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    Home » DIY » outdoor living » Easy Rustic Planter Koozies

    Easy Rustic Planter Koozies

    Published by Gail | Published August 29, 2013 | Updated July 12, 2022
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    Use reclaimed wood-pallet or fence boards to make plant koozies. These flower pot covers are perfect for covering up those plastic flower pots you get at the big box store. #MyRepurposedLife #repurposed #reclaimed #wood #flowerpots via @repurposedlife

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    I have a fun project for you today. You know what a Koozie is, right? Nooo, not that kind of koozie. A koozie encloses or wraps around a beverage. 🙂   Or in this case my Koozie wraps around a flower pot! weathered fence

    Do you remember all this fence I got from my sister?

    How to hide plastic flower pots

    rustic planter cover hides plastic flower pots

    Use reclaimed wood such as fence or pallets

    easy pot koozieI started by cutting {8} 8 inch boards. I had ripped some of my regular dog eared fencing into about 1 inch pieces. Those were cut  in 7 inch lengths. I made two sets of these.

    Simple construction using a nail gun

    rustic pot koozieUsing my nail gun, I attach two more boards to the corner pieces. I have to use the corner pieces because this fence is very narrow, not giving me any tooth to nail to.

     

    how to make a koozie for a potYou know what comes next… I added two more boards to the other side. This is how it looks afterwards. uh oh—no bottom? that’s right! I purposely designed these to be flower pot koozies. They surround the plastic pots to give them a rustic look. No need to have a bottom to hold water. Brilliant, don’t you think?

     

    flower pot koozieYou can see these two potted mums. One is sitting in the koozie, the other is sitting beside the koozie. Simply set the pot into the koozie, and you have a pretty rustic planter for your mums!

    Mums in plastic flower pots looking pretty

    mums in rustic plantersLook how pretty they look on this porch.

     

    rustic planter koozie

    rustic plantersA pretty pop of color, don’t ya think?

    Mums make me long for the cooler fall temps. I still have a lot of fence left, do you think these will sell at my show in Glendale?

    gail

    ps Have you seen my easy rustic trays?

    sharing at One Project Closer

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    1. Stephanie@cre8tive

      September 07, 2013 at 11:37 am

      I just love these Koozies, you don't have to worry about the bottom rotting that way! Mums are my favorite, they produce such beautiful blooms for such a long time. Love how they look on that porch!

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    2. debbiedoos

      September 02, 2013 at 11:02 pm

      Those are awesome Gail! I love them. Pinning:)

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    3. Kalamity Kelli

      August 31, 2013 at 6:25 pm

      Oh my gosh! I love the name of them - planter koozies! what a hoot. They are gorgeous!

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    4. Julie @ follow your heart woodworking

      August 30, 2013 at 7:33 pm

      Look great and I think they will sell, but you must take the flowers with you.. people seem to need to see how it will look.

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    5. Terri

      August 30, 2013 at 8:41 am

      These are so cool...I wish it was easier to have flower "pots" in AZ...the hot temperatures make it almost impossible! One of the few things that I miss about the northwest...planters that just thrive!

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    6. Sandra B

      August 29, 2013 at 7:42 pm

      Wow, Those are just wonderful! What a brilliant idea to hid those plastic containers. I think they would be a great seller especially with a beautiful mum in it! I love them:)

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    7. Mindi

      August 29, 2013 at 1:49 pm

      These are adorable! WAY better than a plastic planter! Great job!

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    8. nova

      August 29, 2013 at 11:02 am

      i think they could sell @Glendale; really neat idea!

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    9. Marilyn Tucker

      August 29, 2013 at 9:44 am

      I'm sure they would sell. I love them.

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    10. Pam

      August 29, 2013 at 9:06 am

      Love that look on the porch. I knew the other day when you said that you wished you had made more than one that there was another one in the future. Nice job. And purple.....my fav color.

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    11. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.

      August 29, 2013 at 9:02 am

      I love the rustic feel! And nobody wants to look at plain old plastic pots!

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    12. Missy Homemaker

      August 29, 2013 at 8:47 am

      This is brilliant! It makes it so much easier to change out the flowers with the seasons. These will definitely sell. They are such an easy thing for people to use, and they involve no labor other than setting a pot inside.

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    13. jamie@owlreally.com

      August 29, 2013 at 8:37 am

      love them!

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    14. Holly

      August 29, 2013 at 8:05 am

      What a great idea. I don't see why they wouldn't sell. The would be cute to sell in pairs of two with Welcome painted on the side of one and Friends painted on the side of the other. 🙂

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