Plant pot stands from offcuts in 1 hour

[Benskimo]

Cute little plant pot stands from offcuts

I needed to make something to lift two plant pots off a floating timber panel floorboard in one hour flat, so I used some offcuts from a previous project to make two charming little stands, inspired by Danish midcentury-modern design.

Materials

• 32mm x 32mm Tasmanian oak timber
• 25.4mm Tasmanian oak dowell
• Round adhesive furniture leg felt pads

Tools

• Mitre saw
• Adjustable set square
• Self-tapping wood screws
• Wood glue
• Chisel
• Power drill/driver 

Steps

Step 1

The first step was to figure out the design of the stands. I knew I wanted something that was simple yet stylish that I could make in only one hour (I'll spare you the dramatic story behind that), using materials and tools I already had.

I still had some 32mm x 32mm Tasmanian oak timber left over from another project (this midcentury-modern entertainment unit, in fact) sitting in the cupboard under my stairs. I based the design around that.

With that in mind, I settled on a super-simple cross with four short legs attached, a bit like this Temple & Webster design.

Step 2

I measured the diameter of the bottom of each plant pot, and subtracted a couple of centimetres from that number to get the length of the cross pieces I needed.

I cut the two pairs of 32mm x 32mm timber pieces from the offcuts, and then used the mitre saw and chisel to make mortise and tenon joints.

Step 3

I used two self-tapping screws and wood glue to secure the mortise and tenon joints, and then cut and attached four legs for each cross-piece from the Tasmanian oak dowel.

One plant pot was smaller than the other, so I reduced the length of the legs (from 8cm to 6cm) to keep it in proportion.

This photo shows how the screws secure the mortise and tenon joints and legs

Step 4

The final step was to secure these little adhesive felt feet to the legs, to protect the floor.

Don't forget to protect your floor, with these adhesive felt thingies

And that's it! Like I said, these are pretty quick and dirty. Yes I could have cut and attached a disc on top. Yes, I could have countersunk and filled the screws to hide them. And sanding and varnishing? Of course. But my self-set constraint of an hour was enough to get these little guys to the point where they were ready!

[Jason]

Apologies for the slow reply @Benskimo.

I love these. Such a great little project. Many thanks for sharing and continuing to inspire the community.

Jason

[mich1972]

I love these pot stands @Benskimo 

[JacobZ]

Hi @Benskimo,

Looks great!

Thank you for sharing.

Jacob

[Benskimo]

Thanks heaps guys! It's amazing what you can do under a little bit of pressure, with a few constraints It's great to just get in, and do something! Make something!

[Dave-1]

Morning @Benskimo 

They are brilliant! and love the short turnaround time Now all we need is a Bunnings challange competion! O:)

Dave