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Hang indoor plants without hooks with this genius hack

Renting? You can still hang plants! - by Laura Barry
  • 28 Oct 2020

WATCH: The Better Homes and Garden's team show you how to make your own hanging garden in the video below

Indoor plants are an easy way to make any space feel like home and look a million times more stylish, but hanging your indoor plants from the ceiling in adorable macramé hangers and chic pots takes things to the next level.

Unfortunately hanging plants from the ceiling requires hooks, and if you rent, putting hooks in the ceiling isn’t something many landlords agree with. Fortunately, Ikea has shared a hack for hanging indoor plants inside – sans hooks: the tension rod.

This genius idea originally comes from the Instagram account @notnanotherplant, and shows how tension rods have been used to craft a hanging space above a bed.

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Take your plants to new heights with the SATSUMAS plant stand and BITTERGURKA hanging planter 🌿 . Re-gram via @notanotherplant . #IKEA #IKEAAustralia #IKEAAtMyPlace #IKEAAtMine #MeinIKEA #HousePlant #HousePlants #IndoorGarden #IndoorGardening #IndoorPlants #Jungalowstyle #Plant #PlantDecor #PlantLove #PlantLover #PlantLovers #Plants #PlantShelfie #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantsOfInstagram #PlantsPlantsPlants #UrbanJungle

The Instagram post reveals that they purchased the rods from Amazon.

“Yes it was from Amazon! It was originally supposed to be an exposed wardrobe. I can’t remember the exact product but maybe try searching ‘Extendable poles or wardrobe’ on Amazon!”

The plant stand on the left of the bed is the SATSUMAS plant stand from Ikea, and the two-tier hanging planter is the BITTERGURKA hanging planter from Ikea.

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Tension rods have long been used by renters trying to fashion hanging space or storage in tiny apartments and nooks, and you can pick one up from your local hardware store, Spotlight or even Japanese retailer Daiso. Tension rods use a spring and screw system to firmly affix between walls, and ceilings and floors.

In the image, two tension rods have been erected between the floor and ceiling either side of the bed, and a hanging area has been created by horizontally suspending a third tension rod on the built-in hooks between the two vertical rods. Genius!

Just be sure to check how much weight the tension rods can hold before you go hanging every plant you’ve ever owned on it.

You're welcome!

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Laura Barry is a writer, bookworm and interior design enthusiast with a love for reporting on all things homes, travel and lifestyle. When not tapping away at her keyboard, Laura can be found making endless cups of tea or perusing the shelves of Sydney’s many bookstores.

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