PULLING DOUBLE DUTY This
multitasking planter box, left, displays
house numbers and flowers all in
one. To make the box, cut cedar
boards for the front and back equal
to the long side of the planter plus
2 inches, and the side boards equal
to the short side plus ½ inch. Cut
enough boards to run horizontally
on all sides to the height desired and
allowing for the foot if positioning on
a step. Cut ¾×¾-inch pine corner
blocks to join all cedar boards. (You
will need six if your box fits on a step
as ours does.) For the front panel,
join the cedar boards to corner
blocks at each end, predrilling and
screwing through the blocks and into
but not through the cedar boards
and using two screws per board.
Repeat for back panel. Cut two
¾-inch-square pine pieces the width
of your plastic planter and screw
one each to the inside of front and
back panels to act as a shelf to hold
the plastic planter (A). Determine
placement of hidden-mount house
numbers (B) and predrill before
securing numbers to the front panel.
To complete the box, screw the
cedar side and foot boards to the
front and back panels via the corner
blocks. Add a filler piece of cedar
at the top of each side to cover the
gap created by the corner blocks.SECURE THE SIDES
OF THE BOX LAST
OR YOU MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO FIT THE DRILL
INSIDE TO SECURE
HOUSE NUMBERS
AND PLANTER BOX
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