DIY Hanging Plant Ideas for Small Bathrooms

Bathrooms are a fantastic place to add humidity-loving plants that may struggle to grow in other, drier rooms of your home. They also add peace and tranquility to the space, creating a relaxing, spa-like feel.
Even small bathrooms can accommodate plants — you just need to get creative in arranging them so you don’t overwhelm the room. And one of the best ways to do this is to use vertical space and hang plants instead of setting them on counters, plant stands, or the edge of the bathtub.
Creative ways to hang plants in a small bathroom
  • Whether you want to hang plants above your tub or the sink, you can suspend an old wooden ladder horizontally from the ceiling. Then hang plants from the rungs of the ladder at different heights.
  • If you have a window in your shower, and you’re always looking for a way to let the light into the bathroom but keep your neighbors from seeing into the space, use plants to create a privacy screen. Hang them from the ceiling, the curtain rod, or install an expandable rod inside the window casing to cover parts of the window. Plants like philodendrons and pothos make excellent screens.
  • Install a second curtain rod for hanging plants for bathrooms with a fully enclosed shower. To create a unique display, turn the second curtain perpendicular to your main shower stall opening, situated closer to the back of the shower. Hang plants of various sizes and lengths to accent a plain wall.
  • Small bathrooms always benefit from multi-purpose items, so you can use this to your advantage. Install a long strip of vertical coat hooks on a wall with enough space for plants and towels.
  • Instead of confining items to the kitchen, take a pot rack and hang it in the bathroom for your plants. You can install it on the ceiling or hang it vertically on a wall.
  • Tiered rope or macrame plant hangers let you hang more than one plant vertically, maximizing available space. To create a lush display, fill the hanger with vining plants that drape down along the wall.
  • A simple way to hang plants in your bathroom is to install S-hooks in the ceiling and then use a chain or rope to suspend plants from the ceiling. You can hang multiple pots from each hook to add more plants to a small space.