Scrap Wood Projects Archives

Hi everyone!

Before I say anything else I have to confess that I think I may be slowly turning into a crazy plant lady! This is super ironic for me considering I’m not the best at keeping the dang things alive! This is probably why I’ve especially been into succulents…because I have a way higher chance at keeping them alive! Yay! For keeping things alive!😜😄👌

That being said, every project I’ve been wanting to make has to do with plants. Including this hexagon planter box that I made using scrap wood leftover from my built in barbeque that my father-in-law and I just finished! Yes, that was a project that had nothing to do with plants, BUT there is a spot above the barbeque on our wall that I want to make a hanging wall planter for so stay tuned for that if you are also a crazy plant lady like me!

If you are, then let’s get to making this DIY hexagon planter box though! This is a super simple, super cheap, super cute way to display your succulents, flowers, or whatever you want to put in there. I’m even going to show you how to make the hexagons into shelves if that’s more your thing.

Let’s get started! Here is what you’ll need:

Wood of any size, but make sure all the pieces you use are the same size. I used my scrap 2×4’s, but plan to make more with all different sizes.
Some sort of wood for the bottom(if you’re making the planter version). I used scrap OSB, or particle board, but you could use anything.
Miter Saw tilted to 30 degrees for a beveled cut. (See picture below if you don’t know what that means. If you don’t, don’t worry! It’s not hard to do that!)
Wood Glue
Nail Gun (because that’s my favorite tool to use, you could use a lot of different things in order to put the pieces together.)
Wood filler
Sander
Jigsaw to cut out the hexagon shape on the OSB board. Again, for the shelves you won’t need this.
I used white chalk paint, painter’s tape, and gold spray paint, and clear wax to finish it off.

Okay, now let’s get started!

This was my first time making beveled cuts! It was super easy once I realized my saw could tilt! Haha! Yep, I didn’t think mine tilted because it’s an oldie, but it does!

Just make sure you are cutting your wood the right way so that one side of the wood has both the shorter beveled cuts and the other side has all the longer beveled cuts.

I first glued the seem, then held it together myself, but you could try clamping it, then I used my nail gun to nail the pieces together.

Yes, for shelves forget about this part! You don’t need a back, or if you do want a back you will probably want to use better looking wood than this. I didn’t care since this was getting covered with soil.

Good news is I’ve gotten a new sander since this project so my next one will be nice and sanded down!

Don’t worry that bottom part got covered up with spray paint!

Ta-dah!!! Finished! I used soil I had on hand, succulents I found from the clearance plant section at Lowe’s, and white rock that I found at the dollar store! That’s it! You did it!

Please tag me on Instagram @thedecormama if you make this so I can see your version! I love seeing what all you creative people come up with!

Thank you so much for coming and if you really are in the crazy lady plant club with me come back soon for more plant projects that I have in store for you!!! Yay!