These vintage style plant stand plans are a simple and basic design, with a few easy optional tweaks to give a more finished and refined look. You can easily skip the rounding of the top of the legs or the taper at the bottom if you don’t feel comfortable making either of these cuts. The plant stand will still look great with straight legs too.

If you want to use these plant stand plans to make a stand out of a little bit nicer wood than standard big box store lumber, we even include a cut diagram to make a slightly modified version from a single 1×6 at 5′ in length. I was lucky enough to pick up a spalted maple 1×6 at 6 feet on clearance the other day for under $10. So you can build a version of this from nice wood for a decent price.

Materials Required / Cut List

• 4 – 1×2 @ 24″ (legs)
• 4 – 1″ x 3/4″ @ 8″ (cross supports)
• 2 – 8″ x 3/4″ circles (platforms)
• 3/8″ diameter dowel pins
• Wood glue

Tools Required

• Miter Saw
• Jig Saw
• Table Saw
• Self-centering dowel jig
• Circle cutting jig
• Drill with a 3/8″ bit
• Tape measure
• Sander & sand paper
• 4 – 12″ quick clamps

Step 1: Cut the legs

The legs in these plant stand plans can be made from simple 1x2s at 24″ in length. You can buy them just like this from most big box stores and use them as-is. We’ve added some optional enhancements to give your vintage style plant stand that vintage feel. Let’s start by doing the required steps – drilling the two 3/8″ holes for the dowel pins we’ll use to attach the cross supports later. The center of the upper one should be 2″ from the top end of the board. The center of the lower one should be 6 1/2″ from the bottom end of the board. Use a self-centering dowel pin jig to ensure these are exactly in the middle of the 1×2.

For the first of the two optional steps round over the top of end of the leg with a 1 1/2″ radius circle using your jig saw or band saw. For the second optional step, cut a taper 6″ up from the bottom of leg that goes in about 1/2″ – 5/8″. How much taper is really up to you, but I personally prefer to visualize cutting about 1/3 of the width of the board off.

Step 2: Plant stand cross supports

Next we’re going to make the cross supports. These are 8″ long 1″ high x 3/4″ wide pieces where we’re going to join two pieces together using a cross lap joint and drill a 3/8″ diameter hole for the dowel pins in the center of each end. Once you have the cross supports cut, glue and clamp them together.

To assemble the legs, glue 3/8″ dowel pins in each end of the two sets of cross supports, then add glue to the outside end of the dowel pins and gently push the legs into place. Use your 12″ quick clamps to squeeze everything together until the glue dries.

Step 3: Plant stand platforms

The platforms are simple 8″ diameter circles. You may be able to buy these at this size from a local craft or hobby store, and sometimes the big box lumber stores also already have wood circles in various sizes. I prefer to cut my own using a circle cutting jig on my bandsaw. You can also use a router or jig saw with a circle cutting jig to make them. Once you have them cut, simply apply wood glue to the tops of the cross supports and clamp them in place until the wood dries.

Now that your assembly is complete give your new vintage style plant stand a good sanding. Progress through using 120, 180, and 220 grit sandpaper to ensure you have a super smooth finish. Then add a few coats of your favorite stain or varnish, let dry, and enjoy!

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Optional: 1×6 cutting guide

As I stated above, you can actually make these vintage style plant stand plans from a single 1×6 at 5′ in length. You’re legs will be reduced to 1 1/4″ x 3/4″ (instead of 1 1/2″ x 3/4″), and you will need to glue the two halves of your circular platforms together, but the rest of the stand remains the same. Cut 24″ off one end of the 1×6, and then rip those boards into the four 1 1/4″ x 24″ boards that will become the legs. Cut another 8″ off and rip the four 1″ x 8″ cross supports. With the remaining part of the 1×6 you should be able to cut four 8″ diameter half circles to be glued into two full circles.

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