9 Clever Ways To Repurpose A Macrame Plant Hanger (Without Involving Any Plants)

Macrame plant hangers are popular among plant parents and boho decor aficionados alike. They're a stylish, fun, and practical way of displaying your plants. They're also great if you're tight on space in your home, so you can hang your plants rather than sacrificing limited floor, counter, or shelf space. While macrame plant hangers are intended to hold plants, they also have a surprising amount of other fun and handy uses around the home. One great way to repurpose a macrame plant hanger is to use it for extra storage. Storage is one of those pesky things in a home that there never seems to be enough of, and repurposing macrame plant hangers is a nifty way to create just a little more space for storing things like toilet paper, produce, and more.

Over the last century, macrame decor has been hugely popular, particularly during the 1970s bohemian movement, and macrame has started to come majorly back into style during the 2020s. If you love the look of macrame plant hangers but struggle to keep your plants alive (don't worry, it happens to the best of us), you don't have to miss out on the fun. Or, if you're already using them for displaying your house plants and are looking for more ways to incorporate macrame into your home, you'll love these ideas. Here are nine clever ways to repurpose macrame plant holders around the home.

While there are several different clever ways to create extra toilet paper storage, a macrame plant holder just might be the most aesthetically pleasing. Depending on how large the plant holder is, you can likely fit several rolls inside it. Storing extra toilet paper in a macrame hanger gives your bathroom a nice boho-chic look, while keeping the essentials within reach. Another perk is that it frees up your cabinets or wherever else you would store backup toilet paper rolls, saving storage space for other bathroom essentials.

One of the most fun ways to repurpose a plant macrame hanger is to use it as a fruit bowl. To make it work, simply place a bowl that fits into your plant hanger, and voila! You'll have a lovely way to display all your fresh fruits. While vibrant, colorful fruits like peaches, nectarines, and citrus look beautiful in a macrame hanger, you can also opt for a more rustic, farmhouse feel and use it to store onions or potatoes. Or, why not both? We're certainly not judging!

Another clever and practical way to repurpose a macrame plant hanger is to turn it into a lantern. For smaller, twinkly light fixtures, you can use smaller plant hangers designed for succulents — just pop in a mason jar with a mini candle. You can use larger plant hangers with bigger jars and candles to create a larger macrame lantern. To mitigate fire risks, avoid placing a regular candle into your plant hanger, and instead use mini candles inside glass jars or vases with tall walls. A flameless candle can achieve the same unique look without the risk.

Who doesn't love the sight of happy little birds in their yard or the sound of birdsong around the home? If you want to attract more birds to your yard, and you just happen to have a macrame plant hanger lying around, you're in luck! By placing a shallow bowl into your plant hanger, you can easily create a DIY bird feeder. Then, all you need to do is add some birdseed and get ready to channel your inner Snow White when the birds inevitably come flocking into your garden.

Smaller macrame plant hangers can easily be repurposed into a hanging candy bowl. Simply place a bowl in the plant hanger, fill it up with your favorite candy, and you'll have a cute little hanging candy bowl in your home. This is a particularly fun project for holidays, as you can fill it with holiday-themed candy. It doesn't have to be just be candy either; you can also use it for snacks like granola bars, nuts, or dried fruit to grab on your way out the door.

There are so many ways to make a charming DIY bird bath. You can use repurposed glassware, terracotta pots, and even a tree stump to create a bird bath in your yard. Macrame plant hangers can also be repurposed into a bird bath. All you need is your plant hanger, a shallow bowl, and somewhere in your yard to hang it. This project works best with large and wide plant hangers since birds prefer wide, shallow bird baths rather than narrow and deep ones. You don't want the water to be more than 2 inches deep.

One of the more unique ways to repurpose a macrame plant hanger is to turn it into a hanging fish bowl. Sizing is really important for this one, as it's very important that the bowl fits snugly. Also, if you use a plastic bowl, it'll be a little lighter than a glass bowl if you're concerned about weight. Just be sure to install your new macrame hanging fish bowl out of the way, so nobody in your home accidentally bumps into it. Tip: You can also use fake fish for all the fun without the upkeep.

Add some extra flare to your home by repurposing your macrame plant hanger into a disco ball holder. Just pop the right-sized disco ball into your plant hanger, and you'll have a fun disco-meets-boho statement piece. For a little extra pizzazz, put a mini spotlight on the disco ball and really get the party started. Alternatively, you can hang it near a bright window so the natural light can reflect off the disco ball. If you have a tiny plant hanger, you can add a mini disco ball to create a sparkly mini car charm.

One of the most functional ways to repurpose a macrame plant hanger is by turning it into a side table. This works best with a large, wide hanger and a simple knotted design to fit a flat table piece. For the table, you can use a pretty ceramic plate, a circular piece of wood, or even a shallow, cylindrical wicker basket. You can use your cute new hanging table as a bedside table, couch side table, or even near your entry way to place keys, sunglasses, and mail on as you come home.