DIY Rustic Pumpkin Stand
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot.
Happy Monday friends, I’m so excited to show you how to make this DIY rustic pumpkin stand today! I have been up in Santa Barbara this past week while my husband worked and it was HOT HOT HOT. I am definitely ready for some cooler weather and hopeful for a little rain to help with this awful drought.
Materials
• 2 – 72″ x 5-1/2″ Cedar fence pickets, square edged preferred
• 1 – 1×2 x 4 feet long (can cut a 8 foot long 1×2 in half for use on two projects)
• 1″ staples
• Exterior wood glue
TOOLS
• Measuring tape
• Circular saw or miter saw
• Jigs saw
• Ryobi Airstrike Crown Stapler • Clamps
• Solid work surface
• Carpenter’s pencil
PUMPKIN
• 4 – Cedar fence pickets cut into 18″ long pieces (length can be flexible to accommodate all four cuts on a single cedar fence picket)
• 2 – 1×2 @ 20″ long
• 1 – 1×2 @ 8″ long (length can be flexible to use up scrap wood)
FRONT BOX
• 1 – Cedar fence picket @17″ long
• 2 – Cedar fence pickets @ 5-1/2″ long • 1 – Cedar fence picket @ 16″ long
Flip the project over. Add additional two staples per overlap of fence picket and 1×2 to secure fence pickets from front to 1×2 supports. Do not staple within 1″ of the edges, as there is no 1×2 backing here.
Starting 3″ out at the bottom edges, draw a pumpkin shape on the front of the cedar boards.
Position project so area to be cut out overhangs work surface to allow jigsaw blade to cut freely. Secure the project to the work surface with two clamps. Cut out following pumpkin shape with jigsaw. Remove clamps and reposition and re-clamp to cut full pumpkin shape out.
Place box open side up on work surface. Apply glue along top edges. Place pumpkin on top, aligning bottom edge, and the start of the pumpkin shaped cut with the outside corners of the box. Use 1″ staples to secure bottom of pumpkin to bottom of box. Use a straight edge to guide you when stapling the pumpkin to the sides of the box.
Next I gave it a light coat of chalky paint, not really covering the pumpkin completely as I wanted some of the wood grain to show through for that rustic look. After the paint dried I took a damp towel, dipped it in a dark wax and lightly rubbed it over the whole pumpkin.
Voila, a super fun rustic pumpkin stand.
I am really looking forward to spending our fall evenings around the fireplace, with a cozy blanket and glass of wine.
I thought this stand would look really pretty next to our rustic stone fireplace we built this past year. If you missed that post I have a step by step tutorial on how to build a stone fireplace.
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Looking for more inspiration for fall? Check out all the other talented bloggers that have created something fabulous I know you are going to love!
Outdoors
- Domestically Speaking
- Redhead Can Decorate
- My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
- Setting for Four
- Little Red Brick House
Kitchen
Guest Room
Living Room
Dining Room
Thank you so much for stopping by today!
Don’t forget to register online today to attend September 17th’s Pumpkin Stand workshop, you’re going to love it!
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Perfect pumpkin!!!
Looks beautiful next to that gorgeous fireplace!
I love how your pumpkin stand turned out – it looks so perfect outside next to your fireplace. Happy fall!
Kristin your pumpkin turned out adorable! It will be perfect out there during the chilly fall evenings.
This is perfect for fall – I love the color with the pumpkins!
Thank you Karen 🙂
Your pumpkin looks fabulous with your beautiful stone fireplace, I love how it fits right in. Hopefully you get some rain soon and can enjoy your patio!
Thanks Ange, we got a ton of rain yesterday, happy dance!
LOVE this idea!
I love it! You did such a nice job!
Thank you so much Kara
This is a really cute idea!
I would love this! It would be so nice to get the pumpkins off the wet (it rains here a lot) front porch. I think it might help them last longer!
Thanks Ali, it is perfect for wet weather, no rotten pumpkins 🙂
Love it Kristin!! Pretty paint finish too!
Kristen, I totally love it! Great idea, it looks beautiful next to your fireplace. You are so talented!
I love this project so much! And I’m so jealous because I went to my local Home Depot’s workshop and we didn’t get to make them! It was just a demonstration. 🙁 No fair!