Challenging Location? No Problem for IMF!

Karen Osborne • July 10, 2025

When the location has a slope in one direction, and the bordering wall slopes the other way. How will your planters look level!!?



John's engineering mind and attention to detail mean every problem has a solution!

This is the planter spotted by a local customer at North Somerset Arts Week 

Click here to see this planter in our Etsy Shop.


However, to fill the space, 3 planters needed to be crafted with a super large 2 metre planter as the centre-piece.


This Planter has been perfectly crafted to sit indoors for houseplants or outside on gravel, paving or straight on the lawn. Its durability and strength is enhanced with the precision-welded steel rim and upper frame.


The traditional dimensions of the rectangle are Length 80cm x 30cm Width and the height is 41cm. This height is made up of 30 cm planter depth; and an additional 11cm in height of carefully crafted feet.


Each leg/foot was cut, crafted and welded in steel under the planter, in order to work with the ground slope.


John crafted adjustable legs in order to achieve the desired height and straight edge along the top of all planters, whilst accommodating the slope incline within the trough.


These planters are made from self-colored steel that oxidises over the first year of planting; then when you've achieved the patina you desire you can coat the planter using beeswax or specialist oil.

On-site installation meant we saw "sparks fly" with angle grinder work required. John specialises in meeting the customer's needs, so if the space for your planter requires such a service Contact Us.


Find out more about all the items we sell, please visit our Etsy shop


Check out our website for more ideas in our Outdoor or Bespoke Projects sections


By Karen Osborne July 5, 2025
Industrial Modern Furniture is constantly inspired by nature, and the fantastic use of the wood we use in many of our items is a testament to that. However, our new range of furniture brings the outdoors into your home!
By Karen Osborne June 30, 2025
Industrial Modern Furniture are delighted to be part of the wonderful event again for 2025. Please come and visit us, at our stand, which will be in the Indoor Marquee.
coffee bar by john osborne
By Karen Osborne June 21, 2025
Industrial Modern Furniture have designed, built and installed several bespoke bars and counters for customers. These bars have ranged from a bar in a café, to a Shop Counter, through to a party bar in a private home, so, we have something for everyone! Here is some more information that might tempt you to improve a re
delivery app
By Karen Osborne June 18, 2025
We are always delighted and frequently intrigued to find out where our products are going. We are thrilled to learn that customers from all over the UK, Europe, and much further afield love our pieces so much that they order them and have them shipped to a host of global destinations.
jOHN WORKING ON RAILINGS
By Karen Osborne June 7, 2025
Many of us will be aware of friends or family who have had to move home because of access issues in their garden or approach to the property. Moving can be very unsettling, costly and stressful for all those involved. Going to the large DIY stores or local or even online Garden Centres to try and find a solution is often a waste of time and in most cases very expensive. We were approached, by a lovely couple in Portishead to look at a garden that was a unique shape with several steep paths. Access and safe movement around their lovely garden was becoming difficult and potentially unsafe. The rails that they had previously looked at were very utilitarian and unattractive. After contacting us, John went to look at the garden and went for a site visit and designed a great affordable solution. The solution was to hand-build steel handrails. The steel was dipped in an anti-corrosion primer and powder-coated in a black finish. As can be seen in the photos below, each section included a beautiful decorative scroll 
Swings in summer garden
By Karen Osborne June 2, 2025
As we enter June, there is definitely a positive and optimistic vibe in the air as we officially move into the Summer months! Whether you are looking for a statement piece, a BBQ, firepit, planter or an obelisks to support your flourishing plants, we have something for you.
By Karen Osborne May 19, 2025
We are so fortunate to have this iconic pier so close to home here in Clevedon.
John andKarenon their stand
By Karen Osborne May 13, 2025
We had such an incredible time at last week’s North Somerset Arts Week! The venue was amazing and it was great to be able to display so many of our pieces.
By Karen Osborne May 6, 2025
On 8 May 2025, we mark the historic 80th anniversary of VE Day, with the peoples, families and communities of our great nation coming together to unite and celebrate 80 years of peace since the end of World War II in Europe that so many millions paid the ultimate sacrifice to achieve.We will be at Venue 10,as part of the Arts Week on Thursday and we will be observing the 2 minute silence at 12 noon. Find us at The Workshop, behind Carey’s DIY on the High Street, Portishead.
By Karen Osborne May 1, 2025
Industrial Modern Furniture is delighted to have a display in Marquee SA2 at The North Somerset Show on Monday 5 May.
Show More