How to Make a Rope Plant Hanger

House plants can be hung using basic materials.

House plants can brighten a room, provide oxygen and promote good health. The one downfall to having house plants is that they take up space you may need for the storage of other items. This problem can be remedied by hanging your house plants. There are many types of commercially made plant hangers which range greatly in color, design and price. However, you can make your own plant hangers with just a couple of common materials, a few minutes of your time, and a bit of know-how.

Things You'll Need

• Studfinder
• 2-inch screw-in hook with 2 inch by ½ inch threaded shank
• 4 pieces of nylon rope (1/4 inch by 6 feet)
• Plant in a 12-inch flower pot

Instructions

1. Activate your studfinder by holding the button on the side.

2. Rub the back of the stud finder across the ceiling to find a beam. Depending on your studfinder, it will either beep, flash a light or do both once a beam has been located.

3. Twist a hook through the drywall and into the beam in the ceiling.

4. Lay all four rope pieces side-by-side on a flat surface. Be sure that the ends of the ropes are even.

5. Pick up the ropes and tie a double knot using all four strands 6 inches from the end of the bundle.

6. Grasp the other end of the bundle and tie a double knot using all four ropes 12 inches from that end.

7. Cut off the excess of each end with your shears.

8. Grasp two strands of the bundle just below one of the double knots and hang the double knot on the hook in the ceiling.

9. Open the ropes at the bottom of the rope plant hanger.

10. Place the potted plant onto the double knot at the bottom of the rope assembly.

11. Spread the four ropes evenly around the flower pot so that they support the weight of the plant from every side.

Tips & Warnings

• Work gloves are required when using shears and other hand tools.

References

• PlantHanger.org: Plant Hanger