Rustic Wood Christmas Tree Skirt--Look What I Copied From a Magazine!

Leslie H
by Leslie H
2 Materials
$10
2 Hours
Medium
I got this idea when I saw an 2015 Country Living Magazine cover. Right on the front was a very cool looking rustic box with a small tree inside and I instantly knew I wanted to make one. Turns out my schedule got a bit hectic and instead, I got to watch my talented 76 year old Dad make this while I was home for my Thanksgiving visit.
Which was so nice because I always learn a thing or two from watching my Dad.
But I did take some photos to share with you.



First things first. Here's the inspiration photo on the magazine cover. My tree is bigger than the one shown but I liked the proportion of this box so after we got the measurements for a standard Tree stand at Home Depot, our box ended up being 24 inches wide X 16 3/4 Tall (basically the height of the 3 stacked Redwood fence pieces)
A sample of the Basic Redwood fence pieces we used for the box. Measured and cut with a table saw.


My Dad made four panels. But two of the panels had small wood strips near the ends. I didn't understand until I watched him begin to attach the sides.
Here's a close up of the pieces he cut and added to the two panels. Notice how he left space near the edge to fit the side panel into.
And here's a close up of one of the redwood pieces being glued and nailed into the wood piece. Two pieces followed this one.
We decided to skip adding the bottom to make it easier to store. Plus we were short on time.
Using our inspiration photo, we added the metal strips at all four edges as a final step.


Once home I painted "Holly Tree Farm" on the front and decided not to stain it. I decided this will age nicely in our attic. If you're interested, I hand-painted the word "Holly" and then traced some small stencils for the remaining letters.
For those of you wondering how I fit my tree into such a tall box here's a shot of how we elevated our old eight foot tree. We put the metal stand legs on paint cans and voila! Not only was it sturdy enough, it looked perfectly proportioned.
close up of the letters.
I think the metal strips really add a rustic touch don't you?
As you can see, I didn't have to remove the large tree branches (fake) at the bottom because we elevated the tree on the cans.


You can see more of this post on my blog. Thanks so much for reading this, and I sure hope it inspires you to make your own rustic wood tree skirt too.
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