I have started to notice these woodeen plant stands popping up in decor magazines, stores, and online. I really love them and wanted to make a couple for myself. I decided to add some copper accents to them because, why not?
I made them on a Facebook Live (link to video below.) There were a lot of measurements to consider so I am putting all that here in this post.
To get started I decided on the flower pot(s) that I wanted to use. That’s where all my measurements come from. Now that I knew how much material I needed, I went shopping. Yay! I purchased 1- 2x2x8 piece of lumber, 1- 10 pack of 1/2″ copper T’s (you only need 4 per planter,) 1- 5′ length of copper straight pipe.
I cut 4 pieces of the 2×2 in the length I wanted the height of the planter to be. In my case, the taller planter was 13″ tall. I placed my flower pot upside-down and traced the circumference on a piece of paper. I placed the 2×2’s equal distance around the circle. I cut 4 pieces of the copper tubing at 1 1/2″ and placed inside the copper T’s. (See video to see the layout of these pieces.) I then placed what is now a copper square in the middle of the circle. I measured from the “T” to the wooden leg, adding an additional inch to fit inside each. That is the measurement I needed to cut the other 4 pieces of pipe to extend into the legs. In my case, it was 3″.
I needed to add the holes in the 2×2 legs to receive this pipe. I wanted 3″ of leg above the base of the pot, so I measured 3″ down from the top, found center, and used a 5/8″ spade bit to drill the holes.
Now my legs were ready for stain. I used an espresso color because I liked the contrast between the dark stain and the copper. You can finish yours any way you wish.
I used a Gorilla brand adhesive to glue my copper together and also to the legs. You could also use E6000 or some other similar adhesive.
I drilled 3/16″ holes in the bottom edge of each leg and criss-crossed copper grounding wire, gluing into the legs. This is optional, but it will hold the legs straight.
I used a Scotch Brite sanding pad to polish the copper pieces and make them pretty!
That’s it! I love how these turned out! It’s actually pretty simple and very inexpensive! I hope you give it a try!!
Happy crafting!
Krissy