The Cutest Indoor Herb Garden Is Just An IKEA Build Away

Wouldn't having your favorite herbs available all year round be ideal? With a few alterations and additions to an IKEA shelf, you can have a space-saving, chic indoor herb garden. Making room for green space in your home isn't just practical — it's proven to be good for your health by reducing stress and boosting the immune system. However, finding a place for a small herb garden in a tiny kitchen can be difficult, especially for herbs that require plenty of room to grow and sunlight to thrive. A hanging garden might work better if you don't have the space for a countertop herb garden. With a few tools and steps, Remodelholic shows you on their YouTube channel how an IKEA HYLLIS shelf ($24.99) can be transformed into a hanging indoor herb garden.

For this indoor herb garden, you'll also need wood planks, wood stain, metallic spray paint and primer, terracotta pots, clear varnish, wood filler, and glue. Pick out a wood stain, metallic paint, and terracotta pots. Select items that will match your home's style. For example, bronze metallic paint is great for someone designing an herb garden to match industrial decor. For tools, make sure you have a hand saw with a metal cutting blade, as well as a hole saw kit and drill.

To build this space-saving herb garden, cut all four sides of the HYLLIS shelf to a good height. In this example, only three tiers of the original unit are used to create a shelf about 24 inches tall, holding nine planters. Cut wood planks to match the width of the HYLLIS shelf. You can buy pre-cut planks from your local lumber store if you don't have the proper tools. To finish prepping the metal brackets of the shelving unit, drill holes at the height where the wood shelves will sit. Also, drill holes in the rear brackets to mount the shelf later.

Next, cut holes in the middle of the wood planks where the planters will sit using a hole saw. Measure your planters to ensure the hole is slightly smaller than the lip of the planter, or it will fall straight down. Using your pre-drilled holes, you can secure the wood shelves to the metal brackets. Mount the entire planter on the wall and add the planters with your herbs of choice.

Style your new indoor herb garden to fit your space. Consider making this build more industrial by painting the brackets black or rubbed bronze. Or you can take your planters from boring to beautiful with hand-painted designs. Remodelista recommends gluing pot saucers onto the lowest planters to prevent water from dripping out. Self-watering planters could also work great for the lowest tier because they catch water and do not have drainage holes.