this PROJECT WAS AN EXCERCISE IN RECYCLING SOME SHEETS OF 1X1 TILE. tHE STRUCTURE OF THE PLANTER IS MADE FROM MARINE GRADE PLYWOOD WHICH HAS A SMOOTH PLASTIC SURFACE MAKING THE INTERIOR WATERPROOF. tHE TILE WAS PLACED ON THE PLYWOOD AND SECURED WITH BLUE TINTED GROUT. tHE BLUE GROUT, ALONG WITH THE SOFT WOODEN ELEMENTS, HELPS TO ADD SOME VISUAL INTEREST AND PLAYFULNESS. tHE WOODEN ELEMENTS WERE COATED WITH SEVERAL LAYERS OF A SPAR URETHANE WHICH HELPS TO ADD AN EXTRA LAYER OF PROTECTION AGAINST MOISTURE.