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Restoration Hardware Inspired Planter

May 10, 2020 12 Comments

Happy Mothers day to all and of you’re one of the many grieving today, my heart is with you and I wish I could hug every single one of you.

Today I wanted to share our Restoration Hardware Inspired Planter with you. I loved the look of the Estate Zinc Planter but unfortunately I didn’t have 1,050 x 2 laying around, so we decided to build our own. Let me first say that this is a very easy build and I will do my best to explain all of the steps.

Glen told me that before going into all of the ins and outs, that I needed to tell you we were using used wood that was from our entry wall. It’s a few years old so it was a bit bowed and harder to work with. But free is always our game and we wanted to make this project as cheap as possible ( In our case, free ) If you were to go purchase the plywood, wood and paint it would be under 50.00 to make! Still a steal!

Restoration Hardware Inspired Planter. Do you love the "Estate Zinc Planters" but you can't afford the price? This beginner tutorial will cost under 50.00
Restoration Hardware

Shop List for Restoration Hardware Inspired Planter

  • 2×2’s ( Glen says buy pressure treated or cedar )
  • 1/4″ Plywood
  • Wood Glue
  • Wood Filler
  • Silicone
  • Paint or Stain of choice
  • Varnish to protect the wood in the outdoors
  • Optional plastic lining for inside the box
  • Orbital Sander
  • Drill
  • Table Saw

We added legs to our box as we needed to cover the siding of our home ( that was the point of making this box ) But you can easily eliminate the legs.

Restoration Hardware Inspired Planter. Do you love the "Estate Zinc Planters" but you can't afford the price? This beginner tutorial will cost under 50.00

Our box measures 82″ L x 36″ H x 12.5″ D

The reason we made our box so long and so high was because we were wanting to cover our siding. We’re renters, so we cannot paint or fix the siding. Our fix is making this restoration hardware inspired planter with tall grass!

We first started off with cutting all our 2×2’s. We cut six pieces at 79″ and we made four cuts for the “legs” at 36″ and we cut six “cross pieces” at 9″.

So you should have 16 pieces of wood cut.

Now I should first mention, that we did three tiers as you can tell. The reason why we did this is because our planter is so high and long and we wanted it to be super stable BUT we didn’t want our planter box to be that deep as that would take a lot of soil. So the lower tier is just for stability and the bottom of the planter box actually sits in the middle tier. Our planter box is 12″ deep.

Does that make sense?

Okay, moving on.

Since all our 2×2’s were being covered with plywood we didn’t do any pocket holes we just did a basket point blank screw together. I told you, this was an easy project.

Once you have your frame built, it’s time to nail on the plywood. We used our nailgun as the holes are very minimal. But if all you have is a drill, you can use that, there will just be more filling at the end.

We cut two pieces of plywood at 82.3/8ths” x 24″ and two pieces at 12″ x 24″

Now the reason we made the faces of our box longer than the actual frame was to cover the cut plywood pieces on the sides.

We put a looooooot of nails in. I would space them every 1″ apart.

Once you’ve completely nailed your plywood on, it’s time to fill holes with your wood filler!

We filled everything. The seams, the edges, the holes. Everything.

This is the key to this box. If wanting it to look like a true metal planter with no seams, you want to fill everything. It takes time, but it’s worth it.

Once that has had about 12 hours to dry, sand it down. We did a good job sanding every surface down and the end result was a pretty seamless box. We used an orbital sander, I would not recommend sanding by hand, that would take hours. Once we had painted it, you couldn’t even tell that it was made out of wood!

Restoration Hardware Inspired Planter. Do you love the "Estate Zinc Planters" but you can't afford the price? This beginner tutorial will cost under 50.00

The photo above was after two coats of flat black paint. I then sponge painted it to give it the texture of the Restoration Hardware planter. It was SO easy and only took two applications.

For the sponge mixture, I took the black paint I had used in the first place and I actually mixed a tablespoon of dark grey paint into it to make it slightly darker. There is no right way to do this, but I went in all directions. The first application I went one direction and the second direction I went the opposite direction.

Restoration Hardware Inspired Planter. Do you love the "Estate Zinc Planters" but you can't afford the price? This beginner tutorial will cost under 50.00

Lastly, once you’re happy with how your sponging looks you MUST varnish your box. This step cannot be skipped if this box will be outside. The sun and rain will make your box expand if it’s not properly sealed.

We like to use Diamond Wood Finish – Water Based – Crystal Clear. We also roll it on with a roller to ensure a seamless application. There is nothing worse than paint streaks when the sun hits something.

Honestly, I know this isn’t the best tutorial, so if you have ANY questions, please leave them below!

Are you guys ready to see the finished Restoration Hardware Inspired Planter???

Restoration Hardware Inspired Planter. Do you love the "Estate Zinc Planters" but you can't afford the price? This beginner tutorial will cost under 50.00

It’s really hard to tell the sponging I did to the planter, but it gives it definition and makes it look like the real deal – even up close! It’s so crazy! I intentionally lowered the exposure on these photos so you could see the definition the sponging gave this planter.

Restoration Hardware Inspired Planter. Do you love the "Estate Zinc Planters" but you can't afford the price? This beginner tutorial will cost under 50.00
Restoration Hardware Inspired Planter. Do you love the "Estate Zinc Planters" but you can't afford the price? This beginner tutorial will cost under 50.00

It’s crazy how inexpensive this restoration hardware inspired planter box was to make. We literally looked everywhere to purchase a planter and couldn’t find anything nice enough or big enough – so we made one and it was so easy!

Restoration Hardware Inspired Planter. Do you love the "Estate Zinc Planters" but you can't afford the price? This beginner tutorial will cost under 50.00
Restoration Hardware Inspired Planter. Do you love the "Estate Zinc Planters" but you can't afford the price? This beginner tutorial will cost under 50.00

I’d love to hear what you think of this Restoration Hardware inspired planter in the comments!

Restoration Hardware Inspired Planter. Do you love the "Estate Zinc Planters" but you can't afford the price? This beginner tutorial will cost under 50.00

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  1. Alison says

    May 11, 2020 at 5:59 am

    GORGEOUS!

    Reply
    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      May 11, 2020 at 3:25 pm

      Thank you so much!!

      Reply
  2. Min says

    May 11, 2020 at 6:35 am

    It’s beautiful! How much did I cost? So sorry if you already mentioned it and I missed it!

    Reply
    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      May 11, 2020 at 3:24 pm

      Hey! We had everything on hand, but if you had to buy it all new, it would cost around 50 dollars! 🙌🏻

      Reply
  3. Kyla says

    May 11, 2020 at 5:41 pm

    You are amazing! You are reading my mind, love every project you do. Thanks for inspiring me ❤️

    Reply
    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      May 11, 2020 at 7:44 pm

      Aww! Thank you, you’re SO sweet!

      Reply
  4. Sarah says

    May 11, 2020 at 5:58 pm

    Beautiful! What type of grass did you plant in it?

    Reply
    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      May 11, 2020 at 7:45 pm

      It’s called reed grass! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Valerie says

    May 14, 2020 at 9:24 pm

    Love this! Just wondering if you did anything for drainage?

    Reply
    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      May 14, 2020 at 10:56 pm

      Unfortunately we didn’t do anything for drainage. But I’m sure you could easily pop some jokes into the base. We will have grasses in here and they don’t need a ton of water

      Reply
  6. Laura says

    May 20, 2020 at 6:01 pm

    I’m not sure if you know this or not, but how do you think this will hold up over time? Did you varnish the inside of the box too? Or is the liner good enough for that? Love how yours turned out by the way!!

    Reply
    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      May 24, 2020 at 5:22 pm

      Hey!
      We varnished the inside of the box and put a liner in. Since our box is under an overhanging – it wont be getting wet. We do expect it to hav a bit of movement over time though due to the humidity in the air. That being said, for it being free ( since we had everything on hand ) we are okay with it not being perfect.
      Thank you so much!

      Reply

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