7 of the Coolest Hanging Planter Ideas
Add a dash of zingy green foliage to your home with a leafy hanging plant
Victoria Harrison
27 August 2018
Editor, Houzz UK and Ireland
Houseplants are a wonderful way to bring a little outdoor freshness inside, and hanging planters, so beloved in the 1970s, are a great way to display them. Discover the stylish way to hang your plants with these leafy design ideas.
Tuck one into a bedroom corner
This simple scheme has been brought to life thanks to the hanging planter. Neatly suspended from the ceiling, it adds a shot of life and vibrancy. The trailing plant fills the vertical space and the subdued, dark green foliage slots quietly into the peaceful room scheme.
This simple scheme has been brought to life thanks to the hanging planter. Neatly suspended from the ceiling, it adds a shot of life and vibrancy. The trailing plant fills the vertical space and the subdued, dark green foliage slots quietly into the peaceful room scheme.
Cluster plants in a small room
Combine hanging planters with a mix of floor-standing plants and smaller potted ones, and you’ll create a layered effect that will add a lush feel to your interior.
In a small room, the temptation can be to scale everything down, but this layered technique is especially effective in smaller spaces, where the effect is magnified. Don’t assume that a small room means small plants – go large and mix hanging with floor standing for a wonderfully cocooning feel.
Combine hanging planters with a mix of floor-standing plants and smaller potted ones, and you’ll create a layered effect that will add a lush feel to your interior.
In a small room, the temptation can be to scale everything down, but this layered technique is especially effective in smaller spaces, where the effect is magnified. Don’t assume that a small room means small plants – go large and mix hanging with floor standing for a wonderfully cocooning feel.
Colour them beautiful
If your interior style is bright and bold, choose planters to match and have fun with your indoor arrangement.
This collection of painted pots hung at different heights along a wall is lighthearted and playful, and creates a lovely visual effect in the simply decorated space.
Not sure about houseplants? Check out their many health benefits
If your interior style is bright and bold, choose planters to match and have fun with your indoor arrangement.
This collection of painted pots hung at different heights along a wall is lighthearted and playful, and creates a lovely visual effect in the simply decorated space.
Not sure about houseplants? Check out their many health benefits
Suspend from a rail
Shower rails and hanging planters are a dream combination. Keeping semi-tropical plants in a humid environment like a bathroom means they’ll get most of the water they need from the air, and a rail is an easy way to suspend a planter, with no need for extra nails and hooks.
These planters are actually attached via hooks in the window frame, but would work equally well looped over the shower rail, at the opposite end to the showerhead.
Shower rails and hanging planters are a dream combination. Keeping semi-tropical plants in a humid environment like a bathroom means they’ll get most of the water they need from the air, and a rail is an easy way to suspend a planter, with no need for extra nails and hooks.
These planters are actually attached via hooks in the window frame, but would work equally well looped over the shower rail, at the opposite end to the showerhead.
Create rough symmetry
These two planters, suspended above either end of a dining table, offer visual symmetry without being too matchy matchy, thanks to their different sizes and types of plants. To get a similar look, experiment with a variety of trailing plants, and choose two planters that have the same material and overall look, but don’t worry if they’re different sizes or styles.
These two planters, suspended above either end of a dining table, offer visual symmetry without being too matchy matchy, thanks to their different sizes and types of plants. To get a similar look, experiment with a variety of trailing plants, and choose two planters that have the same material and overall look, but don’t worry if they’re different sizes or styles.
Be imaginative with pots
For a unique and boho houseplant display, try mixing in homemade planters with shop-bought finds. This teapot design makes a fun contrast to the others, but by using the same white woven hanger it still feels like part of a considered scheme.
For a unique and boho houseplant display, try mixing in homemade planters with shop-bought finds. This teapot design makes a fun contrast to the others, but by using the same white woven hanger it still feels like part of a considered scheme.
Go all out
At the extreme end of the hanging planter spectrum is this wonderful example. A large frame, suspended above a dining table, is crammed with lush greenery, with foliage spilling over and winding down to the table below.
If this is a look you need in your life, talk to a professional about how to design and install a similar style.
Looking for a professional near you? Search the Houzz Directory
Tell us…
Do you have a stylish way to display your houseplants? Share your ideas in the Comments section.
At the extreme end of the hanging planter spectrum is this wonderful example. A large frame, suspended above a dining table, is crammed with lush greenery, with foliage spilling over and winding down to the table below.
If this is a look you need in your life, talk to a professional about how to design and install a similar style.
Looking for a professional near you? Search the Houzz Directory
Tell us…
Do you have a stylish way to display your houseplants? Share your ideas in the Comments section.
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@ Angie- I have made mine; however, I bought another one for my summer house in Wilko, and I am quite sure Ikea should sell them too! Happy hunting!
I love this article with such beautiful pictures. I love plants and have a lot of plants (including hanging plants) at home. I consider myself an L-Boxx, as here https://www.mysortimo.dk/da/BOXXe-%26-kufferter/L-BOXX-serie/c/47834?q=:tsa use as a flowerpot and to plant with a few beautiful big plants. My husband is a craftsman and has a few such boxxes he does not need. I would put the Boxx with the plants in the corridor because it would harmonize there with the other furniture. I hope that's a good idea :)