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Harmonious addition to any interior are plants. They simultaneously improve the atmosphere of the room, nice feast for the eyes and allow you to enjoy the contemplation of fresh greens any time of the year. One day, buying or receiving a gift is a flower in a pot, many continue to regularly update the collection. There comes a time and place on the windowsill is not enough, so you have to look for new sites for placement of colors. Various floor and wall design shelves allow you to compactly place the pot, transforming the room. The presence of a balcony is another opportunity to grow flowers.
The variety of constructive decisions ↑
Depending on the number of indoor plants, design shelves single or selected to accommodate a large number of pots. Based on the locations of the shelves are:
- For the sill, including the suspension model. As fastening suitable straps, ropes, chains.
- Outdoor;
- Wall shelves, including corner;
- To the balcony. Here you can apply all the previous types of shelving.
For their manufacturing various materials. The choice depends on the surrounding design of the room and size of the flowers themselves: low weight small plants does not impose severe requirements for the strength of the structure, major species of flora in need of reliable shelf, able to withstand a substantial weight. Most often, shelves for flowers are made of the following materials:
- Wood and its derivatives (chipboard, gypsum fiber Board, MDF).
- Glass is often combined with chrome elements.
- Forged metal construction.
When choosing the material, consider the probability of falling on a shelf of water due to watering flowers, so you should take care of the moisture resistant properties of the product.
Stands for flowers on the wall ↑
Wall shelves for flowers have many structural solutions: single and multi-tiered stand, made of wood, glass or metal. Their size and shape depends on the creativity of the fan room colors and ambient room design. Wall shelves it is better to fill with plants, not demanding a large amount of sunlight. Light colors require extra lighting, especially if the design corner shelf.
The ease of fabrication and originality has a wall-mounted shelf on the belts. To make a simple stand will need a wooden Board, two strips of leather straps and fastening. The work includes the following steps:
- Of the shelf Board is cut to the necessary size. Large width ensures superior stability. The slices are processed with sandpaper large grain.
- Future wall shelf is treated with stain, after drying surface is covered with waterproof varnish. This will prevent swelling of the stands in the process of watering flowers and moisture.
- Leather formed two bands. Their length depends on the width of the shelf itself, and at what distance from the fixtures you plan its location. When the width of the Board 15 cm and between the holes in the wall 25 cm, length of leather strips is 70 cm straps unnecessary for these purposes will at the time.
- Every detail folded in half and receded from the edge of 3-4 cm, in the product with the help of drills prepared holes. The same operation can be done with a nail and hammer.
- For mounting of shelves for flowers on the wall are made two marks. The distance between them is equal to the length of shelf for flowers or minus 2 cm After the preparation of the holes in them are inserted the dowels.
- Double folded leather strips next to the place of attachment of shelf for flowers to align the holes, and then fastened by screwing the screws with a screwdriver.
- Left inserted in the fixed leather loop and wooden Board wall shelf for flowers ready.
Similarly, it is possible to make a two tier shelf for flowers. You will need to increase the length of the leather holders, and fasten the top shelf on the straps with nails.
A selection of photos below represents a small fraction of possible models wall-mounted shelves, designed for indoor plants.
Outdoor models ↑
For the location of major plants practical to use outdoor shelves. Their range is also characterized by the abundance of models and used for the manufacture of materials. Design single and multi-tiered stand so that it is easy to form a green area, are selected depending on the free area and size of flowers. If you wish to arrange the room outdoor structures, consider the following recommendations:
- Buying outdoor shelf with plenty of places to take care of the placement of the plants able to live in proximity to each other.
- Fans bouquets of wild flowers or decorative appeal outdoor construction with a big top. When buying single stands is better to purchase a model, whose height reaches half the height of the room, otherwise the proportions of the room are being violated, and ceilings are visually become lower.
- Decoration unique wall units are conducted in compliance with the following rules: surround plants are installed on the lower sections, higher shelves are filled with compact pots.
- Pay attention to the stability of the legs floor shelf, especially if you have house animals and small children. Massive plants need in a durable design.
- Wanting to focus on the stand for flowers, it is recommended to purchase extravagant model. Sufficient free space can be filled with a metal product that simulates a Bicycle or a carriage. The original snag with mounts for flowers in pots – another interesting idea outdoor shelves.
Adherents of classics will fit the traditional shelves made of wood materials. For fans of minimalism or owners of small spaces appropriate to draw attention to the glass floor design. The respectability of the interior is underlined wrought iron outdoor flower stands. Rustic style perfectly complement the wicker shelves.
Consider how to make a kind of tiered shelf with your hands:
- Material required lumber, strips, wide planks, fasteners.
- For backups taken 4 beam, its length depends on the desired height of the shelves. Then is the two letters L, which are connected at the top by another beam.
- The slats are attached to the generated frame in the place of installation of shelves for flowers.
- From the wide planks are cut the blanks for the shelf in the desired length. Each regiment would be less located below the stand.
- Then all components are fixed on the rails with screws.
- The final stage is making shelves for the colors: it can be primed and painted or open the stain and varnish.
At the exit you get this design for the colors:
Creativity can show imagination and make the original instance outdoor shelves with your own hands. In the absence of the creative talent manufacturers offer a wide range of floor stands for flowers, some of the representatives shown in the photo below:
Options for the design of the sill ↑
The sill is the first place where fans of indoor plants set flowers. The main reason is the abundance of natural light. But large wide window sills is not everyone, so you have to resort to various tricks. To set window as many flowers as possible will allow the following devices:
- Stand for flowers made in the form of ladders.
- Pots.
- Suspended shelves. As a rule, they are made of glass.
Working with glass requires certain skills, so it is easier to buy a ready stand of colors. We will consider a similar copy of any shelf made of boards and durable ropes. The manufacturing process consists of the following steps:
- Boards are cut into equal parts. The number of elements depends on the desired overall dimensions of shelf sizes and colors set.
- Stepping back from the edge of the Board 2-3 cm, marked places drill holes. Their diameter should correspond to the thickness of the rope, ensuring a snug fit.
- At the top of the window opening are two labels. The interval between them is determined based on the length of the shelf, reduced by 2 cm.
- Drilled two holes, followed by screwing in of the anchor hooks.
- The ropes extend through the holes in the shelves. With the bottom of the first plank formed a reliable node, the subsequent are strung shelves for flowers are subjected to the same action. Nodes provide the plates to a stable position.
- On each side of the ends of the ropes are connected together, the gap to the top shelf is 15-20 cm, after which they dress up on the hooks.
Options for the design of window sill shelves with various colors depicted in the following photo:
Decorate the balcony ↑
The balcony has long ceased to be a gathering place of unnecessary things. In a modern apartment is a cozy area for relaxation, and the flowers on the shelves here look very harmoniously. The size of the balcony, his form and level of resettlement impact on the choice of design shelves for flowers. Consider a few interesting ideas for decorating the additional space:
- Moveable boxes. On the spacious outdoor balcony is appropriate to arrange the flowers in boxes on racks equipped with rollers. This allows you to change the position of the design for colors depending on the direction of the sun. These shelves are easy to push aside when you need to set the furniture for evening tea.
- Limited is not an obstacle for the design of balcony shelves with flowers. Coming to the rescue of a suspended design. It can be pots or hanging shelves, the manufacture of which is described in the previous section. Also look organically separate pots, fixed hooks on the parapet. Another option shelves – container of wood or cut the plastic pipe, mounted behind the fence.
- The balcony is equipped with heating and maintain comfortable conditions in the cold period, it is possible to equip the multi-tier shelving for flowers or traditional wall shelves.
- It looks very attractive shelf for flowers on the balcony of the Bay. Here it is possible to combine pots and hanging design.
As you can see, the variety of models of shelves for flowers allows for any room to choose the most appropriate design, depending on available space and ambient interior.
