006 Styling Challenge: Bringing the Outside in (because you’re renting with no garden)
June 4, 2020This weeks inside stylists challenge: Outdoors!
Like most 20 somethings *cough not long left* renting in London, I don’t actually have an outside space to enjoy. So today for this weeks styling challenge I thought I’d show you how I bring a piece of the outdoors in!
In recent years plant sales have been booming! There’s a number of reasons for this: interior trends, urbanisation and the health benefits proven to come with caring for a plant. More and more people staying in cities for longer and having babies later, it seems like plants are the next best thing to ‘real’ babies!
Check out my instagram on how I created the space below in video form: @hollycorsiestylist
I started my plant collection years ago now, my family are all quite green fingered and moving into a space where I had no garden, you really do miss sitting in nature. In our flat alone we have 24 plants (half are still at home, sorry mum) and with propagation the collection is growing. I would never call myself a plant expert but I do get my friends sending pics of half dead plants from time to time asking how to revive them.
So here are my quick tips on bringing the outside in:
TIP 1
Choose plants for the environment you live in: Is it in full sun all day? Or shady? Is the room drafty or humid? These are all really important factors for keeping your plants happy and alive. Most plant stores or your local garden centre will be able to advise you on the best place for you plant.
TIP 2
How dedicated are you? Some of these green guys can be more high maintenance than Maria Carey. Picking low maintencae plants is a great way to start you collection, Dracaena’s and Devil’s Ivy (Pothos) are a great place to start because they can pretty much handle themselves.
TIP 3
Choose plants you can propagate to expand your gang. Propgating is a FREE way to grow your plant collection. I honestly feel like there nothing more exciting that growing a plant from a cutting, but maybe I should get a life. Devils ivy for example have nodes that you can cut below, pop them in water and you’ll have roots growing in a few days! 6 of my 24 plants I have grown from propagating!
With renting space is limited. Although you’re really unfortunate if you don’t have windows! Window boxes are a great way to not only add greenery but greenery you can eat. Theres so many great ways to grow herbs, these are a mix of garden centre grown, seeds and pre-brought baby plants. Again, just check the environment your herbs needs vs your window and choose appropriately. This plant box is from Elho and made out of 100% recyclable plastic. Winning.
So there you have it! My mini makeover on how to bring the outside in. Check out my instagram for a timelapse video of me styling the space. I hope you enjoyed and found this useful!
Holly x