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My husband made this planter box out of old fence palings. I gave it some finishing touches with some paint, ink and a few fake plants before sitting it on top of our fridge.
Fence palings
Wood glue
Nails
Sanding pads
Paint - blue
White acrylic paint
Black permanent ink pad
Foam letter stamps
Saw
Sander
Hammer
Make a simple timber box from old fence palings. This one is the depth of two palings.
Give the box a light sand to take some of the grey away. Load a small amount of blue paint onto a paint brush and apply sparingly. Once dry, paint some foam letter stamps with white acrylic paint and stamp the front of the box. Clean the stamps. Once paint is dry, ink up the foam letters with the black stamp pad and stamp just to the right of the white paint so you achieve a shadow effect.
Hi @KellieN,
Thank you for sharing this fantastic, weathered planter box project with us.
There's nothing better than taking recycled materials and giving them a new lease on life and you and your husband have surely done that.
Using the weathered look to your advantage was a fantastic idea. The little pops of blue paint are a brilliant idea that really accentuate and enhance the weathered look.
This is definitely something I could see in the window of a cute little suburban cafe.
Congratulations to you and your husband on a wonderful project.
Jacob
Thankyou so much Jacob. Hubby and I appreciate your lovely feedback.
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