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An indoor wall garden is even sweeter with a pretty green stain.

Enjoying pretty little plants can be a year-round pleasure with a custom-stained pallet indoor wall garden.

The size of the succulents dictated the size of this indoor wall garden

I’ve been a little obsessed with making projects from pallets and finding new ways to display succulents around my home. Those little bulbous plants are so perfect for a busy family lifestyle, as they don’t require much maintenance beyond watering. And they only like to be re-watered when their soil is dry.

As I was thinking about new excuses to incorporate succulents into my formal-farmhouse home decor, I landed on the idea of creating living wall art as an indoor wall garden. Vertical gardens can be any size and shape, which makes creating them so much fun. And a wall garden can be customized to the style of your home, just by changing the material, shape, and the stain color.

For this project, I immediately envisioned using a charming color that I’ve chosen before for our dining table makeover. I smile about the Antique Jade from the Minwax® Water Based Wood Stain collection every time I sit down to eat. After months of use, the joy still hasn’t faded into the background, and I suspect it never will.

Supplies for the indoor wall garden.

Succulents. Before I started on this DIY project, I ordered a collection of succulents from Amazon in 2-inch pots. The two inches became the measurement that dictated the rest of the project.

Pallet wood. We have been building a variety of projects with pallets over the past few months, so I was lucky to have a collection of cut-offs in our wood pile. Finding a pallet can be easy or tough, depending on where you live. Typically your local Habitat for Humanity ReStore has pallets.

Stain. I chose Minwax® Water Based Wood Stain in Antique Jade, and used a synthetic brush to apply the stain.

Tools. For this project I used a cordless miter saw (an oscillating tool with clamps also would work), tape measure, impact driver, pencil, square, oscillating tool for sanding (sandpaper works fine, too), and all-purpose glue.

How-to for the indoor wall garden.

The first step to this project is measuring the pieces

After marking each triangle I checked the hypotenuse of the triangle

Cutting each triangle is fairly easy on a miter saw but it isnt the only saw that can cut the pieces

After cutting each piece I lined them up to check that I cut everything I needed

The next part is creating the backer for the wall garden We have a collection of small pieces of pallet wood so it was a patchwork project fitting them all together It would be much easier with longer boards

The first step in staining involves some Minwax® Water Based Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner, which helps promote a uniform acceptance of stain. When working with pallet wood, I definitely recommend using a pre-stain. After the pre-stain is dry, which is about 15 minutes, lightly sand the finish before applying the stain.

Theres something magical about opening a can of color I chose Minwax® Based Wood Stain in Antique Jade I always make sure to carefully dip the brush so not to get too much on the brush for the first few passes

The Cottage collection from Minwax® has a really sweet color palette of charming colors perfect for a farmhouse style home

When staining wood I like to go slow Rushing a stain project can compromise a really good finish and this stain will make the project last a very long time

I lined the bottom of each planter box with clear tape so to add a bit of extra protection against water in the planter boxes

The next step is sealing the stain with a protective finish. I recommend using Minwax® Polycrylic™ Protective Finish. It is ideal for sealing light-colored stains.

My little wall garden makes me very happy The stain elevates the look from feeling like a rustic pallet into a sweet little wall art that warms up the room

Filled with little succulents the wall art is a little pop of bliss in my home Enjoying succulents in a new way Im happy to have spent the afternoon creating this project for my family to enjoy year round

Theresa

Theresa is a handy designer and writer. She shares DIY projects, tool how-to, and home makeovers as a book author, home show speaker, DIY workshop coach, and radio host. Plus, she has a degree in journalism with a minor in architecture, and is a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPs) and certified color consultant. She's created fast-paced makeovers for TV shows, and shares home trends and DIY tips as a freelance writer and guest on news shows and satellite media tours for TV and radio.

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