front porch, or use it indoors as well. Inexpensive, ours cost just a little over $6.00 to make. It is a perfect home to our Halloween Black Cat, pumpkins, and Halloween candy. Sized for any porch, it stands 4 feet all and is only 13 inches deep.
You can use this shelf in a variety of ways throughout the year and it transitions easily for other holidays as well. Make one based on our design or modify it to fit your needs.
You can find a complete list of materials on our site, as well as every step needed. You only need a few basic tools and we've designed it so you only have to make straight cuts. Once you make the cuts, assembly is a snap - it's a matter of drilling and adding screws
Our shelf support is approximately 10 1/2 inches long with ends cut at 45 degree angles. Position a support in the middle under the shelf.
I added quarter round on the shelves to help prevent anything from falling off. If you don't have quarter-round you could use scrap wood to create your own barrier.
You can paint or stain your new Halloween candy holder - we white-washed ours to give it a more vintage appeal. It's a fun, new addition to our fall porch!
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