How to make a flower box for your house numbers

House Numbers Flower Box MyFixitUpLife AFTER

A little flower box is a fun way to display your house numbers

I’ve loved our house numbers since we put them on the house, about a decade ago. I spent more time than necessary researching options for house numbers, and contemplating fonts. (Yes, I’m a font geek.) Our house is early 20th century, and a fairly unadorned American Foursquare, so my thought was that it’s best to try to go with the fonts of that era.

While I’ve loved the numbers, I have never been quite satisfied with the lack-of-background to make the numbers pop against the yellow house paint. So I decided to make a little flower box to display the house numbers.

1 House Numbers Planter Box MyFixitUpLife BEFORE

How much time do you need for this project?

Making a flower box is an easy carpentry project, and depending on your skills, it could take an afternoon to build. And then another day to wait for the paint to dry and install the flower box on the house.

What supplies do you need to make this project? 

I had everything in my workshop for the project. I’m lucky that we do so many projects that we have an extensive inventory of almost everything I need. But, if you aren’t a lucky duck with a well-stocked shop, here’s what you need.

  • house numbers
  • 1×12
  • trim (I used flat stock)
  • sandpaper
  • tape measure
  • pencil
  • saw to cut the trim and 1×12 to size (I used Rockwell’s BladeRunner.)
  • construction adhesive (I used Gorilla Glue’s construction adhesive.)
  • paint
  • clear waterproof tape (I used Gorilla Glue brand.)
  • flowers and soil
  • fasteners or picture hanging supplies to attach the flower box to the house

What are the steps to this project?

The first step to making a flower box for house numbers is figuring out the size of the flower box. The desired size will help shape your shopping list and the size of each piece that will need to be cut.

1 House Numbers Planter Box MyFixitUpLife Theresa measure

After knowing the maximum size for my flower box, I went into our workshop to see if I had any 1×12 or trim cut-offs from other projects that would work for this project. I was lucky to find a few boards, but they needed to be sanded so they would be ready for paint later.

2 House Numbers Planter Box MyFixitUpLife Theresa sanding

After sanding the wood, I measured and marked the pieces I needed for the flower box. The flower box needs a back, bottom, sides, and a front.

3 House Numbers Planter Box MyFixitUpLife marking and measuring

I use my speed square as a quick way to mark straight lines.

3 House Numbers Planter Box MyFixitUpLife marking speed square

I used a Rockwell BladeRunner to cut the all of the pieces to size.

4 House Numbers Planter Box MyFixitUpLife cutting blade runner rockwell

For the trim pieces, I set the saw at a 45-degree angle for mitered corners.

5 House Numbers Planter Box MyFixitUpLife Theresa cutting trim blade runner rockwell

To avoid seeing fastener heads, I used construction adhesive to attach the pieces.

6 House Numbers Planter Box MyFixitUpLife Theresa construction adhesive gorilla glue

After the adhesive was dry, I painted the flower box. I chose spray paint to make the paint process a little faster. First I primed, then painted with white gloss, and then sealed it with clear gloss.

7 House Numbers Planter Box MyFixitUpLife Theresa paint

When the paint was dry, I attached the house numbers. I’m happy with how the numbers pop against the white background.

Since it’s a flower box, I want to be sure the box part is extra protected against water. I lined the inside with waterproof clear tape. I used Gorilla brand for my flower box.

8 House Numbers Planter Box MyFixitUpLife clear tape planter

I’m happy with how the flower box makes the house numbers more visually prominent on our home. And the little flowers make me smile a little extra.

House Numbers Planter Box MyFixitUpLife Theresa AFTER


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Theresa
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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