Customized Wall Planter Boxes

Cut the cleats (B) to length. For the three horizontal cleats, drill three countersunk pilot holes through the faces. Then drill two countersunk pilot holes through the top edges (Project Diagram, Drawing 1). (You’ll drive screws through these holes later to mount the planters to the hanging cleats.)

Remove the boxes from the backers and mark their locations for reassembly. Then apply an exterior stain to the backers and an exterior primer and paint to the boxes in your choice of colors. After the finishes dry, re-assemble the planters.

Cut the hanging cleats (H) to length (Project Diagram, Cutting List and Cutting Diagram). Screw the cleats to the wall, making sure they are level (Project Diagram, Drawing 5 and Drawing 6).

Beginning with the bottom planter assembly, hang the planters on the wall with the horizontal cleats (B) on the hanging cleats (H). Drive screws through the holes in the edges of the horizontal cleats and into the hanging cleats.