30 Amazing Cedar Fence Picket Projects with Free Plans!

It’s an outdoor console, grill station, bar table, all-in-one that can be configured in endless ways to suit your space and your gathering.

Do you need some outdoor storage that looks nice and doubles as seating?  For about $40 you can build this cedar outdoor storage bench!

Build your own cedar sandbox for less!  The secret?  Use cedar fence pickets.  This beginner friendly plan has minimal cuts and is very easy to assemble!

Super easy to build Lemonade Stand uses cedar fence pickets to keep the cost down, the kids will love it!

These plans are super simple - just 2x4 frames that you add cushions to the top of.  The tops are cedar, but the inexpensive fence picket version.

Need more toy or blanket storage? Build a wood toy box in no time. Simply add casters to roll it away, customize with any paint or stain, add handles - make it your own!

Build your own cedar shed to store lawn mowers, tools, trash cans, or just extra things.  We love that it's like an outdoor closet.

Build a modern playhouse! Premium plan includes floor framing and recommendations for use as a treehouse, playhouse built on the ground, or on a playhouse platform.  Plans are designed to work with off the shelf 8′ metal roofing, you can also use 8′ greenhouse panels.

Here’s a way to garden even if you have minimal space - a vertical garden ladder planter!  It's perfect for tiny backyards or a patio or balcony - even if you live in a small apartment in the city.

This plan uses inexpensive cedar fence pickets and easy cutting to keep the cost and time investment down.  Cool, modern design with tapered sides to add style to your outdoor space.

This is our easiest to build DIY planter box.  It is made primarily with cedar fence pickets, so the cost is between $10 and $20 per planter.  You'll just need a couple basic tools to construct. PLUS, easy to modify for any size!

Simple to build planter with tall back can add privacy to your space or hide unattractive objects.  Built using 2x4s and cedar fence pickets.  

Easy and inexpensive DIY cedar rasied garden beds. These narrow width beds use less material to keep costs down!

Want a larger garden bed? Here's a great, step by step plan that optimizes materials and makes it easy to build.  This cedar bed is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide, perfect for two rows of plantings, all easily accessible.

Make your own vertical tiered planter for flowers or herbs using cedar fence pickets!

Cedar planters are so beautiful - you cannot replicate the natural texture and grain of real wood.  But cedar can be expensive.  Why not use cedar fence pickets and build your own for a fraction of the cost?

Want to make your front porch a little prettier, without breaking the bank?  Build your own cedar planters.  The secret?  Use cedar fence pickets to cut the costs. 

These plant stands are easy to make and have a modern look.  The plants are elevated, so easier to care for.  It's perfect for cascading plants too. 

You'll just needs some 2x4s and cedar fence pickets to build this raised planter with bottom shelf.  It's easy to care for plants with the raised height and the bottom shelf adds storage.  

Raised beds for gardening can be so expensive!  Here's a quick and easy DIY to build your own for about $20 each!  The secret? Use inexpensive cedar fence pickets for the sides.  

Build your own tomato cage planters! Built using cedar fence pickets, this is an inexpensive and easy build to help you grow tomatoes this summer.  

Build your own wooden milk crates using cedar fence pickets for about $10.  This super easy tutorial is easy to customize in size.  

You'll just need a cedar fence picket and some house numbers to build this beautiful house numbers planter! 

Free plans to build your own wood bird feeder.  Self feeds using an recycled orange juice bottle.  Can be hung or set on a surface.  Build using one cedar fence picket.

These cute little planters would be beautiful, inexpensive centerpieces for a wedding. Or consider building a planter and filling it with gardening supplies to give as a gift. Or how about using it as an Easter Basket? Of course, you could just use it for storage around your home too! The possibilities are endless.

Free plans to build a DIY Kitchen Herb Garden Planter from a cedar fence picket! 

My original cedar fence picket lemonade stand held up well and has been super popular, so I wanted to create a similar design with a 2x4 frame and run the cedar fence pickets horizontal instead of vertical.  This version is about a foot smaller in size, and so durable, you could leave it up all summer long as a pretend play toy.  

This is one of my favorite plans to recommend for new or young woodworkers.  Using just one cedar fence picket, you can make your own birdhouse that will last and needs no finish.  Give this one a try!

Kids love water and mud!  A mud kitchen is a way to encourage outdoor creative play, but keep it centralized and somewhat organized.  This mud kitchen is one of my daughter's most favorite plans.  We switched the hose up for a play sink with water pump, and it's one of the best yard toys we have.  If you have a toddler, build this!