Hanging shelves

On By CarynIn Cats, Flora

Our front window at our house gets the most sunlight, enough that cactus are happy. This would be a great place to start seedlings, so I ordered some hanging acrylic shelves to put in the window.

Photo description: Three hanging shelves with pots of cactus, the top pot has aloe, the middle pot (yes it is a ceramic skull) has a succulent, and the lowest pot has bunny ear cacti. There is another hanging basket and, not shown on the left, another set of three shelves.

I received two sets of three shelves, and installed them centered in the right and left window panels. The idea is that it gives me more space for sunlight loving plants, and raises the plants above the windowsill so the cats too can enjoy the sunshine.

Photo description: picture out the window during the day showing the whole window. The acrylic shelves on the left are nearly invisible. Thor the gray tabby has enough room to walk across the windowsill under the shelves.

The shelves consist of formed acrylic trays, twisted-steel polymer-coated flexible cable, and tubes threaded for screws that act as stoppers. The assembly wasn’t difficult, but did take some time. Could I have made a wood and rope version? Absolutely. I like that the acrylic lets light through.