... this last Wednesday of February 2014
meeting some great participants & blogger friends,
I joined in just a few days ago & wanted to make it to submitting my entry
for this month, well... before it ends ;)
Honestly I could not be absent, being myself such an avid, little, urban gardener...
Plants have always been part of life in my homes.
I can say with certainty that the best
option I have to share so far
is the little, happy, ever growing, green family*
living in our current home,
often referred to as the P e a r l B i r c h e s H o u s e.
was to present "one plant in three stylings"
I decided to adjust the theme a little to my needs,
so that I could also at the same time take the chance
to share with you a corner of the bedroom,
which organically evolved after the decision for seeing it with
fresh, new eyes
that wall has been hosting our Malm chests of drawers,
while providing sufficient horizontal space {2,40 x 0,50 cm } for displaying favorite objects,
or just having useful free space at our disposal.
This is how it currently looks
and this is from where I took things
building around the theme for the 3 different stylings.
Protagonist is the little succulent seen above,
brought from a trip to Fuert Ventura this past December,
growing roots in a grey, stoneware mug,
which otherwise serves favorite cups of tea or coffee.
Rather than creating totally differentiated stylings,
I chose to demonstrate the e f f e c t s h a p e s of plants
have as a decorative element.
Instead of totally changing the materials / objects
surrounding the plant,
{ something that has been so wonderfully demonstrated by many participants ! }
I kept on adding plants.
Below you see our growing succulent fellow
in the company of a round, green leaved friend, as a 2nd version.
... and in the 3rd version, the addition of a madly growing
which totally turned the whole vignette
into a family of plants,
all distinguished for their rather "architectural" character.
Which version do you like the most?
And what about you? Are you growing currently any plants at home?
If yes, what kind of? Where?
saying goodbye with a little "bonus" picture
of a glimpse into an idea
you might want to try out yourselves:
wrap a p r e t t y s t r i n g around the
relatively, grown & strong trunk of one of your
tall house plants { mind you, not too tight! }
Here is our Seflera plant,
begun barely a few centimeters tall with only but three little leaves,
now all grown up,
wrapped in a cotton white string with golden accents.
It gives an air of surprise
while turning the plant
into an even more decorative element, don't you think?
P r o d u c t s in this post:
1. "Golden ratio" p o s t c a r d s : S n u g
3. star c a n d l e h o l d e r & "Calm" c a n d l e in a silver glass: h&m Home
4. metal grey c a n d l e h o l d e r s : from a local shop, saw exactly the same in white
7. D a l a h o r s e : Swedish souvenir present from a friend,
spray painted in silver grey
8. grey stoneware m u g { here holding the little succulent }: John Lewis
9. green leaved plant in a concrete p o t : from the flower section of our local super market
10. decorative woolen & beaded hearts : from local stores