Make Your Own Modern Tiled Planters

If you lot direct keep ever tackled a abode project, in addition to then you’ll know that in that place is ever a ton of chip materials at the end. We effort to purpose equally much from the “junk pile” equally nosotros can, particularly the woods (there are thus many corking chip woods projects out there!), in addition to nosotros proceed a lot for futurity projects too. Have you lot ever had spare tile sitting around? If you lot direct keep 5 sheets, or 4 sheets in addition to about scraps, you lot tin brand your ain uncomplicated tiled planters.

*The tile for this projection was supplied yesteryear Jeffrey Court. As always, opinions on the products are 100% my own. For to a greater extent than information, delight read the disclosure policy.* 

When Jeffrey Court asked us if nosotros could brand a projection using their tile, I was thrilled! A) I honey tiling, B) they have so many beautiful tiles to chose from (sold through The Home Depot), in addition to C) I needed a novel planter, lol.

Here’s everything you lot demand to brand these tiled planters: 

• Five sheets of tile – Retro Octagon Black Dot


• Cement board


• 1/2 x 1″ woods (we used scraps)


• Moulding (we used scraps again)


• Plastic sheet


• Thin set


• Grout


• Nails


• Drywall screws


• Black paint

Tools: 

• Tile saw


• Saw


• Nail gun


• Trowel


• Drill alongside mixing paddle


• Sponges & buckets (for cleaning)

Steps to Make Tiled Planters:

Start yesteryear using your sail of tile equally a reference for how broad your planter volition be. The easiest agency to brand this planter is to larn far the same width equally a sail of tile.

Cut your cement board to that width. Cut 2 pieces thus that they are the same pinnacle equally well, in addition to then cutting 2 to a greater extent than pieces subtracting the width of the cement board twice (e.g. if you lot direct keep 1/2″ cement board, subtract 1″).

Build a frame from 1/2″ yesteryear 1″ woods equally pictured above. Remember to direct keep into concern human relationship the thickness of your cement board (two sides volition live 1″ longer again). Use gum in addition to a boom gun to laid upwards the frame. Then purpose drywall screws to attach the cement board to the frame.

Note: We used cement board instead of woods because tile sticks improve to it, in addition to it eliminates rot issues when you lot are watering your plants.

Next, purpose your tile saw to cutting the border of your tile sail apartment – inwards our case, nosotros had to cutting off one-half of the dark triangles on 2 sides. Then, to consummate the other 2 sides, direct keep about tiles out of your spare sheet, in addition to cutting those (we cutting the pocket-size dark triangles to fit perfectly into the gaps on the edges).

Use sparse laid in addition to a trowel to laid tiles onto planter.

Finally, when your tiles are set, you lot demand to grout the tile in addition to the edges of the planter.

If you lot want, you lot tin business the planter alongside plastic (we used leftover vapour barrier). This volition allow you lot to H2O the plants indoors without whatever leaking. Use a staple gun to attach the plastic.

Finally, you lot tin brand a overstep for your planter. We used chip pieces of MDF moulding, only you lot could purpose woods or tile if you lot wanted too. We cutting the pieces alongside a 1/2″ overhang, in addition to at 45 score angles inwards the corners. Finally nosotros painted them dark to match.

When it was done, I filled it alongside my serpent establish that desperately needed to live re-homed. It straight off sits proudly inwards my entryway!

I LOVE that nosotros were able to brand this amazing retro tile await contemporary!

Would you lot brand ane of these planters? What would you lot produce alongside leftover tile?

If you’re looking for about other agency to purpose leftover tile, effort this simple Bath Caddy!

Or if you lot would similar about other planter idea, effort these Triangle Planters!