Plant pot stands inspired by Danish mid-century modern design made in less than an hour using Tasmanian Oak offcuts from another project.
The project
I needed to make something to lift two plant pots off a floating timber panel floorboard in one hour flat, so I used some offcuts from a previous project to make two charming little stands, inspired by Danish mid-century modern design.
Steps
Step 1
The first step was to figure out the design of the stands. I knew I wanted something that was simple yet stylish that I could make in only one hour using materials and tools I already had.
I still had some 32mm x 32mm Tasmanian Oak timber left over from another project (mid-century modern shelving unit) sitting in the cupboard under my stairs. I based the design around that.
With that in mind, I settled on a super simple cross with four short legs attached.
Step 2
I measured the diameter of the bottom of each plant pot, and subtracted a couple of centimetres from that number to get the length of the cross pieces I needed.
I cut the two pairs of 32mm x 32mm timber pieces from the offcuts, and then used the mitre saw and chisel to make mortise and tenon joints.
Step 3
I used two self-tapping screws and wood glue to secure the mortise and tenon joints, and then cut and attached four legs for each cross-piece from the Tasmanian Oak dowel.
One plant pot was smaller than the other, so I reduced the length of the legs (from 8cm to 6cm) to keep it in proportion.
This photo shows how the screws secure the mortise and tenon joints and legs.
Step 4
The final step was to secure these little adhesive felt feet to the legs to protect the floor.
And that's it! Like I said, these are pretty quick and dirty. Yes, I could have cut and attached a disc on top. Yes, I could have countersunk and filled the screws to hide them. And sanding and varnishing? Of course. But my self-set constraint of an hour was enough to get these little guys to the point where they were ready!
Materials
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