Wife wanted a plant shelf on Amazon for $60. I said, pshh, I can build that myself. So I did. It only cost $90 and took all weekend.
Made entirely from 1x2 pine. Ripped into thirds for the shelf slats. Pocket holes. Glue. Brads and glue for the shelf slats.
Are you me, but with better skill? I do this all the time but the end result is like Homer Simpson's spice rack.
As the son of an avid woodworker and the grandson of a cabinetmaker, I completely understand this comment.
So instead of a cheap Amazon furniture she got a more valuable hand made one. Seems like a good deal to me
Hey have you ever considered acquiring more succulents?
I am a carpenter. I bought a jewelry rack for my partner off amazon. It broke in 2 months.
I assure you your time and effort will not go to waste as this is going to last a million times longer. Not to mention the brownie points!
I'd like to see you're wife's version of this post.
A forklift-themed party? That sounds awesome haha
I was gonna say! One of my friends had a mango-themed party. He didn't even particularly love mangos; it was just a nice unified theme.
Nice work! $90 and the satisfaction of having built something yourself! Did/ are you thinking of staining it given the wateringv situation?
I already coated with paste wax. Should be enough, we'll see.
my guess is yours look like what your wife wanted, wheres the amazon one would have looked like utter shit (also the quality), and nothing like the pictures on the site. so well done man.
also highly questionable origins and who knows what kind of conditions the assembly workers went through
On top of all that you had a nice weekend working on a hobby you enjoy. Can't put a price tag on that.
It's always the size.
My Mrs has bought heaps of stuff from Amazon only to find it's about a quarter the size she expected.
Very nice looking. Given the numbers of plants, the next project should be a nice double-paned glass greenhouse. It will be cheap only $20K or so :-).
Did you toss a finish on that? Pine plus water will not age well. On projects like that spraying is much more time efficient. I would use a lacquer personally if the weather outside is appropriate. It requires lots of ventilation but dries fast. I use three coats on stuff that needs to be water resistant. Five coats for stuff like aquarium stands.
When I apply it, I open all the doors in the garage and put a fan on as well as wearing a respirator. Damn stuff is pungent but I love the results.
Thanks for the suggestions. I used a paste wax, hoping that went on thick enough to do something.
That shelf looks amazing. Good job. What was your wife’s reaction ? Did she give it a rating?
7/10, would've been better if she didn't have to remind me to make it so many times
So much nicer than Amazon or Ikea. Bah, fuck that crap, do anything yourself. I'm in the process of making a sofa because they're painfully expensive or total crap here, learning to sew and anything about upholstery foam. Free yourself from the corporate tyranny & make it all yourself!
Looks great, are you single ?
I asked my wife and she said "no"
Yeap! His wife calls it something else though.
This is beautiful! I would be so touched if my partner went to all this trouble to make me something like this.
Looks good, though. Hope it was a fun build.
Looks great! Did you at least get to buy a few new tools out of it as well?
I used the tools I bought earlier to justify those purchases
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Great work mate, much better than getting something store bought 🪚
Thoughtful gift for the wife. This guy knows whats up.
That tiny bit of pine wood cost 90 dollaroos?! Christ, no wonder I can never afford to make anything :-(
That's like, 6 full weeks of house electricity payments right there, haha.
That's some cheap electricity
You may benefit from a energy efficient fridge. Old appliances can cost a lot of extra energy (or are using AC/Electric Heating, that will cost extra of course).
If he had bought a sheet and ripped his own slats on a table saw it’d have been cheaper. But then he’d have to have a table saw. Fabrication is mostly front loaded. If you aren’t equipped for it then economies of scale is working against you.
Bruh, save some drip for rest of us. Looks dope.
Have you thought about adding grow lights?
That's the next step, thinking through options.
I have some 16" metal led strips that would work if I could cut them, but looking at the traces, they won't work if cut. So I'll probably have to buy something.
Flexible led strips are likely the answer.
They make couplers for most led strips. Cut and join. Check it out.
It’s beautiful! Will probably last longer too.
Well it looks really nice
Great looking project! That looks to be about $90 worth of wood these days 😁
Ngl, it looks awesome 👌
Thank you for not lying 👍
Gonna lie, I think it sucks.
The shelf looks stunning! I'm a bit nervous about the plants at the bottom - they don't have enough light. This part of the shelf would be perfect for some small gardening equipment and the plants could inhabit the window!
It may be 30$ more expensive but DAMN does it look nice!
This is the way.
Looks great. Also, I can tell that you don't have cats living there.
looks lovley. I would not want to have to water all those tiny pots thought.
We take them off and soak in the sink or a bin. Succulents need infrequent but deep watering. I watered them once or twice the entire winter last year.
That's where the next DIY project becomes building a drip-watering system into the plant rack :-)
Damn that's good
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Money and time well spent!
That plant stand is excellent, and also that room is a lovely shade of gray in both the daylight and night. Great job all together
similar to several my mom had that were made out of hockey sticks.
My uncle made me a similar looking plant stand about 5 years ago. Even though it took more to make it yourself, it will definitely last a lot longer.
Well, if you live outside the US, the shipping costs of the shelf from Amazon might have made this cheaper, even if the pricetag says otherwise.
Holy shit nice work dude!!
Would you please.make a video tutorial ?