So, first, I have to admit, I’m one of those home improvement show junkies. If I see something in the cable guide that sounds like a really neat home improvement description, I’ll watch it. My favorite shows are Yard Crashers and Bath Crashers. If just find it fascinating what they can do with some of these projects.

Needless to say, this project was on Yard Crashers.

We replaced our privacy fence about a year ago, when we had our slate walkways put in. The fence we had before was falling apart and, for the most part, rotting. It had to be done. Ol’ Yeller is our yard improvement company of choice most of the time, so we called up Seth and they got the job done nicely.

Unfortunately for me, privacy fences have always seemed bland and boring. After seeing one of the Yard Crashers episodes, I decided to build some small plant shadow boxes to hang on the fence.

Here’s our boring fence before:

The project consist of constructing boxes of whatever size you want, (we chose 1.5′ sized boxes), mitering the corners, putting them together and then painting them the color of your choice. We wanted a nice contrast so chose lettuce green for the paint. Standard high-quality 2X4 studs were used for the boxes. Nothing fancy needed.

Putting the boxes together was pretty easy, with the help of our friend Dan, who lent his feet to hold everything still while I nailed the corners together. I should probably invest in some clamps so I don’t have to wait on projects until he happens to be in town. It took a few coats of paint and a few days of drying until they were ready to hang.

A trip to Lowe’s for some mini-planters, a couple decking screws to hold them up and we were good to go. This is a really fun and easy project to spruce up any boring privacy fence!