DIY Home Inspiration Series: Part Four

PLANTS!!

I've raved about how awesome flowers and indoor gardens and outdoor havens really are before (hanging gardens here, succulents here and here), but really. Get yo'self some plants, or at least dump some flowers in a vase-like-object, and see how much better your place looks!


Some tips and helpful info:
1) Kill every plant that comes under your roof? Get succulents, cacti, or (my favorite) orchids. You seriously can dip an orchids into water once a month and they'll love you for it.

My own succulents, in DIY'ed tiny pots

2) Here's a really cool website about houseplants that help clean your air

3) And of course, Apartment Therapy (quickly becoming one of my favorite websites ever) has this great list of how you can DIY your own indoor window box

4) Plants don't have to be overwhelming. Two white roses in a tiny clear vase on a bookshelf is beautiful too!

5) Have fun and be creative with it! Flowers don't have to be pink and girly - add some action figures for extra toughness, or stick with simple greens in indoor plant boxes!

DIY: Tiny Clay Pots

Succulents are all the rage these days it seems. There are a million and a half tutorials on how to make your own succulent gardens in glass jars and vases, but when I found this adorable teeny tiny pot DIY over on Transient Expression, I finally caved to the trend.

I followed her instructions almost to a T, with the minor exception of just forming a bowl at the start, instead of rolling a ball then hollowing it out. Worked just as well! Kind of asymmetrical, kind of funky, super adorably tiny! Here's my outcome:

The one hanging on the left is a pearly, shimmery color, and the one on the right is a pretty off-white color. But just for fun, let's see what the second one looks like when I turn the lights off.

Why yes, my plant pot does glow in the dark. BOOM.