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Upcycled Farmhouse Hanging Fruit Basket

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I’ve paired up with 19 other talented ladies to bring you a monthly Thrift Store Decor Upcycle Challenge. Each month we will create a new home decor piece from an item(s) we’ve found at a thrift store, yard sale, resale shop etc. There is no budget or specific theme so we are free to let our creativity run wild!

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Amanda | The Kolb Corner      Chelc| Inside the Fox Den
Erlene | My Pinterventures     Kim | Made in a Day     Sara | Twelve on Main
Debra | Shoppe No. 5      Shirley | Intelligent Domestications
Marie | DIY Adulation     Lindsay | Crazy Organized   Michelle | Our Crafty Mom
Julie | Live From Julie’s House     Dru | Polka Dot Poplars
Maureen | Red Cottage Chronicles     Pili | Sweet Things     Channell | Hobnail House
Colleen | Life on Kaydeross Creek     Ann | Duct Tape and Denim
Paula | Virginia Sweet Pea     Sherry | Savvy Apron     Stacy | Anastasia Vintage

You can also follow our board on Pinterest for more upcycled decor inspiration!


 

Farmhouse Hanging Fruit Basket from Old Wire Planters

I was perusing my local thrift store when I came across these bad boys.  They were 4 dollars.  Say what??

farmhouse hanging basket

You know those wire hanging planters that have that coconut fiber layer in the bottom?  The instant I saw them, I knew what I wanted to make.  I wanted to make a farmhouse hanging fruit basket.

Do you love to up cycle thrift store items? This one is awesome and so easy!

It was a pretty easy transformation.  The first thing I needed to do was to paint the wire.  I spray painted it all black.  It stands out so much more than the faded rusty color from the before picture.

Once it was spray painted black, I wanted to shorten the length of the chains that the basket hung from, so I disassembled the hook and chains.

Do you love to up cycle thrift store items? This one is awesome and so easy!

I used my needle nose pliers to open up the hook from the top of the chain.

Do you love to up cycle thrift store items? This one is awesome and so easy!

I took 6 links out of each chain and then reattached them to the hook.

 

Do you love to up cycle thrift store items? This one is awesome and so easy!

This is where the fun part starts.  I found this really awesome vintage pulley system on Amazon.  It is specifically for hanging items, and is not necessarily a functional piece.  Purely decorative.  I have had it for a few months waiting for the perfect time to use it.  This was the perfect time.

I hung the wire baskets hooking the first one to the pulley hook and then hooking the other one to the center of the first basket.  I made the bottom baskets chains slightly shorter than the top one to make them balance a little better.

The last thing I needed to do was to fill it with fruit and veggies.

Do you love to up cycle thrift store items? This one is awesome and so easy!

I am the worst at storing my potatoes.  I put them in my pantry and forget they are there, until it is way to late and they are growing eyes on them.  I think keeping them more accessible in my hanging basket is the perfect place for them.

Do you love to up cycle thrift store items? This one is awesome and so easy!

Do you love to up cycle thrift store items? This one is awesome and so easy!

Here is an up close view of the pulley that I got from Amazon.  I. Love. It.

Do you love to up cycle thrift store items? This one is awesome and so easy!
Do you love to up cycle thrift store items? This one is awesome and so easy!

 

Do you love to up cycle thrift store items? This one is awesome and so easy!

 

These are my favorite kind of quick projects.  This took minimal effort and it yields maximum effect.  I love it and I am so glad I came across these.  Take a little time out to visit your local thrift store, you never know what you may find!

Do you love to up cycle thrift store items? This one is awesome and so easy!

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Be sure to check out all of the other creative upcycle projects my fellow bloggers have come up with!

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  1. Debrashoppeno5 says

    June 16, 2016 at 5:31 pm

    I love, love, love the pulley. And the planter basket turned hanging fruit basket is genuis.

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  2. Paula says

    June 16, 2016 at 5:33 pm

    You are so clever! These hanging baskets look great in your kitchen hanging from the vintage pulley. (Love that!) I’m with you on the potatoes hiding in the pantry to be forgotten. I’ve probably got a bag in mine with eyes growing several inches long.

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  3. Michelle James says

    June 16, 2016 at 7:31 pm

    Wow! I love this & the pulley system is the perfect place to hang it. Very cool!

    Reply
  4. Erlene A says

    June 16, 2016 at 11:51 pm

    When can I make an appointment for you to come and decorate my house? Seriously though, it’s so clever to use the plant baskets to hang fruit/veggies out of the way. And I’m in love with that pulley!

    Reply
  5. Dru says

    June 19, 2016 at 6:34 pm

    I love this.

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    • twelveonmain@gmail.com says

      June 23, 2016 at 11:00 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  6. Kim~madeinaday says

    June 20, 2016 at 6:30 pm

    These came out so great! Love that pulley and hook. Such a pretty house too~ Pinned and sharing on FB! #merrymonday

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    • twelveonmain@gmail.com says

      June 23, 2016 at 10:58 pm

      Thanks you Kim!

      Reply
  7. Shirley Wood says

    June 21, 2016 at 8:17 am

    It’s difficult to say what I like more, the pulley or the baskets because I’m crushing on both! Pinned and sharing on my FB page. #repurposeit

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    • twelveonmain@gmail.com says

      June 23, 2016 at 10:57 pm

      Thanks Shirley! It was such a fun project to make!

      Reply
  8. Pili says

    July 6, 2016 at 4:54 am

    You are so creative!! Not only I like the fact it provides lot of storage but it looks cool as well!! Great repurpose!

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  9. Tracy says

    January 8, 2017 at 7:14 am

    This is really clever! The pulley system is awesome!

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    • twelveonmain@gmail.com says

      January 15, 2017 at 7:59 pm

      Thanks Tracy!

      Reply
  10. Susan says

    September 9, 2019 at 8:54 am

    Love your pulley system, first time visit. Not to be a know it all, but your potatoes will begin to turn green if you keep them in the light. Potatoes really need to be kept in a cool dark place, I have a wrought iron plant stand with a woven basket fitted inside. I store my potatoes inside the basket and place a funky old cloth napkin on top. That way, the basket is visible to remind me to use them, but they’re in the dark and ventilated. Hope this helps!

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