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UncategorizedNovember 15, 2015

DIY Rustic Plant Stand

Today it’s time for another Home Depot challenge.  We coordinate our Home Depot projects to post to our blogs on the 15th of every month, so I am posting a day early this week.  We had to skip this last month because everyone has just been way too busy with their One Room Challenges!

Our chosen item for this month’s HD challenge is furniture legs!  And our intended recipient is an in-law.   My first thought was to make a side table with a wood slice top but I couldn’t find a large enough wood slice, so I went with a plant stand instead.  My mother in law has a green thumb (so much in fact, that I call her Mother Earth), and her house is full of plants, so I thought this would be perfect for her.  As it turns out, I gifted this to someone else instead, as you’ll see later.

I picked up my wood slice at Home Goods, I don’t think Home Depot carries them,  you can find similar here*.

wood stump

 

I wasn’t sure how to attach these legs to my wood slice without splitting and ruining it.  I went back and forth on this, and finally settled on these Heavy Duty Top Plates, as recommended by the very helpful men in my local Home Depot.  I can’t thank them enough!  They really took time out of their day to brainstorm the best way to do this for me.

table plate

 

You simply attach these plates to the bottom of your table top (or plant stand) and the legs screw right into them!  Super easy!

attach legs to table plates

 

Super easy!  The legs I used are the Waddell 6 in Traditional furniture legs.  They carry legs in a ton of different sizes and styles, you see them all here.

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how to make a plant stand

 

Next I stained my legs.  I cheaped out here and used stain I already had on hand, leftover from my DIY Barn Wood Cabinets.  The stain ended up coming out darker than I would’ve liked.  I used Minwax Dark Walnut, but I should have went with either the English Chestnut or the Red Mahogany.  My intent was to get new legs and buy the correct stain, but I got so busy with my One Room Challenge makeover, I never did finish it.   The plant stand ended up in that room, when I needed more accessories to fill the plant corner.  I was doing this room on a tiny budget, so I had to use what I had.   I needed some elevation in the plant corner, and it was the perfect height to complete my three tiers.

plant corner

Even though this little project didn’t come out perfect, I wanted to share it anyway.  It was super easy, so cute, and you can learn from my mistakes.  Don’t cheap out, buy the correct stain!

Don’t forget to stop by and check out what my friends made with their furniture legs!

 

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  1. Ruthie says

    November 15, 2015 at 10:45 pm

    Roxanne I love the wood top and it makes the perfect plant stand!

    Reply
    • RoxanneK says

      November 15, 2015 at 11:09 pm

      Thanks Ruthie!

      Reply
  2. Shannon Churchill says

    November 16, 2015 at 12:11 am

    This plant stand is fantastic!! And it looks so great in your new living room! Great job.:)

    Reply
  3. Karen says

    November 16, 2015 at 9:41 am

    Roxanne, that is so cute! You are so clever!
    It really is the perfect for to that corner!
    Pinning 🙂

    Reply
  4. Tiffany says

    November 16, 2015 at 11:59 am

    Hi, Roxanne ~ This plant stand is so beautiful! I like the wood top and how you grouped it with other stands. Great job with this month’s challenge!

    Reply
  5. Amanda says

    November 16, 2015 at 6:36 pm

    It is adorable! And I don’t think the legs came out too dark! I think they are perfect.

    Reply
  6. Heather @ The Deans List BLog says

    November 16, 2015 at 7:51 pm

    Oh, I love this idea! I want to get a wood round like this, so home goods it is! Love how you used it for a plant stand! So creative!

    Reply
  7. April R @Uncookie Cutter says

    November 16, 2015 at 10:53 pm

    Beautiful! I didn’t know you could buy those wood slices, I might just have to run out and buy a ton of them :).

    Reply
  8. Erin @ The Organized Life says

    November 17, 2015 at 8:19 am

    I think that plant stand is adorable, and it finds in with all the other plants perfectly!

    Reply
  9. Lindi says

    November 21, 2015 at 11:36 am

    Very cute plant stand! And SO easy to make!

    Reply
  10. Cindy says

    November 21, 2015 at 12:37 pm

    Great idea!
    Thanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY!
    Blessings,
    Cindy

    Reply
  11. Amberjane says

    November 24, 2015 at 1:53 pm

    This is so adorable and clever I love it I want to get the power tools out

    Reply
  12. Charles says

    October 5, 2016 at 11:33 am

    Very nice. By any chance is there any guide on the taller stool looking one in the last picture? Love it

    Reply
    • RoxanneK says

      October 5, 2016 at 7:21 pm

      Thanks, Charles. The taller stool was purchased at Home Goods.

      Reply

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