Convert Reclaimed Cutting Boards into Stylish Wall Planters
Use old or discounted cutting boards to create a unique living wall in your home. This project is an inventive way to display your favorite succulents or air plants, and doesn't require much work at all. All you need is moss to create a faux pot and twine to fasten the plant and moss to your cutting board. Build multiple to create an entire wall perfect for a sunroom, or make just one and hang it by your front door to welcome guests.
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- Working Time 1 Hour
- Start to Finish 1 Hour
- Difficulty Projects Easy
What you need
Tools
- Drill or screwdriver
- Scissors
Materials
- D-ring hanger
- Wood cutting board
- Screws
- Spray bottle
- Mountable plant, such as a fern or orchid
- Sphagnum moss
- Clear fishing line
How to do it
Step 1 Install Screws
Screw a D-ring hanger to the back of a cutting board. Remove your plant from its pot and lay it on the cutting board. Drill four screws into the board, about 2 inches from each side of the plant’s roots and leaving about 1/2 inch of each screw exposed above the board.
Step 2 Add Sphagnum Moss
Cover the plant’s roots with damp sphagnum moss, leaving the tops of the screws visible. You should have enough moss to cover the plant's roots and extend to the screws. The layer of moss should not be thin—the roots should be covered entirely.
Step 3 Secure with Fishing Line
Tie clear fishing line to one screw. While holding the moss in place with one hand, wrap the fishing line over the moss and around a screw on the opposite side. Wrap the fishing line around the screw several times before crossing over the moss again to the opposite side. Continue this process, crisscrossing the fishing line several times over the moss until the plant is secured. Wrap the fishing line around the last screw at least 10 times before knotting and cutting the line. Cover the screws and any visible fishing line by tucking in more moss.
To maintain you living gallery wall, mist the moss a few times a week using a spray bottle filled with water.
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