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Home » Blog » DIY » DIY Produce Stand for under $30

DIY Produce Stand for under $30

Feb 3, 2015 · Modified: Apr 28, 2020 by Lisa · This post may contain affiliate links · 21 Comments

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Can I get a halleluiah! I have wanted a produce stand at the end of my counter for years! I have no idea why its taken us so long to build but I am so glad we finally made time for it!

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And it was so cheap and only took a couple hours to throw together. Our stand is approximately 18 inches wide, 9 inches wide, and 32 inches tall. For that size stand you will need:

2- 1×6 10 foot long boards

1- 1×4 8 foot long board

18 inches of 2×4

First you need to cut your wood and create the boxes. This is super easy. Each box was made with three 18 inch long pieces as well as two 7 inch pieces.

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To make all 3 boxes you need to cut your 1×6 boards into nine 18 inch pieces and six 7 inch pieces.

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It would be a cinch to put these boxes together if you have a finish nail gun. Our compressor is out so I we had to do it by hand. With 1×6’s you have to be very careful to not split the wood. So first we drilled little holes.

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Then we nailed the box together.

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When your boxes are built you need to cut your side supports. We wanted our entire stand to be 32 inches tall. So we cut 2 pieces 32 inches long. Next we had to figure out how much we wanted our boxes to tilt.

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We decided on 30 degrees and cut the top of each side to 30 degrees.

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For the base supports we cut two 9 inch pieces of 2×4 and cut a 45 degree angle off of each side to make the stand.

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I forgot to take a picture here but we centered and screwed each side piece into the bottom. We just placed the sidepiece on the outside of the bottom supports and screwed them in. You can see how we did it in this picture of the finished box. Be sure to drill before you screw into the 1×4’s because you don’t want them to split!

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Next we attached the top box to the sides. We used 2 screws to make sure they wouldn’t turn. Make sure to drill first!

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Then we added the bottom box so it was about a half inch from the base.

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When that box was secure we added the middle box half way in between the top and bottom box. Then it was a little sanding and painting! I used Deco Art Americana Chalky Finish Paint in Relic to paint my stand and roughed the edges up with sandpaper.

 

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I am in love! It really finishes off the counter and I especially love when you can create storage that is stylish! So grab some wood and get building. It only took us 4 hours and that included all of the paint time!

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  1. Wren

    January 10, 2021 at 8:00 am

    This was an absolutely fun build! And super fast too! Thank you for the plans and clear instructions. =)

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  2. Deb

    July 21, 2019 at 10:53 am

    I made your stand! Thank you for all your measurements Mine was slightly different cause my wood was thicker but I totally enjoyed making it and so happy with the way it turned out.

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  3. Rhonda Hawkins

    July 09, 2019 at 1:32 pm

    Why isn’t there a print button so I can take this to my shop?

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  4. Dale Wright

    January 05, 2019 at 11:52 am

    We had a smaller “nook” in our pantry. I made one for my wife that is 20″ tall and 14″ overall width with just 2 boxes. Holds onions and potatoes like a charm. Thanks for the inspiration!

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    • Pam Dana

      January 09, 2019 at 1:00 pm

      That sounds amazing! I’m so glad the tutorial could help!

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  5. Falena

    October 12, 2018 at 10:34 pm

    I’m going to make this tomorrow! Bought my boards today so I’m ready to go! What size nails did you use and what drill bit size for the pilot hole?

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  6. Ronda

    April 14, 2018 at 2:33 pm

    Just finished this project… love it.

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  7. Josh

    April 23, 2017 at 2:51 pm

    How long do I cut the 1×4’s????

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  8. James

    December 02, 2016 at 7:50 am

    I made this for my wife. It was very easy to do and even unpainted and unstained it looks good if you use decent boards. No more annoying fruit baskets on my counters. I set this next to our cabinets in the kitchen and it fits nicely and doesn’t look out of place. Thank you.

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    • Pam Dana

      December 08, 2016 at 9:13 am

      Yay! I’m so glad you love it! Thanks for the comment!

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  9. CanadianCowgirl1955

    August 28, 2015 at 12:03 pm

    We made one! I LOVE it 🙂

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  10. Jess

    March 08, 2015 at 2:46 pm

    What wood did you use for $30? pine boards by me will cost about twice that… 🙁

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    • Lisa

      March 11, 2015 at 11:57 am

      Really? We bought ours at Home Depot and it was under $30 for the pine boards. Where do you live?

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  11. Cally

    February 12, 2015 at 4:42 pm

    Hallelujah! I was telling my hubby I wanted something to put our garden produce and fruits in. I love this! Nice timing, now to get him to do it.

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  12. Sarah

    February 11, 2015 at 7:22 pm

    Thanks so much for taking the time to post this awesome tutorial! My potatoes & onions always sit on the bottom of my pantry and the fruit basket on the counter is always overflowing so this is PERFECT! You rock, seriously! Very detailed explanation with pictures, I’m super excited, just bought the wood to build it, thanks again!!

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    • Lisa

      March 11, 2015 at 12:22 pm

      You’re welcome! I had the same problem at our house!

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  13. Lorie

    February 06, 2015 at 7:04 pm

    Just started following and have loved what you share. This is awesome and so doable. This is on my bucket list for this spring! Thanks for sharing!

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  14. Darlene

    February 04, 2015 at 2:41 pm

    WOW…this is brilliant! I would love to have one of those in my kitchen, but there are no handy-men around my house. 🙁 That means I’ll have to outsource it, so it may cost me a bit more than $30, but it would be money well spent to get my kitchen super-organized with one of these handy product stands.

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  15. Lisa @ Honey Lemon Designs

    February 03, 2015 at 6:55 pm

    Woah I love this idea! I’m putting this on Pinterest.

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  16. Ann @ dripping paintbrush

    February 03, 2015 at 10:46 am

    This is so great! I want to make one~

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  17. Sydney @ Tastefully Frugal

    February 03, 2015 at 8:44 am

    I love this! I always have 2 or 3 bowls of fruit on the counter and I would love to free up that space! Pinning.

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