Love having plants in your home, so many that it looks like you have a garden indoors? Perhaps you are wanting to add some greenery to your home, because you currently have none? I fell in that latter category until recently. After visiting a girlfriend who has a green thumb and also seems to make anything she touches look like an interior designer chose it, I decided I needed to add some plants to my home. When I brought them home in the little plastic pots, I realized that the planter was half or more of the equation when it comes to decorating with houseplants. For whatever reason, the planters they sell in stores average $50 a piece, so that definitely was not an option that worked with my budget. Plain pots would, but I wanted hanging planters and the same sorts of things I’d just seen at her house. I went to Pinterest and my favorite DIY sites to find the best DIY planters out there, and this is the final list I put together. Complete with easy to follow step by step tutorials, you can make these cool planters at home this weekend.
DIY Plant Hangers and Stands
12. DIY Beaded Plant Hangers
crateandbarrel
13. DIY Flower Pot Stand
Raising pots up off the ground makes a patio look considered rather than accidental, and this stand costs about four dollars to build. The free plans include a cut list, which is exactly what I need as a beginner. Her Tool Belt has them.
15. Simple Macrame Plant Hanger
Macrame looks complicated right up until you realize it is a handful of knots repeated. I made my first hanger in an afternoon and immediately wanted more greenery to fill. It adds so much life to a bare corner. Persia Lou teaches the knots.
23. Upcycled Light Bulb Hanging Planter
I could never bring myself to throw out a burnt out bulb, and now I do not have to. Hollowed out and hung up, it makes a whimsical little home for something tiny and green. Free material and a genuinely charming result. My tutorial is here.
29. DIY Embroidery Hoop Hanging Planter
northstory
30. Piano Stool Plant Stand
nur-noch
32. DIY Hanging Air Plants
If you love plants but forget to water them, air plants are the answer and I say that from personal experience. Suspended on simple wire hangers they float in a window like tiny sculptures. Minimal effort, maximum effect. Dream a Little Bigger has the display idea.
33. Cement Copper Plant Stand
camillestyles
34. Cheap DIY Planter Box
This looks like a high end planter and comes in under forty dollars with basic materials and tools. The two tiers are what sell it. I built mine for the porch and have been asked where I bought it more than once. Here is my full build.
36. Mid-Century Modern Plant Stand
Big leafy houseplants deserve a pedestal, and this open cube gives mine one with clean lines and no fuss. It is budget friendly and customizable to whatever size your plant has grown to. Delineate Your Dwelling has the build.
