Full disclosure—I tried like 15 plants from around the house before I decided which one should live there. I mentioned the idea of a plant shelf to my wife, and she surprised me by gathering together all the supplies to make these beautiful hanging shelves. It takes a little time to put it together, but everything is clearly marked and all of the holes line up!

If some of them end up needing more light, I can move them elsewhere in my house and replace them with less light-demanding plants. From cacti that creep to potted hearts that hang, this indoor plant collection specialises in everything that tumbles and trails, and includes all the popular houseplant families such as Pothos, Peperomia, Ferns and Spider Plants. If you’re not hanging from a stud, look into an anchor bolt for the wall that will hold the weight you need. Holes can be created by hand with a jigsaw if you don’t have a hole saw bit or if you don’t want to invest in a hole saw bit.For the two upper shelves, we used 8-inch-wide boards, and for the lower shelf, we used a 6-inch-wide board. com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. It’s okay if it’s not perfect right now, but it’ll save you hassle later if the spacing is consistent. But after a little planning, a little inspiration and this project, I’m feeling really excited about the direction it is taking!

Usually, I don’t have a lot of plants in north-facing windows just because they don’t tend to get a lot of light. To construct your shelves, drill holes in the wood that are large enough to thread your rope through. Once I know what kind of lighting conditions it prefers, I can find it the perfect spot in our house. Please be aware that as all of our products are screen printed by hand there will be slight variations in the pattern and colour between each item and occasionally small print imperfections.

NOTE: I wouldn’t recommend hanging these in a south-facing window as southern windows can receive a lot of direct sunlight. Using the coarse grit sandpaper, sand the inside of the holes for the terra-cotta pots and the rope.

When we moved into our house 3 years ago, I had just one lonely little potted plant (a gift orchid, which never thrived and has since died), and no green thumb to speak of.

But what I really wanted was a way to have my plants be in front of the window without taking up valuable cat-chilling window sill space. Plant shelves are simple yet functional supports, able to house your plants on their own or a combination of plants and other everyday objects such as decorations or books.