Shelf for holding indoor plants in dorm room - help

Holdthescroll

I'm trying to find a creative way to build some kind of a shelf (free-standing) that will elevate my indoor plants (or alternatively, buy something that gets the job done). It would be best if the shelf were in basket form. I want the basket to be elevated about 6 ft off the ground, and would prefer it to have an earthy look to it, but if I can just build something that looks really interesting, that will do. My dad suggested that I stack milk cartons. I have no idea wtf he was talking about. Any advice? My plan B right now is to buy one of those really ugly shelf racks at Lowes for ~$50.

RippySkippy

That's amazing...I thought it was pre-req 1 for entrance into college to know about milk crates.... Go shopping...you shouldn't have any problems. Good luck to ya!

joeyboy

You just need a flat surface to hold minimal weight? You can use about a million things to do that, you could build a wooden box, stack milk crates, stack storage chests/rubbermaid chests, or build something out of virtually anything. There's gotta be hundreds of ways you can tackle this, and none of them should have issues. You just need a flat surface slightly raised that doesn't need to support any real weight.

space_coyote

you need some "free" cinder blocks and some trays from the dining hall...not that I'd know or ever suggest such a thing.

slakker

IKEA... tonnes for cost friendly options... cheaper than most DIY shelfing...

joeyboy

If we're going that way, you could always just slide the table from your dorm's common area to your room