What's Missing in Your Room? A Plant!

There's no substitute for a beautiful plant. I've assembled some examples of large plants that really finish off a space by adding color, a natural touch and usually a terrific vertical element.

Fiddle-leaf Fig Tree
Palm Tree

Here just a simple branch with Fall leaves looks great

Fern Branches

Split-leaf Philodendron

A Group of Potted Orchids

Cone Shaped Ivy Topiaries

Kentia Palms

Fiddle-leaf Fig

Asparagus Fern

Banana Trees

Photos: William Waldron, Tim Young, Pottery Barn, Vincente Wolf (2), Pieter Estersohn, Grey Crawford, Fernando Bengoechea, Dominique Vorillon

Found Baseballs, Found Art

Photographer Don Hamerman walks his dog everyday. He started noticing old forgotten baseballs in a field by his house. He's turned the found balls, all in various stages of decay, into a beautiful series on one of America's most beloved objects. These photographs are available for purchase at 20x200.

Atelier NL Uses Local Ingredients

Atelier NL, is a Holland-based ceramics company that has learned something from the sustainable food movement and applied it to art. Polderceramics is a line that sources clay from a specific plot of soil taken from different farms. Each piece is stamped with its geo-code referring directly to its origin. Aside from that, the produced vessels are specifically designed to best prepare and serve the vegetables born from the same soil.

Animal Attraction

This arts and crafts home from the 30's got a renovation, but these rustic HallReady touches keep one foot in the past.

Photos: Living Etc.

Pugs, The Ultimate Accessory

Living Etc. did a feature on artist Steven Pitt's concrete minimalist home outside of Cape Town, South Africa. The home is beautiful, but the pet pugs stole the show.

Heather Knight at Gallery Up

What's in Rock Hill, South Carolina that you should know about? Gallery Up! It's an artist run gallery, store and custom frame shop. You can also peruse their featured artwork online. There I found some of Heather Knight's beautiful porcelain pieces. See more of her work at Element Clay Studio.

Scallop Bowl

Clam Shell Bowl

Urchin

Atomic Sphere

Succulent

Coral Bowl

Gallery Up's Shop

Gaga for Present & Correct

Present and Correct sells new and vintage treasures for your office/library. They have such a fun selection of books, cards, posters, notebooks, craft items and learning tools. Here are just a few of their things that made me smile.
Vintage Bear Coaster

Vintage Alphabet Cards

Masking Tape with Cute Patterns

Vintage Library Stamps

Oak Desk Organizer

Award Ribbons

Giant Dominos

French Alphabet Cards

Animal Growth Chart with Fun Animal Facts

Vintage 1960's Classroom Posters

Smiling Electronics Poster

Finds at Twine

I posted some fun things from Romp the other day and I wanted you to know about their sister store, Twine too. Romp has more goods for kids, while Twine focuses more on the home. Check out these fun HallReady objects.

Hand sculpted menagerie made from pear, beech and walnut.

Mini wooden matryoshkas ready for paint or cute left plain.

Steamer and plane hooks made from recycled steel.

Robot hooks both small and large.

Photographer, Nathan Harger

Nathan Harger was recognized by PDN as one of 30 up and coming photographers to watch. I love the pattern in his series work with cars, houses and planes. If you are drawn to pattern, contrast and industrial environments, you'll certainly enjoy his work too.