Beauty sprouts outside your very window when you make and install these window boxes. Blooming with colorful annual flowers, perennials, or lush succulents, window boxes are those extra touches you’ve long desired to grace your home’s exterior. Enjoy your boxes from inside, too, as the tops of gorgeous flowers and plants peek up just below the window frame.

The ultimate do-it-yourself project, window boxes are easy to make and require only the most basic tools to construct. Materials can be sourced from your local home improvement store, many even available in pre-cut sizes. If not, you’ll find that most stores will cut the materials for you on-site, saving valuable time.

Many DIY window box designs depend on wood strips for their finishing touch. This delightful version goes all the way with character by adding a grid of lattice across the front and sides. It’s super durable, too, twice-over as the box is made with naturally weather-resistant cedar, plus the lattice is 1 1/2 inch wide weather-defying PVC (plastic).