One of the foundations of a properly decorated home is creating the right mood. Furniture pieces, colors, textures, and styles help mold a room and set that mood. For those who enjoy an earth based or natural mood in at least one room, adding greenery is an absolute necessity. When adding greenery, make sure you know the size and positions of the areas you will utilize so that you choose pieces with complementary shapes and styles. A good rule of thumb for tree height is to get a tree that is at least one to two feet shorter than the ceiling. Adequate space for the branches of the tree keeps your room from looking too cramped or too empty. Plants come in many shapes and sizes � if you are planning on having a tabletop display, a shorter plant like a bonsai tree would be perfect. One way to spruce up the corners of your rooms is to hang a plant from the ceiling. The benefit to silk plants is that they can be placed in areas that do not receive direct sunlight, yet they still retain a natural look.

Centerpiece Designs

One of the more common uses for silk plants, flower arrangements, and other small home decor trinkets is as a centerpiece. Dining room or kitchen tables and side tables are great places to show off your centerpiece. Hopefully your centerpiece will not only draw attention, it will incorporate elements already in place in your house. The best centerpieces lead one’s eye to look at several different things. The x-shaped pattern uses long, thin flowers and grasses to make the viewer’s eye zigzag until he or she has taken in the whole piece. Another great design to incorporate is an arch. The arch can be accomplished by using a variety of flowers, grass, or other shrubbery forming a dome-like shape, with flowers weaving through it. If you would like to find out more about centerpiece designs, there are many pictures available on the internet; home decoration magazines also have great ideas.

Incorporating Ferns into Your Dcor

When incorporating plants and other greenery into your home, there are two ways to go about the process. Many people find their favorite plant, purchase it, and then rearrange the set �up of the room in a way that flatters and provides space for the plant. The second method is to arrange the house they way you want it, and then look for the right sized plants to fill in the spaces. Either way, if you do not have a huge amount of room but you want an adequate amount of greenery, using ferns is a good choice. Ferns are great in tight spaces because their leaves are quite narrow and grow into whatever area that you please. You can find a great selection of ferns, both real and silk. Ferns are pretty resilient, and are fairly easy to care for and maintain. On the other hand, silk ferns offer the beauty of a fern with no need for maintenance. Ferns work better as �background� plants than centerpieces, but still ad a nice touch. One great idea is to have a display of several ferns (perhaps along a table or a window sill) with a flower arrangement as the focal point.

Adding Life to the Office

Sometimes, the walls of your office can feel too much like a penitentiary. Day in and day out, employees will come in and sit down in front of square walls and a computer monitor. This environment certainly does little to promote resourcefulness. However, with a few simple steps, you can transform your environment into something much more welcoming and inspiring. Adding a large tree to your office instantly adds detail, life, and color. Since many offices do not have enough good lighting to support a live tree, artificial trees work great. You can further promote this nature-like atmosphere by adding a few small plants or flowers and a desktop fountain. These improvements make it much more enjoyable to spend the day in your office.