18 Inspiring Home Decor Ideas with Ladders For Every Room

When it comes to creative home decor ideas, I just love ladders :  simplicity, beauty, form and function, a ladder has it all.

It lends itself perfectly to so many styles: modern, farmhouse, fixer upper, boho, eclectic, vintage, industrial, and more!

For those of us who love easy DIYs or re-purposing,  there are endless ways we can utilize ladders to create an attractive and organized space in every room, and for every style interiors from farmhouse, vintage, to industrial and modern!

Let’s start with the timeless blanket ladder-

1 & 2. DIY Blanket ladders are great modern farmhouse home decor ideas

A blanket ladder is easy to DIY. It is the perfect way to display our favorite linens and textiles in a living room or bedroom.

We can also use it to light up a corner with stylish LED globe string lights! ( Source: 1 | 2 )

Ladders can even be made from pallet wood. Here are some helpful tips on where to find and how to work with pallets!

Where to find and how to work with pallets, plus our favorite tool to take apart pallets.

3 & 4. Just add baskets to ladders for decorative storage

Home decor ideas can also be functional: a simple and beautiful way to organize the kitchen and the bathroom is to add a ladder shelf combined with elegant hanging wire baskets or wicker storage baskets. ( Source: 3 | 4 )

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5 & 6. Horizontal ladder shelf

Two ways to use ladders horizontally as wall shelves, great for an entry or a hallway. ( Source: 5 | 6 )

7 & 8. Ladder pot racks as kitchen decor

Ladders become hanging pot racks. These would looks stunning in a farmhouse kitchen! All you need are some heavy duty hanging chains and S shaped hanging hooks. ( Source: 7 | 8 )

9 & 10. Fixer Upper style home decor ideas

Transform rustic ladders into gorgeous furniture with some creative styling, can you see fixer upper right here! So perfect for vintage or farmhouse home decor! Tutorials from  Jennifer at the Crafty Patch and Donna at Funky Junk Interiors!

11, 12, 13 & 14. A shaped shelves made from ladders

A-shaped ladder shelves are so easy to build. Leave it a natural finish or paint it with your favorite colors. Add some boho vibes to your home decorating using plants and global finds!  ( Source: 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 )

You can also make your own all natural and long-lasting wood stains for almost free! DIY home made wood stain- 7 recipes here-

Home made wood stain recipes.

15 & 16. From ladders to closets

Use ladders to create a stylish and organized closet. Minimal and modern, yet warm and rustic at the same time. ( Source: 15 | 16 )

17 & 18. Re-purposed ladders for the garden

Ladders are great for the outdoors too. Love the ladder chandelier made by Beth at Unskinny Boppy and the ladder plant stand from Tootsie Time?