Dollar Tree is a garden-lover’s dream with affordable planters, tools, and supplies. Yet beyond the typical gear, there’s a set of items that you might not immediately recognize the versatility in while you’re browsing the gardening aisle. In fact, the Garden Collection metal hanging brackets, 2-pack garden hook, and 12-inch garden hook are must-haves for any DIYer who loves Dollar Tree not just for the garden. These hooks and brackets can be easily repurposed in a variety of clever ways around your home. The simple yet functional design of these hardware pieces makes them easy to transform into storage hooks, shelves, book stands, and other practical items. 

Most of these projects are great on a budget as they use mainly Dollar Tree items, often available for around $1.25. If you need or want to paint during these DIYs, you can even find those supplies at the retailer. The Craft Wise black chalkboard paint and various acrylic or tempera paints are available to add a pop of color to your piece. Whether you want to organize a craft room, streamline a pantry, or just hang your next plant, here’s how you can put these garden supplies to use throughout your home. 

If you’re a fan of the farmhouse look in your home, these DIY sconces are right up your alley. This project uses bowls like Dollar Tree’s 11-Inch large plastic bowls, a self-adhesive, battery-powered push light, and the plant hanging brackets, along with a piece of wood, like Crafter’s Square wood planks. After screwing the bracket(s) into the wood, the bowls are glued at the end, creating a sconce design. Finish the look by spray painting the sconces black, white, or classic gold. Add your light and they’re ready to hang.

The Dollar Tree-favorite, bamboo cutting boards combine nicely with a pair of the retailer’s plant brackets to make a stylish towel shelf for a farmhouse-style kitchen or bathroom. Two cutting boards form a shelf attached by paint sticks or wooden planks cut to size, The brackets are then affixed underneath the shelf, serving as support. A dowel works as a towel rod. Mount it on the wall with a set of screws and anchors. You could also use it as a children’s clothing hanger in the nursery.

Are you a cookbook fan who prefers reading your recipes with the book propped up? Grab a pair of plant hanging brackets and some wood to solve the problem. Attaching two of the plant hanging brackets to a pair of 2 x 8 pieces of wood can make a perfect cookbook stand. This is a versatile project which could be left as is for a rustic look, or painted in a bright color for something whimsical. Whichever you choose, you’ll love the way the bracket’s hanger end cradles the book while elevating it for easy reading.

Hanging fruit baskets can cost over $20 on average, but with Dollar Tree, you can make a functional option for less. With a small garden hook, attach a hanging wire basket to your mounted brackets. Not only can it store fruit, it’s also good for garlic, onions, or even spare dish towels (though you may need a basket insert for smaller items). You probably could think of endless uses for the additional storage.

A board set on top of three plant hanging brackets forms a perfect open shelving system for your kitchen, but that’s not all. You’ll set the brackets upside down, making space to add a dowel rod through them, staining it to match your board if you like. Adding your garden hooks will make it easy to hang mugs, while the shelf atop can hold small art, a plant, or containers of dry goods. you can use this hack to get in on the minimalist shelf idea that’s trending over cabinets in kitchens.

Chalk-painted wooden trays easily convert into a functional, beautiful piece when combined with large garden hooks. After the trays are painted, you can decorate the interior with a complementary paint shade or a bit of peel-and-stick wallpaper. Set a garden hook on each side of the two trays, glue (using Gorilla Glue or E6000) and let dry. Two Craftwood cubes (painted or neutral) serve as feet beneath the bottom tray for stability.

Keep jewelry organized and prevent it from ending up in a tangled clump by repurposing two Dollar Tree basics into a clever necklace holder. It’s fashioned from a plant hanging bracket and an inverted hanging wire basket. Once you’ve mounted the bracket, hang the wire basket, attaching necklaces by clipping them onto the wire frame itself or via small hooks. Just make certain there is enough room from the top of the hook to bottom of the longest necklace.

Another twist on a bracket-turned-shelf, this DIY project repurposes a cooling rack in your home to create a base for plants, candles, or other knick knacks. Starting with a rack such as the Cooking Concepts metal cooling rack, you can paint it to match the brackets. They are then attached underneath the rack before being mounted to the wall. Store or display lightweight items on top, and hang towels underneath.

Combine a ceiling hook with one of the large garden hooks from Dollar Tree and three wooden trays and what do you get? An awesome hanging tiered shelf for small plants. You can attach the wooden trays to the Garden Collection assorted macrame plant hanger or a similar cord after drilling holes to thread them. String the trays on the cord, then attach the whole thing with the garden hook to the eye screw or ceiling hook. Viola.

One of the most versatile pieces in your home can be a blanket ladder. While styling your blanket ladder, grab the metal garden hook 2-pack from Dollar Tree. The S-hook design is perfect, as one end hangs from a rung and the other can support wreaths, small decorative signs, or even flowers. Best of all, it makes switching out seasonal options very easy. Also try hanging strands of battery-operated lights for the holidays.

Most crafters know there’s always another product you can buy for your projects. Unfortunately, you might need more room for all of those supplies. Here’s where the Dollar Tree plant hooks of various sizes come in. Mounting a metal cooling rack (also from Dollar Tree) to your wall, you can use hooks to hang the Jot jumbo metal pencil cups and assorted wire rectangle basket to organize paint, markers, and yarn. Individual crafting tools can hang from their own hooks.

The small curved plant hooks are a handy way to keep track of scrub brushes and any utensil with a hole in the handle or a bit of cord attached. Just hang the plant hook over a mounted dowel, small curtain rod, or the bottom of any wire shelving in your pantry. An alternative is to use wall hooks, then hang the plant hook from that. Now you’ll always have your brushes and dusters within reach.