Easy Window Box

One easy way to frame a favorite view from a window is to add a window box filled with colorful annuals. Brackets support a 2-by-12 inch board cut to match the window's width. Three holes sized to hold terra cotta pots allow you to easily change the containers through the season.

Materials:

• Four foot 2 x 12 board
• Drill with both screw bit and drill bit
• Wood screws
• Stain or paint
• Three 10-inch terra cotta pots
• Jig saw
• Four foot 1 x 4 board

 

Directions:

1. It's basically four pieces of wood. The top board, two brackets and a back board to attach it to the wall and of course, three clay pots.
2. To put this together, start with the top. Used a two inch by twelve inch board that is four feet long.
3. Cut out three holes just large enough for a ten inch clay pot to drop in. The collar or the lip of the pot holds the pot in place.
4. To cut the hole, start with a drill and then use a jig saw to finish it off.
5. The brackets are made from a piece of the two by twelve board and they're connected by a one by four board that runs across the back. This is important because this board is what you'll use to mount the window box to the house.

6. I like to use wood screws in assembling these because it keeps the wood from splitting.
7. You can put a sealer on the window box or even paint it.