A friendly reminder that while it may be brown and desiccated outside right now, it doesn’t have to be that way inside. From Remodelista this week, houseplants with personality:
Above: A tall fiddle-leaf fig tree adds vertical visual interest in this skylit patio at a new boutique hotel in Mexico. Photograph courtesy of Grupo Habita, from Círculo Mexicano: Soulful Minimalism in Mexico City.
Above: Don’t toss the ugly ducklings in your plant collection. Quirky and wonky plants have loads of personality, as evidenced here in the Kitchen of the Week: Architect Takashi Yanai’s Galley Kitchen—and Study—in LA. Photograph by Ye Rin Mok, from Creative Spaces.
Above: There are no colors in this small cabin—other than abundant greenery. Photograph by Adam Gibson, courtesy of Archier, from The New Starter House? An Architect Designs a Home That Can Move With Its Owners.
Plus:
- Woven Poetry: Thoughtful and Practical Brooms from Sunhouse Craft in Kentucky
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- Required Reading: “Simplicity at Home,” by Fog Linen Founder Yumiko Sekine
- 10 Easy Pieces: Dining Chairs Under $250
- Shaker, Reincarnated: A Young Furniture Maker in Midcoast Maine