WHAT IT TAKES
TIME: 2 hours
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
You can’t beat the look of a real wood window box on a home. Wood takes paint well, so you can tailor the box’s color scheme to complement your house. But ordinary wooden boxes rot out in just a few years, and plastic window boxes won’t rot but don’t look as nice as the traditional wood box.
This window box design incorporates the best of both materials. Buy a plastic window box at a home or garden center, then construct a cedar frame around it. Size the frame so the lip of the plastic window box rests on the wood. There’s no need for a bottom. Cut the front side of each end piece at a 5-degree angle, then screw together the frame with 2-in. deck screws. Attach the box to the house with a pair of L-brackets, and you’re ready to get growing.
