Planter Box with Secret Hidden Storage DIY

In this woodworking video, I’ll show you how to build a raised slatted planter box with hidden storage underneath. This wooden planter is designed to fit two resin flower boxes. It also features a secret hidden large storage compartment underneath to store gardening accessories out of sight. Build plans for available below!
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►CHAPTERS
0:00 Previous planter box design
0:36 Lumber prep
2:04 Assemble wall panels
3:00 Assemble planter
5:32 Add flower box shelf
6:27 Trim out top
7:30 Secret hidden storage compartment (fun with magnets!)
9:00 Planter box reveal
9:25 Get the plans!

[@DIYMontreal]

Plans available here: www.diymontreal.com/product/planter-box-with-hidden-storage-plans/

[@gmj26]

I wish I'd seen this video before I built my version. This is so much more elegant. Love the magnet idea.

[@TheDIYWorkshop23]

Excellent video 😀

[@timothycreasy2161]

The hidden storage in the bottom is a nice touch. 👍

[@DIYMontreal]

Thanks!

[@daniell1481]

Perfekt 👍

[@williamellis8993]

I really like the planter, Marie. The storage underneath was a great idea. That's usually wasted space. It's also great to see content from you again. Take care. Bill

[@DIYMontreal]

Thanks Bill!

[@norm5785]

Wonderful planter idea. Thank you for sharing your awesome project with us today from Henrico County Virginia

[@lout9036]

great job

[@SawdustmakerLori]

That turned out great! It will be nice to have the planter high like that to make it easy to plant, water and care for the flowers or whatever you put in it. Thanks for sharing!

[@paulzsoka9037]

Love the project, and the vid

[@DIYMontreal]

Thanks!

[@soursofke]

Very nice planter and great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@pwknight7]

Great to see the magnets used on the 'secret door'. You could also simply use a washer on one side( screwed or epoxied) for the attraction. Excellent work on all your projects.

[@ericsimpson4045]

Dont worryn May will bring spring😂 nice project!

[@tedpechie6642]

Awesome work, love your detailed plans, we’ll worth the money especially since my bride and I were just talking about building this very design. Thanks for cutting our work in half if not more. 😊

[@steveparkes1266]

Brilliant idea for the storage below and the magnets 👍

[@DIYMontreal]

Thanks appreciate it

[@KotoBish]

Have you considered switching the position of the posts, such that the short sides have the post in the corner, and the long sides have the post inset by 2"? Then you'd be screwing through the long-side posts into the short-side posts, giving yourself way more room...

[@tedpechie6642]

That puts another board on the face side. Wouldn’t that look worse ? Plus it’s an excuse to buy a compact driver 😂😂😂

[@AngeVPV]

Great project! Kudos from Manitoba!

[@The_Bearded_Lady]

love the hidden storage idea. always need more places to shove all the little pots and accessories that come with gardening

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Nice planter i like the secret storage good idea Marie! Thanks for sharing the video with us!👍💖😎JP

[@bradlafferty]

Concise and clear! Enjoy your commentary. Thanks for a great vid!

[@DIYMontreal]

Thank you!

[@peggykhiev2884]

Just grabbed the plans, can’t wait to build a couple of these for this Spring!

[@curtiswilliams7638]

This is a good idea! I was thinking of downsizing my shed and if i built to planters in front if my shed like this, i can have storage for, fire wood, gas, nails, shovels, outdoor equipment! Not take up no room in the shop! And make everything look nice!

[@DIYMontreal]

Amazing! Just keep in mind it won't be waterproof down there.

[@purplegumbeaux8932]

Awesome, I’d make the shelf slatted to drain water though…

[@sinam1951]

It was the best planter tutorial I have ever seen! Well done!

[@DIYMontreal]

Wow thank you!

[@mikesmswoodworking]

Love the modified design from your first set of planters. Having the hidden storage in the bottom is a great use of space. Great job as always.

[@DIYMontreal]

Thank you!

[@kennymysak2079]

It turned out amazing great idea for the storage. This is something like my niece ask me to build her thanks for the great idea . Keep up the great videos

[@DIYMontreal]

Thanks! Hope you enjoy the build

[@MCsCreations]

Really beautiful work, Marie! 😃 Brilliant how you made the door! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@JimFleming1953]

Well done Marie, you have come a very long way. I love the trick about how you fixed the polarity of the rare earth magnets. The mark of a true craftsman is the ability to hide your mistakes. But to tell you the truth I haven't seen a single mistake today. 💕

[@DIYMontreal]

Thank you, that's so kind of you. Appreciate it!

[@greenkitty6482]

Pretty cool 😎

[@JeffOravitz]

Great build and I really like the hidden storage area!

[@sparky1044]

Released in conjunction with the first day we can go out without a jacket, Bravo 👏

[@DIYMontreal]

lol indeed! Feels nice :)

[@ninabarron9999]

I have been subscribed for a while now and love how clear your videos are. I will be making planters for on the deck with drainage - thanks so much for all of your videos! You have a great looking (garage) shop.

[@Weesperbuurt]

Brilliant! Great editing too. I was wondering about drainage for the plants. If the inserts have holes the water will drip down into the storage area. If no holes the planters could fill up with water.

[@johnmckell4362]

An aluminum tray with a drainage hose installed beneath the planters may solve that issue...Good observation...

[@DIYMontreal]

Yes indeed exterior flower boxes should have the drainage holes drilled out (which I will do). Therefore the stuff underneath will likely get wet (even without considering drainage, rain will get through the slats). So that's why I'll only put stuff underneath that can get wet like you see in the video. Nevertheless, I will consider adding a drainage hose to the bottom of the flower boxes to orient most of the water out the back to keep things clean down there. We'll see!

[@cheryldawkins7486]

I had the same thought about drainage.

[@mathieupierre5654]

Watering can be done with mini oyas which limits, see removes the overflow (waste) of water

[@pteddie6965]

This is a great and creative design. I love the overal look and I'm crazy about the hidden storage compartment. Thanks for sharing the video with us.

[@eternalfizzer]

Love the hidden storage!

[@gaetanv961]

Beau travail

[@Erik_The_Viking]

Very nice! Love that idea for hidden storage.

[@NWGR]

Great job Marie! I love hidden storage. 🙂

[@FEWCHURDAKING]

LOVE THIS JOINT!! Will simulate this summer

[@SYBEX21]

Man consistently cool projects. Thank you.

[@joedenatale4176]

Nice job Marie! Yup I agree spring is slow coming this year. From Laval. 😉

[@DIYMontreal]

Feels like it finally may be here now! Yay!

[@andydeciccio]

Really quick too build and simple. If you built the long sides like the short sizes and vice versa, maybe there would be more space to put the while puzzle together?

[@DIYMontreal]

Yes indeed but the storage door would not work that way. EDIT: After some thought I think you're right. Might be a little tight to get the door in though, but could use bigger spacers (cedar legs) on the edge when assembling the large panels and thin (slat) spacers when assembling the short panels.

[@markraisner9000]

Very nice.

[@user-kn5nh7iw3g]

Super 👍👍👍😍

[@sandman2651]

Great looking planter box, using the magnets was a brilliant idea no unsightly hinges to be looking at

[@DIYMontreal]

Exactly! :)

[@terristroh3965]

I really like this! I was just thinking about building something similar to that for my sister. Excellent timing.

[@usaf4dbt]

Thank you

[@rosecityremodel2015]

Brilliant!

[@studiogerk]

Thanks Marie. Your videos are always practical!

[@koji4884]

Thank you! Plans and video super helpful... just made 4

[@judylyons177]

So beautiful!

[@hroyca]

Super nice! Good job!

[@karenbaldwin-porter7295]

I love love love your channel! You do amazing work and your designs are awesome.

[@heatherh3099]

Brilliant!!

[@icingdeath]

Love your content, it’s so efficient to watch. You even add up your lessons learned along the way without wasting airtime. 👍

[@katysylvain8164]

belle realisation ,merci marie

[@brucemou1]

You are so creative!

[@garywilliams1759]

Great build - thanks for sharing 👍

[@claireplunkett6779]

Love this video thank you

[@keithbailie3014]

Great design!!

[@patrickschardt7724]

This turned out great. Also gotta say the editing and production are fantastic too

[@DIYMontreal]

Thank you so much!

[@shemmac4700]

This is a brilliant build

[@williamconnolly3175]

This is great, I'm gonna make it!

[@nealw2204]

nice work really liked your design

[@bobfp910]

Again, a wonderfully created video. Simple is always good. Design is great and perfect for a planter garden for limited space or for a small backyard. Looks like the gophers will have a tough time nibbling at those roots. Storage is perfect without creating a larger footprint. Personally we have avoided uses pressure treated lumber when growing vegetable and eatable flowers. But the use of prefabricated growing containers will eliminate soil contact with the pressure treated wood. In addition, our state, CA, and local codes make it difficult and illegal to dispose of pressure treated lumber in the general garbage/composting containers. Another fantastic job Marie.

[@Honyakker]

Great video, Marie! GH does have a good point about drainage, though. You could easily fashion a gutter underneath out of a piece of plastic with a U-shaped cross-section.

[@DIYMontreal]

Absolutely! See my reply to GH. Your suggestion is another good alternative too.

[@asalarasu57]

Good, nice work and good idea

[@icyhotonmynuts]

Thanks for the idea of the magnetic door. I did something similar with my planter.

[@jewdd1989]

I really enjoy the look and especially the storage available below because some ppl just don’t have space or room to store soil and extra pots. Super cute, wished I’d seen this a couple years ago when my Gma moved into a nursing home. It would’ve been perfect, I can still use it though

[@DIYMontreal]

Thanks! Wish I had thought of the storage idea too for the first 2 of these I made 😅

[@NirvanaWoodWorksbyJanie]

This one is definitely a banger! I love "secret compartments" and try to incorporate them in my big build/furniture projects lol. Usually a plus with customers. For the magnets, you can always use some sort of metal/steel for the other end to attract the magnet. That way you don't worry about polarities or even misalignment of the magnets. PLUS, you "double up" how many magnets you can now use. Just a thought 😊. Thanks for sharing!

[@DIYMontreal]

Thanks for the tip! Hadn't thought about that. Easy and cheap solution 👌

[@KRSound]

A big washer would be perfect. Great idea.

[@its4electric]

Yes love it thanks for the video I actually made one a little bit wider to hold my extra propane tank for the grill

[@ObsessiveAboutCats]

Your efficient designs are always a pleasure to view. I am envious of your ability to use epoxy without gloves; I always end up wearing a lot of it. I'd invite you to Houston for some springtime, but it's already early summer here. Ugh. Great video; thank you for posting!

[@DIYMontreal]

Lol x2! Yearning for warmer weather but will likely be cursing the heat and humidity in a few weeks.

[@pandraus]

your videos are so well edited!

[@DIYMontreal]

Appreciate it!!!

[@jlbois8030]

Bonsoir Super job Comme d'habitude Et voilà

[@cnrart.claudiorodriguez9978]

quedo genial,

[@sdelquin]

I love it!! Congratulations for these great work. It's beautiful and very useful 👏🏻👏🏻

[@DIYMontreal]

Thanks!

[@TheARAMBOMB]

Instead of connecting two magnets, you can use a magnet and a large washer or a piece of metal. Then you can just use screws and not worry about polarity or glue.

[@chakireladraoui9331]

Good

[@totokbudiutomo9789]

Mama 😀😀😀👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽❤️❤️❤️

[@johnmckell4362]

A nice addition would have been some wheels for some mobility. Very nice work...Clean and precise...

[@DIYMontreal]

Sure, always a good option if you plan to move it.

[@deanhowes1577]

Great video and gloriously simple but attractive design. Lots of comments here about the secret compartment store, and I think it could be modified to take logs being stored to 'season' by fitting a weatherproof membrane beneath the planter base and down the back, (all on the inside of course.) This provides enough weather protection and maintains air flow to dry out logs. Great for a fire pit or a chimenea or even solid fuel stoves. The door could even be removed completely to reveal the stored logs as a feature! Ever thought about fitting small wheels/castors? Im in the UK and will be using 22mm x 100mm Pressure Treated boards for my build but still following your design overall. Thanks

[@Ruslan7777S]

Это то что я искал, спасибо большое 👍👍👍🤗

[@davidbarker5514]

A pleasure to watch, my only observation would be around adding drainage holes to the boxes and add wheels so that it can be moved easily. But really good otherwise.

[@user-jv7gm6ns4z]

Love this! Do the planter inserts drip/leak into the hidden storage area?

[@nanibahra5487]

It looks great only one problem in my eyes when you water the planter at the top because they will have drain holes the storage area with your other stuff will get wet. Apart from that I love it 👍

[@anniepicco4700]

I love this it’s perfect! I have a question we put 5 inch hickory flooring in and have 4 piles left and wound love this planter. How do I protect the wood ? Thank you

[@hansdegroot8549]

Great video and build. Thanks for sharing the video. I really like that planter box. The hidden storage area is ingenious. Is it necessary to use rare earth magnets as a pair? I mean, one in the frame and one on the "door" on each side? If you can put a metal washer instead of a rare earth magnet, you don't need to glue them. It's possible that you'll need four "connections" in this case, so you won't save money on rare magnets. But sometimes wonders happen and two are enough if you have one "connection" at the left side up, and the second at the right side down.

[@DIYMontreal]

Indeed others have commented on this. Probably didn't need 4 magnets. Magnets on the door and metal on the adjoining face would have done the trick.

[@anthonylorbach9365]

What a nice design. Do you also have one for an herb garden/planter? I suppose I should make it squirrel proof.

[@DIYMontreal]

Sorry, haven't tackled that design yet!

[@dr.michellebreunig2125]

Nice. I thought that the plans were free?

[@tsjedi1]

Nice looking planter, now my wife wants one. 😑

[@DIYMontreal]

Oops, sorry! 😆

[@tsjedi1]

It's all good.

[@braddobson2060]

Nice work,how do you like the craftsman tools

[@DIYMontreal]

I gotta admiit I like them! Especially the brad nailer.

[@thomasstufe1676]

Very nice! I always learn something from your videos. What about the finish? Do you leave the wood raw or do you protect it somehow?

[@DIYMontreal]

I am leaving it raw. I've build a few and the PT wood still looks good after a couple years.

[@kevin_delgado]

Did you consider only having the magnets on one side and using a bit of scrap metal drilled, countersunk and screwed in for the other side?

[@DIYMontreal]

I did not (maybe because I don't have any scrap metal or the tools to cut it) but that could work I would think.

[@sanchezryno]

When I build with fence slats they seem to twist or warp over some time. How would anyone deal with that? I built some planter boxes for my wife and they look horrible now. Thanks in advance

[@Sly_Wolf_1]

Really great planter. Are the plastic planter boxes drained? If they are does the excess water drain down into storage area or to the side?

[@DIYMontreal]

Please refer to my response to GH: Yes indeed exterior flower boxes should have the drainage holes drilled out (which I will do). Therefore the stuff underneath will likely get wet (even without considering drainage, rain will get through the slats). So that's why I'll only put stuff underneath that can get wet like you see in the video. Nevertheless, I will consider adding a drainage hose to the bottom of the flower boxes to orient most of the water out the back to keep things clean down there. We'll see!

[@BRZZ-xw4hd]

u could hav counter sink the opp side of the magnet. then u could use screws to hold them in place....peace out

[@chenderson5490]

I haven’t been able to find the palm driver and covet yours lol I was excited when you said you’d link it but the link you posted doesn’t seem to work. Do you have an updated one? Id be happy to click an affiliate link :)

[@DIYMontreal]

Canadian link: amzn.to/3N1WEZt US link: amzn.to/38Hs206 Unfortunately seems they are not available right now but keep an eye out on the link or check your local Home Depot.

[@trumpisaconfirmedcuck5840]

Or you could have just scrap iron on one end and magnets on the other :p