Keeping it real, or faking it?

This article is about using plants in a room but before I begin I’d like to introduce you to John Bear.

John is a Golden Doodle who just kept growing and growing! We decided we wanted this particular breed when we met a 6 month old female and found out what she was - we had been agonising over what breed to go with for ages before that. We thought she was so lovely that we made the decision there and then - fast forward a few weeks and we had our very own John (I was also 6 weeks pregnant, must be bloody mad!). The most loving but stubborn git you will ever meet. But…we love you John Bear x

Anyway, I digress, John just happened to feature in my photo and it felt rude not to introduce him!

In this article I’d like to talk about the merits of plants in a room, both faux and real.

The photo above of my hallway has very little greenery, partly because it had only just been decorated here but also because I was unsure about what would and wouldn’t survive in such a light deprived room. Look how characterless it looks though!

So picking up a tip from a friend I have started combining faux and real - it means I only have to worry about a few ‘real’ plants but I can also hide the fact I do have some plastic ones in there.

The picture below is the same hallway - still not quite finished but defo looking a bit more complete with my terrarium, faux and real plant combo. I am always amazed at how different a few plants can make a room feel. I’ll post another pic when the shutters are in and I’ve got my faux hanging plants in too!

Another benefit of combining them is that you can then get away with more intruders! When it comes to your faux plants lets face it some can look a bit crud - more plastic fantastic than faux chic but sometimes if you haven’t got a big budget you can’t spend big bucks on super duper quality faux plants. So I have also found that by combining them you get the best of both worlds and the more you have, the less your eye is drawn to one particular plant. I also find that putting my faux plants up high also helps add greenery and they are less likely to be spotted! Can you guess which is which in my kitchen?

Check out our faux plants (some shown in my kitchen below) but also keep an eye out at Home Sense down their faux plant aisle - every so often you can grab an absolute bargain!

And finally, a shout out to my friend Katy @artbykiki who created our mini felted John (on the shelf in the kitchen). I try and credit myself with Katy’s success as I was the first one to ask for a mini of a pet after I saw her other beautiful felted creatures but the reality is that she is just so ace at what she does that everyone wants one of her creations. Keep doing what you do lady!