To keep its tropical appeal and prevent it from becoming oversized for its space, periodic pruning is crucial. Here’s an easy-to-follow Best Tips and Tricks on Pruning Philodendron to ensure your plant remains beautiful and healthy.
30.12.2023 - 20:25 / thespruce.com / Sarah Lyon
If you're eager to embrace a maximalist design style at home, note that the look is very much in vogue today, with many people living by the «more is more» philosophy and embracing the colorful and whimsical. That said, it's important to note the maximalism of the 21st century is a bit different than in decades past.
«In the current resurgence of maximalism, we witness a notable shift from the extravagant excesses of past decades to a more refined and curated approach,» Liz Wilson, co-founder and creative director of Wilson Studio, explains. «Unlike its earlier manifestations, contemporary maximalism is characterized by a deliberate blend of diverse patterns, textures, and styles that harmonize within an intentional and sophisticated aesthetic.»
If you're drawn to maximalist design and are wondering how to best infuse the aesthetic into your home, you will want to read on for insights from interior designers, who share how to artfully mix old and new pieces, layer various patterns, and curate a meaningful collection of items.
You'll be on your way to making a maximalist home in no time with these 6 decorating tips.
Design by Andrea May / Photo by Karyn Millet
Maximalism today is all about combining old and new objects in order to «keep maximalism fresh, yet layered,» Katie Pieper, lead designer of Bria Hammel Interiors, says.
To that end, consider visiting thrift and vintage stores or shopping at flea markets to source such «old» objects. If you have special family heirlooms that you would like to incorporate into your home, don't hesitate to do so, either.
Design by Bria Hammel Interiors / Photo by Spacecrafting
Wilson notes that it is important to understand that today's maximalism is about «curated abundance
To keep its tropical appeal and prevent it from becoming oversized for its space, periodic pruning is crucial. Here’s an easy-to-follow Best Tips and Tricks on Pruning Philodendron to ensure your plant remains beautiful and healthy.
Whether you find it while dumpster diving, curb shopping, or thrifting, stumbling upon a perfectly intact piece of discarded furniture at no or low cost to you could result in an intriguing addition to your decor.
Janus, who lends his name to the month of January, was the dual-faced Roman god of gates and doors. He also was called the god of beginnings as it was commonly believed that you needed to go through a door or gate in order to enter a new place or beginning.
Move over, awkwardly placed windows. If you're dealing with windows that are positioned a bit strangely throughout your house or are oddly shaped, we're here to help.
Bare-root roses (those that are dug up from the nursery’s fields during dormancy and come without soil around their roots) are delivered from November onwards and can be planted throughout the winter. Now is the time to order for the widest choice of varieties and, come summer, the reward will be the most colourful, fragrant and quintessentially English garden flowers there are.
There’s a nightmare scenario among gardeners: you spend hundreds of hours ensuring your plants are happy, healthy, and growing strong, only for your work to be usurped by an unexpected drop in temperature.
If your Pilea plant looks messy and stretched out, it's called «Leggy.» To fix it, give it 2-3 hours of morning sunlight and bright indirect light during the day. If it's extremely leggy, you can cut it in half, and the bottom part will grow new leaves. Rotate the plant every time you water it to keep it balanced and symmetrical.
Bathroom storage is a problem that many people encounter at one time or another. Whether you are dealing with a small space, an awkward layout, or an old house that doesn’t have built-in closets and storage solutions, finding the space to store all your bathroom essentials in a functional and stylish way is an ongoing challenge. We asked two interior designers to share their top tips for storing bathroom essentials, and they had some valuable insight to share.
For some homeowners and renters, standard-height ceilings offer a cozy and intimate atmosphere. But for others, they can often make spaces seem smaller and at times darker. If you fall in the latter group, don’t worry.
Want your Wandering Jew to be the bushiest and boldest on the block? No problemo! Making it bushy is as easy as baking a pie as long as you know what to do and how to do it! And we are here to help you out!
Hello, new year, hello, newly organized home. The start of a fresh year is the ideal time to revamp your organizing ways, creating a clutter-free home that feels like you. Where should you start, though? We asked three professional organizers what organizing trends they see on the 2024 horizon. From what materials to use to areas to declutter to technologies to take advantage of, they were full of practical home organizing advice. Read on for their seven recommendations.
Header image: the edge of the nearby, young, star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth. Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI.