Archive for the ‘Plants’ Category

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Green living room with a botanical vibe. I love how the candle holders are placed at different height among the plant pictures. Very unexpected!

(Image via House to Home)

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These beautiful botanical prints are available at Botanical Style.

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Did you make a herbarium when you were a child? We used to put flowers and leafs in a book and leave it there til it was dry, then we framed them. It didn’t turn out nearly as pretty as those above, though.

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Balance out a patterned rug with simple soft furniture. Add a tropical feel to the room with large tree-like pants.

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A decorative display.

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Tropical style home office. Layered rugs and picture frames. Mix different patterns and textures.

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Olive green, white and dark wood. Lots of tropical patterns and plants. Hot bed!

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This lamp is great!

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All items from Williams Sonoma.

This makes me laugh!

I wonder if it really works.. would be great when going away for a few days.

Lets take a quick look at some ways to create that exotic room:

This room is decorated by interior designer Ruthie Sommers.

The essentials for creating this look is natural colors like beige and sands plus the black and white zebra print. Large wide-leafed plants fives the instant jungle look.

Or rather spa home. Lets look at some ways you can accessorize your home to get that spa feeling (lol). This usually involves dark wood, clean simple lines and accessories like naturally rounded rocks,

Having a clean and clutter free entry is a good idea, since it is usually the second impression a person gets of your home (the first is usually your garden etc). If you are looking for inspiration for an entry/hallway upgrade, look no further:

The Funky:

Black, White and Grey with a splash of Yellow. Those round mirrors gives me a serious flashback to this Jan van Eyck pic.

The Sophisticated:

Olive, white and dark wood.

Jill Crawford is an American  interior designer and graphic artist. Let’s take a look into Jill’s spectacular home!

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Living Room:

Elephant, horse, owl, dog, turtle, peacock.. oh, and a black raven. The girl likes her animals!

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Love the yellow details on those cabinet doors, not to mention the ox-nose-ring door knobs!

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Soft and lovely.

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Bathroom:

Those tiles are so incredibly fantastic! (I know, but I am very excited about this, okay? lol)

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Kitchen:

Sam color palette, and lookie what we’ve found.. a butterfly and a parrot and (the shadow of) a bird!

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Bedroom:

Love the lamps! Oh, is that two more birdies I see? lol

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I am speechless. If you crave more pics of Jill’s extraordinary home, make sure you visit Designsponge here and here, you may also view more work by Jill Crawford on her own site!

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