Sometimes they look so, so pretty, sometimes they're fine in kind of a '70's way, and sometimes they just make things look dirty and cluttered. Also, there is the difficulty of keeping them alive, something I am not particularly adept at. B has managed to keep a collection of plants (mostly) thriving for as long as I've known him- some of the plants are older than him-and a friend endowed me with some very lovely specimens that she did not think would survive a road trip to her new home in SF, but they are mostly ghettoized to the top of the refrigerator* . I would really like to find more dignified homes for them, but our flat surfaces are already spoken for. Has anyone had any luck with hanging them in jars? I'm not thinking of a macrame kind of deal, more something reflective of my whole Museum of Natural History aesthetic (naturalist, pre-WW 2 looking). Maybe a tiny shelf for each plant, mixed in on the art wall? I wonder if I could make that happen. Anyone have any thoughts?
I really, reaaly love these- I may have to relocate some books to give a whole flat surface just to charming green things.
A place some people feel is very vulgar.
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put'em on the walls and hang'em from the ceiliing! yes, yes! they don't have to just sit on tables taking up precious book space. bead some wire and hang from the ceiliing in the kitchen or bathroom window...
that was me by the way...didn't mean to be so mysterious!!!
this is good to know- i'm about to inherit some more from someone who's newly crawly baby thinks dirt is delicious. figuring out how to hang them is the next trick...
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