For my living room I always wanted a planter divider on the stairway shelf, but nothing too permanent. This quick fix seemed the perfect solution. It also provides a place for me to grow some herbs. (Quick note: should you decide to bring in any soil from outside, make sure it wasn't composted--unless you want a kitchen full of fruit flys! I compost on my porch and in my herb pots. It was a sorry mistake to think I could just bring in the pots during the winter without infesting my house! Live and learn as they say!)
For safety, I nailed a trim board along the back-edge of the stairway and butted the pots against this backboard. This project entailed the following supplies:
- 4--8"X 6"X24" plastic planters
- acrylic paint (dripped right from the bottle or apply with brushed)
- pumice rock (layer the bottom of the pot for drainage
- soil (sterilize)
- play sand (optional for the top lay to keep down bug infestations)
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