![Easy-DIY-Flower-Box-from-One-Board.jpg Easy DIY Flower Box from One Board](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X5jgijvFstI/VaSzK_8lKfI/AAAAAAABc3U/3j9q6mmnEvQ/Easy-DIY-Flower-Box-from-One-Board.jpg?imgmax=800)
Today I have joined a challenge with 16 other awesome bloggers (seriously, I have to pinch myself to believe I’m even included in this group) to use a single board to create something awesome.
![FINAL-one-board-challenge-graphic.jpg FINAL one board challenge graphic](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HoDkF5LRROc/VafCJIuNEmI/AAAAAAABc68/A7_KQhwY1o0/FINAL-one-board-challenge-graphic.jpg?imgmax=800)
If you want to see their entries into this challenge, you can check them out here (You really should visit, I’m in awe of these beautiful things the other bloggers came up with!)
Katie, Addicted 2 DIY – Rustic Step Stool / Jaime, That’s My Letter – Bench
Amy, Her Toolbelt – Kids Step Stool / Elisha, Pneumatic Addict Furniture – Modern 3-Leg End Table
Sandra, Sawdust Girl – Three Tiered Display Shelf / Brittany, Pretty Handy Girl – Cubby Storage Box
Karah, the space between – Wood Shelves / Brad, Fix This Build That – Kids Bookshelf
Jenn, Build-Basic – Round Mirror / Mindi, My Love 2 Create – Floating Nightstand
Pauline, My Altered State – Indoor Planter / Bethany, Sawdust & Embryos – Geometric Art
Kim, The Kim Six Fix – Flower Box / Sarah, The Ugly Duckling House – Modern Step Stool
Jessica, Decor Adventures – Hexagon Plant Stand / Emily, Merrypad – Floating Corner Shelf
![Project-made-from-one-board.jpg Project made from one board](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j3ECINVGK3w/VaSzRgBt7qI/AAAAAAABc3s/fCHOspm8U-4/Project-made-from-one-board.jpg?imgmax=800)
I decided to challenge myself one step further by aiming to use AS MUCH of the board as I possibly could; to throw nothing away (or have any scraps leftover) and to end up with something useful. And although my end product isn’t 100% awesome, it is unique in that it has virtually no waste. I calculated the cuts to use the exact area of the board (or pretty darn close.)
So what did I create? I ended up with this tapered planter box. (Yeah, not nearly as awesome as some of those other projects, but it is a Kim Six original!)
![tapered-wooden-window-box.jpg Tapered wooden window box](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AfU9gt26Bhk/VafCPo4cOeI/AAAAAAABc7U/PqWc4SZuU2Q/tapered-wooden-window-box.jpg?imgmax=800)
My inspiration piece was actually this planter box I saw at Home Depot:
![inspriation-planter.jpg Inspriation planter](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iO_kHmhxJgM/VafCLFsdExI/AAAAAAABc7E/MtNENkzy6nk/inspriation-planter.jpg?imgmax=800)
I couldn’t believe it was $70!! (Keep in mind my 1x8 pine board only cost $8.91!)
![inspriation.jpg Inspriation](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SzzELqfilOE/VafCNkQphmI/AAAAAAABc7M/k2Qr71Nbows/inspriation.jpg?imgmax=800)
Before starting, I sat down and calculated exactly how big I could make it with only my single board and this is what I came up with:
![Cut-lines-for-one-board-challenge.jpg Cut lines for one board challenge](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B7ymc9gdCOc/VaSzG754vPI/AAAAAAABc3E/roN3F5jWKIw/Cut-lines-for-one-board-challenge.jpg?imgmax=800)
I transferred all the measurements onto the board and used my miter saw to make the cuts.
![marking-board-for-cutting.jpg Marking board for cutting](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kQOmWVxG2yc/VaSzMx1xXSI/AAAAAAABc3c/Ss94aX0ecZk/marking-board-for-cutting.jpg?imgmax=800)
You can see on the schematic that the only waste are those three tiny slivers of wood that are left over when you make the tapered sides and ends:
![Single-Board-Assembly-pieces.jpg Single Board Assembly pieces](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5smbUglPGfI/VaSzTpRVxUI/AAAAAAABc30/xb6jv231Hlo/Single-Board-Assembly-pieces.jpg?imgmax=800)
Here is what my actual board looked like cut down:
![Single-board-box-with-no-waste.jpg Single board box with no waste](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZgcYTj87XWE/VaSzVRjhXHI/AAAAAAABc38/Ec3j0LqVOg8/Single-board-box-with-no-waste.jpg?imgmax=800)
Here are my scraps! Practically sawdust. *wink*
![Wood-Scraps.jpg Wood Scraps](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J47HVL3sYVU/VaSzY30vx4I/AAAAAAABc4M/r-7KytWWDOo/Wood-Scraps.jpg?imgmax=800)
Next I assembled the box using deck screws and the nail gun. (The nails held it together so it was easier to insert the screws)
![Single-board-planter-box.jpg Single board planter box](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xO0SvGB2EDA/VaSzbOtSD6I/AAAAAAABc4U/h0N8Zkk9dvs/Single-board-planter-box.jpg?imgmax=800)
![adding-handles-to-planter.jpg Adding handles to planter](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-46aG8GEBqok/VaSy5UywwOI/AAAAAAABc2s/9a5UzHzXc_I/adding-handles-to-planter.jpg?imgmax=800)
I added some strips underneath to support the weight of the plants
![Bottom-Supports.jpg Bottom Supports](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t_8plAjrBAM/VaSzEzOle7I/AAAAAAABc28/3lIlyHY7Gnw/Bottom-Supports.jpg?imgmax=800)
![angled-handle-on-planter.jpg Angled handle on planter](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-htd8VIGK8JU/VaSzCqRhA9I/AAAAAAABc20/cUjH1uouUgM/angled-handle-on-planter.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Dough-Bowl-Style-Planter.jpg Dough Bowl Style Planter](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8qrX8GhpvE4/VaSzI5ZUS5I/AAAAAAABc3M/HiDcCPHvIOo/Dough-Bowl-Style-Planter.jpg?imgmax=800)
This was just stock pine lumber and not pressure treated so I decided to stain and seal it with weatherproofing deck stain (the same stuff I used on my x-leg storage bench) in Cordovan brown (since that is what I had leftover.)
![Planter-box-from-one-board.jpg Planter box from one board](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xsATbBlaHHk/VaSzPiJAh7I/AAAAAAABc3k/Wbzn-8OnMzk/Planter-box-from-one-board.jpg?imgmax=800)
Just like my Pottery Barn Knock off planter, I lined it with a trash compactor bag to keep the soil moisture from coming directly in contact with the wood. (It works! That PB planter is more than 2 years old and is looking GREAT.. no indication of any sort of water damage even when full of plants and wet soil the entire time.)
![Wooden-planter-box.jpg Wooden planter box](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YoQEiL4oZ9M/VafB3YD0TzI/AAAAAAABc6s/J13OoAMbGvM/Wooden-planter-box.jpg?imgmax=800)
The little planter box came out pretty well considering the constraints. And now I”m fired up to start the next challenge project!
![Wooden-tapered-flower-box.jpg Wooden tapered flower box](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NLBnuZH98gM/VafCGimFhBI/AAAAAAABc60/fH_B0TSKRXE/Wooden-tapered-flower-box.jpg?imgmax=800)
Make sure to come back next month and see what the challenge will be!