Thrifty decor: Bring on the green
Do you love to find something that looks good and costs little or nothing?
Do you like quick pops of texture and colour ?
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| Barnacle vessel by Anita Singh |
Then think ferns. Wild ones, the ones you see growing in the woods or other damp places. They are a constant in my summer decor mostly because I don't have ready access to cultivated options and also because I love to create interest and a homey, nature inspired look without spending money.
Living on the edge of the ocean, in a meadow with thick woods behind me is the perfect spot for foraging for bargain accents. I often combine sea related objects, some found and others hand crafted.
Another trick I use is to continually move around objects I have to create new looks. My summer place is small and there isn't a lot of storage for "accessories". The candle replaced the sculptured vessel in the photo above.
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Then an old oil lamp replaced the candle. So three objects different heights, different textures and different shapes is a simple formula for display. Another trick is to mimic the shape of the table in one or more of the objects. The circle is repeated a number of times in this vignette.
If you don't have a meadow or woods near you buying several ferns at the florist has the same effect.