Tiered Plant Stands - Bringing Out The Creative Genius In You
For all the plant lovers out there who would like to display plants to the best advantage, you can make your own tiered plant stands very easily. This is one great display piece for plants of various sizes. The benefit of tiered stands is you can stagger the holders to display all of the plants to the best advantage. Wood, metal and wrought iron are the popular choices for tiered stands in a variety of designs and shapes. You can stand out in the crowd by making your own.
Steps to making your own tiered plant stands:
Step 1
First decide on where you want to place the stand. Once you have decided, you will then need to figure out how tall you want the stand to be and how many plants you want to display on the stand, including how big the pots are. It is advisable to clearly identify the plants you want to display before starting your project.
Step 2
Next you need to purchase the materials to make the tiered plant stand. Take a trip down to your local hardware store and stock up on wood, spindles, nails and other hardware items. The spindles should have threaded shafts and threaded receptacles at either end. Pine wood is softer and hence recommended, though hardwoods like cherry or walnut are a lot sturdier.
Step 3
Begin with the base, which needs to be strong enough and wide enough to support your tiered plant stand. Cut a large circle out of the thick wood, the size of the circle will depend on the size of the stand. Measure and mark a hole in the center of the circle to match the size of the spindle threaded shaft and then drill it. The depth of the hole should match the length of spindle shaft, once done fit the spindle shaft tightly into the hole.
Step 4
You can picture in your mind's eye the Christmas tree; your tiered plant stand should resemble one. Now depending on how many rows you plan to make for your plant stand, let us assume 3, your bottom most one should be approximately 8 inches in diameter, the next one 6 inches and the top most one 4 inches. This is just a hypothetical example; you can choose the exact measurements based on your plant sizes.
Step 5
Now cut out two circles from the wood with small rectangular handles at the end. The purpose for the handles is to fix them to the long shaft in the center; you will drill a hole in the handle and slip it over the shaft, remember your tiers swing out to display the plants. The circular pieces should have holes drilled in the center of each. Screw the long threaded shaft into each plant holder and fix, when done screw a spindle tightly into the top of the threaded shaft, not too tightly though, you have to move the tiers!
Step 6
Complete the rest of the stand and top off with a decorative spindle. Once you have made the tiered plant stand you can take it apart, stain it and then paint it or finish the wood as you choose. Let it dry completely, reassemble and set up your plants.
Good luck with your tiered plant stand project!