DIY Plant Stand

Materials:

• 1 - 2x4 or 2 - 2x2
• wood glue ( I use Akfix D3)
• 4 lag bolts (you can use ordinary 2.5" wood screws as well)
• stain ( I used provincial by rustoleum)
• plant pot ( I got mine from Home sense)
• painters tape (optional)
• flat black spray paint (optional)

Tools I used:

Mitre saw

• table saw (only needed if you are ripping down your lumber)
• orbital sander
• drill
• clamps

Cut List: * these are cuts for a 9"x9" square pot. If you have a different size pot, to determine the cut length for the cross pieces, measure the pot and use the biggest measurement. Also, you can cut the leg height to your preference. Can be made shorter or taller. 

• If you chose to use 2x4's, you first need to rip them down on your table saw to make 2x2's.
• cut (4) legs : 2x2"'s at 25" long
• cut (2) cross pieces : 2X2"'s at 9" long

1. Cut 4 legs and 2 cross pieces.
2. set your saw to 45 degrees. Mark out centre on the bottom of each leg. Position the back of your saw blade on the centre mark and make a cut. This will give the legs a simple detail on the bottom, but still allow them to stand.

3. Mark out centre of your cross pieces. Mine were 9", so centre was 4.5". Then mark out 3/4" on either side of centre and draw a line. In between these lines will be where you need to cut out for your half lap.

4. Set the cut depth on your mitre saw to 3/4". You will need to cut both cross pieces at this depth between the lines you drew. By cutting 3/4" of the way down on both pieces, you will be able to interlock them together to create a half lap.

5.Take the legs, and measure 6" down from the top and 7.5" down from the top. Find centre between the two measurements and pre drill a hole. Then find centre on each end of the half lap cross pieces and drill a hole as well. ( pre drilling will help to ensure that nothing cracks when you screw in your lag bolts)

6. sand all the pieces.

7. Now it is time to assemble the stand.

VERY IMPORTANT:

Make sure when you assemble, you MUST position your half lap pieces in OPPOSITE directions. One MUST be up and one MUST be down. If not, you will not be able to interlock them

8. Put glue on both ends of one half lap piece. line up the half lap cross pieces so it sits in between the markings on 2 legs.

9. Use clamps to hold it all together so its easier to screw in your lag bolts.

10. Now that all the pieces are assembled, interlock the joints and admire your stand. Now it is onto finishing.

When it comes to finishing, the possibilities are endless. So this is where you get to be creative. I chose to stain mine with Minwax stain, color was provincial. I also decided to give my stands a "dipped" look on the bottom of the legs. After the stain was dry, I used painters tape to tape off the leg bottoms and used flat black by rustoleum. (For some reason I only had black primer at the time, so I just decided to use this)

I also decided to paint the lower portion on my planters flat black as well.

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can't wait for our next DIY together

xo

Amber