DIY Creative Bedroom Plant Stands

When decorating your bedroom with plants, there are many creative ways to display them beyond the typical plant stand that you can purchase at your local home decor store. You can build your own if you are handy with tools or even repurpose used items and turn them into interesting plant displays.

What can you use for a plant stand?

With a bit of creativity, almost anything can be used to make, or turn into, a plant stand. People commonly use wood to build their own stands because it is easy to customize the size and design, which can then be stained or painted to match your aesthetic. You can build multi-tiered stands, ladder stands, corner stands, or simple stands that elevate single plants.

You can also take thrifted or used items and up-cycle them to create unique plant displays. Chairs, baskets, stools, and even vintage books can be used, opening up limitless options for your bedroom!

Creative ideas for displaying plants in your bedroom

Flip an old bureau drawer upside-down for a unique stand. You could distress the finish, change out the hardware, or even add legs to customize the look.
A discarded entry or hallway bench can be refinished or painted to your liking and then used as a plant stand against a wall or at the foot of your bed. Set it under a window for extra sun exposure, or leave an open spot, so you have a place to set and tie your shoes.
Add legs to wooden crates to raise your plants off the floor. Depending upon your plants, you can set plants inside the crate’s opening or flip them upside-down and use the bottom as the stand. Group numerous boxes of different sizes and heights to hold multiple plants and other knickknacks.

Look at local thrift stores for inexpensive lamps with unique frames inside the shade. You can strip off the shade and use the top or bottom circular frames to hold plants. Depending on the frame, you can flip it upside-down to change the look.
Buy a handful — or armload — of thick vintage books and stand them horizontally to create a one-of-a-kind stand. Opt for a mishmash of bright colors to complement your decor, or go with deep rich colors to create a classic, luxurious feel.