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DIY home decor · 8 February 2019

Make a super cheap DIY flower drying rack in fifteen minutes!

Create pretty and functional wall decor with this cheap, quick, and easy DIY flower drying rack.

15 minute DIY flower drying rack - a pretty & functional wall decor idea! If you’re looking for cheap and easy DIY wall decor ideas, try making your very own flower drying rack from a branch, some rope, and freshly picked flowers! Once the flowers are dry, simply add new ones and use the dried flowers to make potpourri, dried flower art, etc. #diyhomedecor #homedecor #craft #driedflowers #bohemian #farmhouse #flowers

Hello, lovely people!

Today I’d like to share one of my favourite recent home decor projects: A rustic DIY flower drying rack.

Picture of the completed dried flower rack against a white wall

Here’s why I love it:

  1. It’s easy to make. Like, really easy. It involves just three steps, all of which are basically “tie a knot here”.
  2. It’s really cheap to make. The flowers and branch can be gathered from your garden for a total cost of $0. If you have no jute rope or twine at home, you may need to buy some. However, you’ll only use a few cents worth of each. You can then use the rest in other DIY home decor projects, such as this 15 minute vintage rolled paper jar, this Hello Spring bunting, or these quick and easy vintage poster scrolls.
  3. This flower drying rack is both pretty and practical. While the flowers are drying it makes cute wall decor. Once the flowers are dry, you can simply snip them off and use them in your various projects. For example, I’m planning on using the lavender to make scented wardrobe inserts.

Close up of lavender drying on flower drying rack

Anyway, I’m going to stop yammering on now and get to what you came here for: Showing you how to make your very own flower drying rack!

How to make a cheap flower drying rack in a few simple steps

Close up picture showing silver eucalyptus hanging on flower drying rack

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Supplies list:

To make your flower drying rack, you will need:

  • A branch. I chose a branch that was a bit curvy to aid air circulation, which helps the flowers dry out nicely.
  • Thick rope. I used jute rope, but you can really use any thick rope you like. Sisal rope, like the type I used in the DIY flower market sign, would also work well.
  • Jute twine.
  • Scissors.
  • Freshly picked flowers. If you can’t use real flowers for whatever reason, artificial flowers will work (some cute options here, here, and here), though this will obviously increase the cost of the project.

Instructions

To begin, tie your freshly picked flowers into bunches, leaving a little excess rope on them, like so:

Picture of a bunch of lavender tied together with jute twine

Once your flowers are bundled up, it’s time to move on to the main event: Actually making the flower drying rack.

For this step, I used the same easy rope-tying technique I used on my DIY flower market sign.

Using a standard knot, tie your jute rope to the end of your branch. Leave a small ‘tail’ free.

Picture of a piece of jute rope tied around a branch to create the flower drying rack

Grab the tail and the rest of the rope. Tightly wrap jute twine around both, tying a few knots as you go. Finish with a few tight knots then snip the excess jute twine off.

Picture of jute rope tied with jute twine

Repeat on the other side of your branch, leaving a little give in the jute rope.

Picture of the flower drying rack against a white background, pre-tying flowers to it

Finally, tie your flower bunches to the stick. Try to leave a little space between the bunches so that air can circulate freely.

Picture of greenery tied to the flower drying rack using jute twine

And with that, you’re finished!

Picture of flowers drying on flower drying rack

I ended up hanging my flower drying rack above my couch. I love having the smell of eucalyptus and lavender in my living room. Picture of flowers drying on flower drying rack

You can save me for later:

15 minute DIY flower drying rack - a pretty & functional wall decor idea! If you’re looking for cheap and easy DIY wall decor ideas, try making your very own flower drying rack from a branch, some rope, and freshly picked flowers! Once the flowers are dry, simply add new ones and use the dried flowers to make potpourri, dried flower art, etc. #diyhomedecor #homedecor #craft #driedflowers #bohemian #farmhouse #flowers

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Comments

  1. Pamela says

    9 February 2019 at 9:40 AM

    What tree are the silvery green leaves from?

    Reply
    • Temperance says

      11 February 2019 at 9:12 AM

      Hi Pamela. I’m not an expert on native trees, but I’ve done a bit of research and I *think* they’re silver wattle leaves. If someone more knowledgable than me knows for sure, hopefully they’ll be able to correct me 🙂

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