The Best Realistic Faux Greenery Stems and Branches

Decorate your home with the best realistic faux greenery stems! I'm a  plant lover and prefer to decorate and display  living plants throughout my home .   They bring a sense of life and freshness to a room you can't replicate with faux plants.   As much as I would love to ditch all my faux plants, there are certain situations and areas throughout my home where it makes sense to go faux.  It doesn't hurt that there are great realistic faux leaf stems available.  Today, I'm sharing some of my favorite realistic faux greenery stems that I love and display throughout my own home.  WHY CHOOSE FAUX PLANTS OVER REAL ONES? Faux plants are maintenance-free and can be displayed where it's difficult for live plants to thrive.  You don't have to worry about over or under-watering, lighting, fungus gnats, or soil conditions. WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN CHOOSING FAUX PLANTS AND STEMS? Stick with high-quality faux plants with natural textures that loo......

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Thrift Store Upcycle: Spice Rack Turned Propagation Station

Learn how to turn a dated wood spice rack into a stylish vintage-inspired propagation station!  Let's make another thrift store upcycle !  My mom found a pair of matching spice racks a few months ago at a local thrift store.  She bought them thinking my daughter could hang them in her room to organize and display nail polish.    The idea was good, but unfortunately, they ended up being too small for my daughter's rapidly growing collection of nail polish.  I didn't want the dated spice racks to go to waste, so I decided to turn one into a propagation station with vintage-inspired glass bottles.  SUPPLIES NEEDED TO TURN A SPICE RACK INTO A PROPAGATION STATION - Wood spice rack - Scrap wood ( I used 1/4" x 1 3/8" lattice wood) - Pliers or screwdriver (depending on how the spice rack is constructed) - Rubber mallet - Wood glue - Miter saw (could use a miter box and saw ) - Drill and small drill bit  - Small nails or screws - Sander with 150-grit......

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House Plant Tour And Plant Care Tips

Decorating with house plants.  Take a home tour of 12+ house plants and learn easy plant care tips. I love cooler temps, changing leaves, and all the activities that come with fall, but I'm having difficulty getting into the fall decorating mood.  Can anyone else relate? I may add a collection of pumpkins outside and a few dried botanicals inside, but I may skip straight to Halloween.   Before I get too deep into  Halloween decorating , I wanted to share a little house plant tour and simple plant care tips for beginners.  I'm still very new to being a plant mama, but I have learned a few things since adding various plants to my home.  It's taken a bit of trial and error and moving plants around to find what makes them grow and thrive the best, but I'm happy to say, I haven't killed a house plant yet.  1. ZZ PLANT Scientific name: Zamioculcas zamiifolia If you're looking for an easy-to-care-for, low-maintenance house plant then a ZZ plan......

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