Outdoor Projects
How to Build a Planter Box for Your Porch


Chelsea Lipford Wolf Expert Blogger 4 Projects
All the tools and materials you will need are pictured below.
I've always loved the look of a window box full of blossoming flowers. But having a vinyl-sided house makes installing one a big commitment-since you can’t just putty and paint holes in vinyl like you can wood or drywall.
Luckily for me though, window boxes also work well on deck and porch railings! So I set out to build one for my front porch.
I started with a plastic window box insert I found at a local home center. My plan was to create a wooden “wrap” that the insert could drop in to. I started by cutting all of the lumber.
Here’s the breakdown of how everything was cut:
1x8
-25 ½
-9 ¼ (x2)
-23 ¾
1x2
-25 ½
-9 ¼ (x2)
-23 ¾
Now let's begin.