A Tool Box for My Potting Bench

My outdoor potting table was missing just one thing...

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A place to keep my tools, seeds and gloves so they wouldn't get wet or rusty.

When I saw the awesome Garden Sign Crate Donna made at Funky Junk Interiors, it made me think that hanging a box on the wall was just what I needed.

I wanted to make something similar but more like a tool box... I still couldn't get the "hanging on the wall" part out of my head.


I had a cigar box that fit right where I want to hang it on the side of the shed. 

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I painted it inside and out with Fusion Mineral Paint because it will be the perfect paint for outdoor use. 



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I stenciled my design using one of the Garden stencils from Old Sign Stencils.


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You really need to check out the huge selection of stencils.  




There is something for everyone.... not only garden stencils, though these are awesome!

I added a brass knob to the front of the box to use as a handle.


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When my tool crate was finished I hung it on the wall over my Outdoor Potting Bench.

The cigar box is now a little nook and my tools are high and dry and out of the weather. 


A Tool Box for My Potting Bench www.homeroad.net

A Tool Box for My Potting Bench www.homeroad.net

This little tool box was just what my potting table needed.


A Tool Box for My Potting Bench www.homeroad.net

A Tool Box for My Potting Bench www.homeroad.net

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I am Susan, the author and creator at Homeroad. I am a wife, mother of 4 daughters, and a grandmother of 5 and counting. I am a retired teacher, a DIY blogger and an artist at heart. .