Somehow I find myself with more hanging plants than I have hooks for, so I searched Amazon and elsewhere for a solution but couldn’t really find anything affordable with as much space as I needed so I decided to make my own!
It took less than $50 worth of materials and about an hour to put together this two level, six-foot wide hanging plant stand that has plenty of space for all my plants and makes them so much easier and more convenient to water. To make one of these for yourself you’ll need the following:
Materials List:
- (3) 10′ length one inch PVC pipes
- (2) elbows
- (4) tees
- (4) caps
Side Note: I had no problem getting the ten foot long pipes home in my mommy van, but am SO grateful to the cashier for wrapping my pipes together with plastic at each end so they didn’t go flying around the car on the way home.
Using PVC pipe cutters, cut the pipes as shown in the cutting guide above so you have the following pieces:
- (2) 6′ lengths
- (4) 3′ lengths
- (4) 1′ lengths
Connect two 1′ pieces to a “tee” and add caps at the ends to form a leg. Repeat with the remaining 1′ pieces. Gently tap the pieces into place with a rubber mallet.
Set a 3′ piece in each of the leg “tees” and tap into place. Place a “tee” at the top of each then add a 6′ cross bar and tap into place once you’ve aligned all of the pieces.
Add the remaining 3′ pieces to the side “tees”, place an elbow on top of one then insert the top 6′ crossbar before completing the stand with the final elbow. Again, gently tap all pieces into place with the mallet.
I didn’t bother to use PVC glue on my hanging plant stand because I’d like to be able to take it down and move it in case of hurricane or perhaps put it away for the winter. Feel free to adjust the size to fit your space, however I wouldn’t recommend going any wider than 6′ unless you also insert a 1/2″ PVC pipe of the same length into each crossbar for support.
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