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Nature-Inspired Home Office Remodel - Plans, Mood Boards, & Progress Shots
Looking for home office inspo? How about light, plants and neutrals meet vintage charm? The Greenhouse Studio home office renovation has been underway for some time. The construction part of it has been done for a while now, but the design details? Well… that usually seems to take me a bit longer to actually finish. Longer than it should take as I’m the first to admit. I’m still arranging and adjusting a few things, specifically the shelving, so I want to share how it got to this point; the before and in-progress shots, my inspo and mood boards, and plans.
I’ve actually been using it as my office for a couple months now and I love sitting in this light-filled space tapping away on the keyboard. Believe me though, when you see the “before” shots, you may share a bit of the surprise I feel at how much I enjoy the room now.
Labor Day End-of-Summer Sales!
Labor day is upon us, and with it, those end of summer sales! After Labor day, some of us put away our white clothes and eagerly whip out our fall decor while imbibing pumpkin spice lattes. But first, there are some great sales going on over the weekend! So if you’re in the mood for some retail therapy and a home decor refresh, take a break from the BBQ and and score some great deals!
Propagating A Fiddle Leaf Fig [3 Rooting Methods Reviewed]
Have you wanted to try rooting your fiddle leaf fig (Ficus lyrata) but weren’t sure of the best propagation techniques and practices? Rooting fiddle leaf figs may seem intimidating at first, but in this post I’ll cover all the steps you need to successfully root new fiddle leafs of your own. We’ll go over best fiddle leaf fig propagation practices I learned in university greenhouses plus a popular one to avoid.
Best Free Room Layout Apps [+ video demos]
What’s the secret to making your space look like it was designed by an interiors pro? Well one of the most important is laying out your furniture and your other design elements in a floor plan to see how they will really fit in your room. I reviewed 4 room layout/floor planning apps with video demos to to see which were the most user friendly to help you design your interior or garden space.
Best indoor plant pots based on how you like to water
Ever bring home a new favorite plant (just. one. more. I swear.) but then you realize you don’t have a good pot for it? If you’re anything like me, you’re not happy with your new plant sitting in it’s plastic nursery liner for long.
I want my plants in a pot that looks great with my home decor, and a collection of plastic nursery pots doesn’t cut it. So I’m always on the lookout for attractive and reasonably priced planters, pots, containers - whatever you want to call them, for my ever-expanding plant collection.
Let’s look at some great pots that are all reasonably priced and will beautifully showcase your favorite fronds. (In fact, most come in sets of two!)
Then we can talk about how to pick the right pot according to how you like to water your plants, plus pot workaround tips.