Hi Guys! I’m sooooo incredibly happy to share this SIMPLE DIY Rolling Plant Stand Heavy Duty with you today! Seriously, we have needed a heavy duty rolling plant stand for over a year. Luke got me a mini lime tree last year for Mother’s Day and that sucker needs light. Well, our neighborhood is filled with trees. To get decent light for the tree in the peak of Summer, I need to be able to move it half way through the day. The downside of moving it is that it weighs… no joke, probably 100 pounds. So, yep, the lime tree definitely needs to be on rollers.
Seriously, you guys, DIY rolling plant stand is so easy and cheap! Don’t buy those flimsy flower pot rollers again. Go DIY or go Home. Ha. I had to put that in.
Anyways, ready for a simple tutorial?
Flower Pot Roller Tutorial
1. Grab a tree stump. We had a few laying around in our neighborhood. Grab a chainsaw and cut off a slice, approximately 4-6 inches thick (Dad – thanks for doing this for me!).
2. Sand to get all the excess bark and junk off. Don’t be particular on this, because you are just going to sit a planter on it.
3. Apply a poly. Let dry. Lightly sand. Apply poly again. Repeat the process on the other side and the edges.
4. Grab some heavy-duty rollers and some wood screws. Attach the rollers to the wood slice.
5. Flip it over and set your pot on top. Enjoy!
I told you it this heavy duty rolling plant stand DIY was simple!
p.s. Anyone have any great tips for getting a lime tree to produce in Missouri? I’ve had mini limes both years and the tree has dropped them. We have a pH meter and we try to baby it… and nothing. It’s pretty disappointing because come on… #ineedmoremargaritas.
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Naomi @ Plaster & Disaster says
September 10, 2015 at 6:41 amI can’t belive you made a piece of stump and some casters look so good! Seriously this is such a nice, subtle piece, and it would look great indoors, too. We have like a bazillion stumps and I’ll have to make myself some! Thanks for sharing this idea!
Ashley Mayes says
September 10, 2015 at 7:11 amThanks Naomi! I felt a bit silly posting such an EASY project, but I figured that if I was having a hard time finding a solution to an affordable plant roller then others probably were as well. So glad you like it and you should totally make some. ps. I found the cheapest rollers at Amazon but I forgot to check Harbor Freight.
Naomi @ Plaster & Disaster says
September 13, 2015 at 10:31 amSome of the easiest projects are the best, for sure! Thanks for the tip on the rollers!
Emily @ Table & Hearth says
September 10, 2015 at 8:16 amI feel like such a chump for buying a rolling stand for our fig tree 🙂 Where is that gorgeous big pot from??
Ashley Mayes says
September 10, 2015 at 8:58 amI do feel bad for you. =) The pot was a HomeGoods find, although Lowe’s just put some of their pots on clearance.
Charlotte says
September 10, 2015 at 8:30 amThis is such a great idea. I was curious if you were having any luck with your tree producing this year. It may be the weather this year, my mom was telling me their neighbor had bushels of apples last year and didn’t have any this year. Fingers crossed for next year! 🙂
Ashley Mayes says
September 10, 2015 at 8:59 amThanks Charlotte! No luck this year, maybe next? My Dad has two apple trees and one produced just as good and the other one didn’t produce hardly any. Fingers crossed!
Julia@Cuckoo4Design says
September 10, 2015 at 5:33 pmThis is seriously great. I could use several of them
Ashley Mayes says
September 10, 2015 at 7:35 pmThanks Julia! I plan to make a few more… you can’t beat how easy they are!
LZ Cathcart@ The Summery Umbrella says
September 14, 2015 at 10:34 amYup. . . definitely obsessed. LOVE this project!! Great idea 🙂
Ashley Mayes says
September 15, 2015 at 10:36 amThanks! It’s so simple!