Upcycled Farmhouse Hanging Fruit Basket

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!

Meet the Hosts

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

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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??

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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