The Most Adorable Way To Decorate Your Kitchen With Propagating Plants

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African violets, heartleaf philodendrons, and wax-leaf hoya plants are propagating plants that commonly sit in the average kitchen windowsill eager to, well, propagate. Fresh cuttings sitting in water glasses can indirectly decorate your kitchen with their beauty. But if you'd like their presence to look more purposeful, then you'll want to try this cute kitchen decorating idea hatched by Instagrammer mariahgrows. She took a handful of Hewory strawberry-shaped propagation vases and turned them into living refrigerator magnets.

The design is pretty easy for the DIYer to pull off. These vases are normally table-bound. They come five to a set, and in order to make them a suspended hydroponics system, you'll need to add round mini-refrigerator magnets like those from the MIN CI Store to your supply list. Then you just need a few dollops of hot glue to secure the magnets to the sides of the vases.

And of course, you'll need the cuttings from the plants of your choice. The great thing about propagation is that this simple plant-growing hack brings new life to dead plants and encourages you to experiment with different kinds of plants in your kitchen (sharing the results with friends). If you decide you don't like one of the plants in your decorative refrigerator display, just swap it out for a different cutting. There is no dirt, mess, or fuss.

The DIY project starts out with vase preparation. Give them a light washing to rid them of any packaging debris. Allow the vases to dry completely, then add hot glue to the magnets and stick them on to what will be the back of the vases. You'll need at least two magnets per vase, but three might be better because the weight of the water may make the jar heavier than two magnets can handle. 

Once the glue dries, fill the strawberry-shaped propagation vases with water, add the clippings of your choice, and stick them onto the fridge. If you'd like to reinforce the kitchen theme, consider propagating herbs in your fridge-side garden display. Basil, rosemary, mint, and oregano are just a few of the herbs that can be easily grown from cuttings in water. If you like growing a small herb garden in your kitchen, you'll like the convenience of having additional fresh herbs on the fridge within easy reach.

Finally, if the strawberry vibe doesn't gel with your kitchen decor, not to worry. There are other options for vases. Consider Lifecapido Heart-shaped propagation vases or a few Kingbuy cylindrical hydroponic plant terrariums among the many alternatives you can choose. If you'd like to get even more creative, mix and match vases from different sets to make your fridge decor a unique reflection of you and your tastes.