How to Make a Tiered Basket Planter
I bought these baskets from the Target dollar spot and repurposed them for my patio.
They are almost like large berry baskets and will look beautiful when I'm finished. I began by finding the center of each basket by drawing a line from corner to corner using a ruler.
Next, I drilled a hole into the center of each basket then put a double sided screw through the bottom. The double sided screw went into an old wooden base I had leftover from a repurposed ice bucket project.
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The other side of the double sided screw went into the leg of a chair I had laying around.
As you can see the chair leg also had a screw in the top so that went through the top basket.
On the top screw I made a wooden top that the screw could screw into. I used wood glue to secure every surface.
When the glue dried I brought the piece into the garage and using my HomeRight Small Spray Shelter, I spray painted the planter. The spray shelter is a great way to keep the paint from getting all over the garage.
I used a new stencil from Old Sign Stencils to add just a touch of decoration to one side of the baskets. I used the Locally Grown Herb stencil and only used a part of it this time. I like that about these stencils, I will use another part of the stencil for another project.
I heavily sanded the baskets to give them a distressed look then sprayed the baskets with a matte spray sealer.
All they needed now was to be filled with beautiful flowers for the summer!
I'm using red geraniums because they look so beautiful.
I'm going to keep this tiered basket out of the direct rain and sun so the baskets will stay beautiful all summer long.
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