How to Decorate With Plants on a Budget
It’s super simple to plop a potted plant on your dresser and call it a day, but if you want to achieve an Instagram-worthy plant aesthetic, you need to up your decor game. And it’s easy to do plant decor on a budget with these tips.
Thrifted plant decor
Plant stands add a stylish flair to your decor and can be arranged in multiple levels to make a visually appealing display -- but at full price some of them can be really expensive! Create your own plant stand by looking for small circular or square tables in varying heights, or stack some crates to add visual texture. You can hit some local thrift stores, estate sales, and garage sales to mix and match small furniture pieces that fit in with your style. Grab a few different types of shallow wicker baskets to add more boho flair.
Photo provided by @lizasplantygram
Use wooden crates from a thrift store for a simple plant shelf.
Discount finds
Not everything “new” is off the charts expensive. By shopping discount stores with a closeouts section or dollar stores, you can find inexpensive houseplant accessories like hanging shelves or containers you can use to repot your plants into a DIY planter.
Kelly found this shelf at Five Below for just $5!
Photo provided by @bohobotanicalbabe
Dani snagged these two hanging shelves for $5 each.
Photo provided by @the.cozy.eclectic
DIY plant decor
You can also be thrifty with a DIY plant decor project! See if you can find supplies for our DIY projects at your local thrift store or dollar store. A good dollar store DIY is always pleasing because you can get the look you’re going for at a low cost.
Here are some tutorials we’ve done:
Get creative - as long as you have the basics, you can play around with the actual items used.
Press and frame cuttings from your plants to preserve their beauty and decorate your home.
Get crafty
Adding paint, textiles, wood, or other embellishments to your thrift finds can upgrade the look in an instant. For example, if you find a table that’s perfect in size but has some scratches or isn’t the right color, sand it and paint it whatever color matches your decor, or wrap the legs in sisal rope and place an upcycled marble cutting board or mirror on top for a completely new look.
Using coir rope and an empty paint container, @knottedlove_macrame created this upcycled planter.
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Show Us Your Thrifty Finds!
If you thrift or upcycle your plant decor we want to see it! Tag us @wild_interiors on IG.