Nature + Home Decor

It's easy to get caught up in buying home decor and accents for your space. A few dollars here and a few more dollars there can add up though and even make your space feel a bit cluttered. Just a reminder that...

[Lemons and avocados add color accent to Marisa's mid-century meets vintage condo.]

...plants and fruit make fabulous accents. Affordable + colorful + functional (use a lime when you need it or break off some aloe for a scrape) to create a comfy vibe in your home.

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I've been so much happier since bringing in 2 vases (i have one of the ones pictured here!) and 2 plants from IKEA. Only spent about $12 total, too.

posted by Erin Lang Norris/Yellow Canoe on January 7th 2009 at 5:18pm
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Go grab some Adler pottery-- he has a ton of stuff on clearance. It's actually affordable now!

posted by dnice on January 7th 2009 at 5:21pm
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Love it! Plants make awesome accents -- super healthy for you and your home!! (:

posted by ilovebc on January 7th 2009 at 5:36pm
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i'm death on plants.
maybe i'll try branches, rocks, or put out my fruit on display.

posted by formosagirl on January 7th 2009 at 5:52pm
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Very true! we put out clementines in a shiny blue lacquer bowl for the holidays. It rounded out the room perfectly and was the perfect compliment to the holiday tree.

posted by kimg924 on January 7th 2009 at 6:17pm
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An orchid in an unexpected bowl that I had stored away gives a new focal point in my living room right now and the beautiful nearly perfect Cypress branch I found gives a bit of a organic feel to my very white window landing.

posted by LoriSF on January 7th 2009 at 6:39pm
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What you're saying is good, and I'm glad for the reminder, but couldn't this post have a little more meat to it? It felt awfully short (and rather obvious).

posted by Mrs.Mack on January 8th 2009 at 2:11pm
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Mrs. Mack--c'mon. Would you have realized that you can actually eat lemons and limes without this reminder?

posted by Palmetto on January 8th 2009 at 2:39pm
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