Raw Beauty WoodcraftsHandmade, one at a time

Made to sit outside
and stay there.

Planters from five inches to four feet, benches, birdhouses and a few seasonal pieces — each one built by hand in Brookfield, Connecticut.

Tall wooden planter box on long corner legs. Long shallow wooden rail planter with dark mounting brackets.

What comes out of the shop

Planters

Square boxes in five sizes, from a 5″ mini up to a 16″ cube and a 25″ tall version. Plus a rail planter for a deck, a waist-height raised bed, and a three-tier stand for a porch corner.

Bench planters

Planter boxes built in the shape of a bench, with a picket back and armrests, at 19″ and 23″ wide. They hold plants rather than people.

Benches and garden accents

A four-foot slatted bench, birdhouses, slatted crates, and stained pumpkin stakes for the fall.

Waist-height raised garden bed on legs with a slatted lower shelf.

Recent pieces

Each one is different, because each board is.

Waist-height raised garden bed on legs with a slatted lower shelf.
Raised bed planter46" long × 16" deep × 32" high
A-frame stand holding three angled wooden planter boxes at stepped heights.
Three-tier planter17" wide × 20.5" deep × 20" high
Slatted wooden bench with angled legs and a centre stretcher.
Garden bench48" long × 16" deep × 18" high
Wooden planter box shaped like a bench, with a picket-style back and armrests.

Al Lindroth, Brookfield CT

Every planter is cedar — naturally resistant to insects, rot and weather, and left raw unless a piece is painted. Al has untreated cedar birdhouses that have been outside more than six years.

Pickup in Brookfield, or local delivery for $5. Custom sizes welcome.

Want one a different size?

Al takes custom orders. Tell him the spot it has to fit and he will send a written quote. Custom pieces take about two weeks and need a 50% deposit up front.