Window Boxes | DIY Easy Flower Boxes 
Window boxes are transformative for a house, instantly giving charm and character. We fell in love with flower boxes in Massachusetts, where they are standard on most homes and especially businesses. They were elaborate and packed full. I especially remember them in spring – full of pansies, daffodils, hyacinth and muscari. I’m not sure why we didn’t tackle this project last year when we built the house, considering how simple it was, but at that point I couldn’t make one more decision. We had a flower box in this spot before the renovation, but since we added a window on the other side of the front door, we needed the two boxes to match. The original box was a little more flourishy than what I had in mind, so we decided to start from scratch. I keep it classic in our yard and garden, and like lush greens with a little bit of structure, so naturally I love boxwoods. They are a great bright green (versus dark green like a yew), grow fast and are easy to shape. I love small boxwoods in planters and boxes – they automatically give height, structure and lushness, then I fill in with softer, more flowing flowers around the base for each season. As you can see, for Spring I filled with pansies + hyacinth. In the Summer I will find a white annual that will spill over the sides. For Fall, I can layer in small gourds and pumpkins. For Christmas, I can add red berries and greens to the boxwood boxes.
Mike and Emma put the boxes together in about 30 minutes. We used 1×12″ pine boards. The boxes were 6ft long, 1ft deep, and 1ft tall. Mike put a 2″x1″ trim piece on top, then I added a trim moulding piece underneath the top trim later that week before painting.
He put the slats in the bottom so the boxes would drain easily. I bought plastic box liners that sit down into the boxes.
I shared this window box tutorial years and years ago. Would you like to see what I’m up to now?
The shutters and front doors have been painted. The window boxes are still going strong.
I’ve just launched a new collection, here.
Navy and whites for summer – in block prints and papers.
Our table set in the back with a new tablecloth from my new collection, here.
Our cardstock tablets – are famous all on their own. Tablets >
Our custom designed and locally printed wrapping papers, here.
